Population, age 17, female in Somalia
Somalia: Population, age 17, female was 117,976 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, female in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, female in Somalia stood at 117,976. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Somalia peaked at 117,976 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70,061, in 1999.
That places Somalia 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,812 | 70,061 | 74,375 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,824 | 70,625 | 89,003 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,548 | 91,451 | 117,976 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, female in Somalia?
- Population, age 17, female in Somalia was 117,976 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 117,976 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,061 in 1999.
- How does Somalia rank for population, age 17, female?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.