What is population, age 8, male in Somalia?

Population, age 8, male in Somalia was 150,964 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 150,964 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 85,710 in 1996.

How does Somalia rank for population, age 8, male?

Somalia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, male in Somalia

Name: Population, age 8, male in Somalia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Somalia: Population, age 8, male was 150,964 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

150,964

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

70th

of 191 countries

All-time high

150,964

in 2015

All-time low

85,710

in 1996

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, male in Somalia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 150,964 for population, age 8, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Somalia peaked at 150,964 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85,710, in 1996.

That places Somalia 70th 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	87,920	85,710	92,127	10
2000s	111,619	91,294	131,223	10
2010s	143,167	134,881	150,964	6

Countries ranked near Somalia

67 Guinea 157,177 compare
68 Benin 157,092 compare
69 North Korea 152,004 compare
71 Kazakhstan 144,719 compare
72 Sri Lanka 143,364 compare
73 Ecuador 139,945 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, male in Somalia?: Population, age 8, male in Somalia was 150,964 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 150,964 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 85,710 in 1996.
How does Somalia rank for population, age 8, male?: Somalia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.