Population, age 9, female in Somalia

Somalia: Population, age 9, female was 145,630 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
145,630
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
145,630
in 2015
All-time low
82,751
in 1996
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 9, female in Somalia, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200220151990: 91.5k1991: 89.7k1992: 87.6k1993: 85.5k1994: 83.7k1995: 82.8k1996: 82.8k1997: 83.5k1998: 85.1k1999: 87.2k2000: 89.7k2001: 92.7k2002: 96.1k2003: 99.9k2004: 103.9k2005: 108.1k2006: 112.4k2007: 116.8k2008: 121.2k2009: 125.4k2010: 129.4k2011: 133.1k2012: 136.5k2013: 139.7k2015: 145.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 145,630 for population, age 9, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 9, female in Somalia peaked at 145,630 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82,751, in 1996.

Somalia ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 9, female in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 9, female in Somalia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 91,497
1991 89,734 -1.9%
1992 87,606 -2.4%
1993 85,456 -2.5%
1994 83,741 -2.0%
1995 82,798 -1.1%
1996 82,751 -0.1%
1997 83,534 +0.9%
1998 85,061 +1.8%
1999 87,169 +2.5%
2000 89,721 +2.9%
2001 92,697 +3.3%
2002 96,104 +3.7%
2003 99,863 +3.9%
2004 103,880 +4.0%
2005 108,068 +4.0%
2006 112,392 +4.0%
2007 116,804 +3.9%
2008 121,192 +3.8%
2009 125,432 +3.5%
2010 129,429 +3.2%
2011 133,125 +2.9%
2012 136,527 +2.6%
2013 139,687 +2.3%
2015 145,630 +4.3%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 145,630 is below the median for low income countries, which is 231,468, 63% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 145,630 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 152,206, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85,935 82,751 91,497 10
2000s 106,615 89,721 125,432 10
2010s 136,880 129,429 145,630 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 67 Guinea 148,222 compare
  2. 68 Benin 147,572 compare
  3. 69 North Korea 146,449 compare
  4. 71 Sri Lanka 139,239 compare
  5. 72 Ecuador 135,255 compare
  6. 73 Kazakhstan 131,993 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 9, female in Somalia?
Population, age 9, female in Somalia was 145,630 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 9, female recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 145,630 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 9, female recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 82,751 in 1996.
How does Somalia rank for population, age 9, female?
Somalia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 9, female rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 9, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 9, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.