Population ages 0-14 in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 0-14 was 46.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2008
All-time low
44.3%
in 1976
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Somalia is 46.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Somalia peaked at 48.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1976.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.4% | — |
| 1961 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.4% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 44.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.4% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.6% | 47.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Central African Republic 48.7% compare
- 3 Niger 46.2% compare
- 4 Chad 46.0% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.9% compare
More education data for Somalia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.95 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.72 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15,672 (1987)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,139 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10,731 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Somalia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Somalia was 46.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1976.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.