Population ages 15-64 in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 15-64 was 50.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64 in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Somalia is 50.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Somalia peaked at 52.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 215th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.4% | — |
| 1961 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 51.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 52.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 50.2% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 212 Mali 51.8% compare
- 213 Niger 51.2% compare
- 214 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 51.0% compare
- 216 Monaco 50.2% compare
- 217 Central African Republic 49.1% 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 15-64 in Somalia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Somalia was 50.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Somalia ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.