Pre-demographic dividend vs Somalia: Age dependency ratio, young
Pre-demographic dividend
75.0%
in 2025
Somalia
91.6%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 91.6% against 75.0% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 86.3% | 5.5% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 86.8% | 85.1% | 1.8% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 1.6% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 93.0% | 3.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 97.6% | 10.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 95.8% | 11.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 92.3% | 14.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Pre-demographic dividend or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 91.6% against 75.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia?
- 16.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.