Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, female
Somalia
46.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.8%
in 2025
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Population ages 0-14, female over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 46.0% against 39.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.3% | 43.1% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 44.3% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.4% | 1.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 43.6% | 3.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.6% | 4.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 40.6% | 5.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, female, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 46.0% against 39.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, female between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 0-14, female?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.