Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate
Somalia
3.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.31 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.69 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0.2056 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 0.2571 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 0.6025 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 0.3078 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 3.31 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.69 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.