Malawi vs Somalia: Population ages 0-14, total
Malawi
8.91 million
in 2025
Somalia
9.15 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
49th
Somalia rank
47th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.15 million against 8.91 million in Malawi, a difference of 235,490.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 47th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 million | 1.45 million | 304,127 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.37 million | 1.91 million | 454,362 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.43 million | 3.00 million | 431,150 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.73 million | 3.44 million | 1.29 million | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.88 million | 5.03 million | 847,678 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.64 million | 6.57 million | 1.06 million | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.67 million | 8.48 million | 195,347 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 9.15 million against 8.91 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Malawi and Somalia?
- 235,490, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Malawi ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 47th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.