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
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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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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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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.