Somalia vs South Africa: Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate
Somalia
2.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
9th
South Africa rank
8th
Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3 % change on previous year against 2.94 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 0.8268 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 0.795 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.8628 % change on previous year | 0.3995 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.6 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.9512 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 0.3189 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3 % change on previous year against 2.94 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, female, 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 05-09, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.