Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?

Somalia, at 15.3% against 15.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.1%

in 2025

Somalia

15.3%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Somalia rank

1st

Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 15.3% against 15.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 218 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13.1%	14.4%	1.3%	Somalia
1970s	13.9%	14.1%	0.2%	Somalia
1980s	13.9%	14.4%	0.5%	Somalia
1990s	14.3%	14.6%	0.3%	Somalia
2000s	14.8%	15.5%	0.7%	Somalia
2010s	14.9%	15.2%	0.4%	Somalia
2020s	15.1%	15.4%	0.3%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?: Somalia, at 15.3% against 15.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Unit: % of female population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.