Somalia vs South Africa: Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate
Somalia
2.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
2.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
8th
South Africa rank
9th
Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.95 % change on previous year against 2.82 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 9th 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 | 2.32 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.8337 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.783 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.8273 % change on previous year | 0.5102 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.58 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 0.0434 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 2.95 % change on previous year against 2.82 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Somalia 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, male, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, male, 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, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.