Somalia vs South Africa: Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate
Somalia
1.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
1.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
109th
South Africa rank
112th
Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.48 % change on previous year against 1.39 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 0.7799 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.7869 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 0.1611 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 0.6113 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.24 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 1.48 % change on previous year against 1.39 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.09 % 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 112th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.