Afghanistan vs Somalia: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Somalia rank
17th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.37 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.6704 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 0.2975 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.12 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.8092 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 0.5176 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.37 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.