Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Population ages 15-64, total
Somalia
9.99 million
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
9.47 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
72nd
United Arab Emirates rank
74th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Somalia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.99 million against 9.47 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 522,940.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 74th of 217 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 million | 108,577 | 1.58 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.25 million | 392,142 | 1.86 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.37 million | 944,721 | 2.42 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 1.81 million | 1.89 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.14 million | 3.87 million | 1.27 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.88 million | 6.75 million | 126,414 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.18 million | 8.48 million | 706,088 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
- Somalia, at 9.99 million against 9.47 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 522,940, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Somalia ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 74th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.