Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 15-64, total
Somalia
9.99 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
9.52 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.99 million against 9.52 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 471,530.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 million | 2.13 million | 446,247 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.25 million | 2.90 million | 646,442 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.37 million | 4.15 million | 785,622 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 5.63 million | 1.94 million | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.14 million | 6.83 million | 1.69 million | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.88 million | 7.63 million | 759,683 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 9.18 million | 8.93 million | 252,343 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 9.99 million against 9.52 million in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 471,530, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Somalia ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 219 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.