Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, North Korea or Somalia?

Somalia, at 895,641 against 893,346 in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Somalia: Population ages 20-24, male

North Korea

893,346

in 2025

Somalia

895,641

in 2025

North Korea rank

63rd

Somalia rank

62nd

Population ages 20-24, male over time

North Korea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 895,641 against 893,346 in North Korea, a difference of 2,295.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 62nd of 218 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	708,140	127,718	580,422	North Korea
1970s	643,463	193,046	450,417	North Korea
1980s	969,696	285,873	683,823	North Korea
1990s	1.11 million	309,457	800,953	North Korea
2000s	916,284	453,332	462,953	North Korea
2010s	1.01 million	594,363	418,784	North Korea
2020s	947,667	834,536	113,131	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, North Korea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 895,641 against 893,346 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between North Korea and Somalia?: 2,295, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?: North Korea ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 20-24, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population between the ages 20 to 24.