Somalia vs Yemen: Population ages 65 and above
Somalia
2.6%
in 2025
Yemen
2.5%
in 2025
Somalia rank
207th
Yemen rank
210th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 207th and Yemen ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Somalia ranks 207th and Yemen ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.