Ethiopia vs Somalia: Population, female
Ethiopia
49.9%
in 2025
Somalia
49.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
150th
Somalia rank
147th
Population, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 49.9% against 49.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 147th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.2% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 50.1% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 50.0% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.9% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 0.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 49.9% against 49.9% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for population, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 147th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% 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
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.