Age dependency ratio in Somalia
Somalia: Age dependency ratio was 96.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Somalia stood at 96.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Somalia peaked at 105.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1960.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.7% | — |
| 1961 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 100.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 101.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 101.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 102.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 104.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 105.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 105.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 105.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 104.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 102.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 101.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.7% | 90.7% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.5% | 91.1% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 92.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 96.6% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.7% | 99.8% | 105.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 98.6% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Central African Republic 103.6% compare
- 2 Monaco 99.1% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 96.2% compare
- 5 Niger 95.5% compare
- 6 Mali 92.9% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Somalia?
- Age dependency ratio in Somalia was 96.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for age dependency ratio?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.