Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia
Somalia: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 940,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia is 940,000, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia peaked at 940,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 740,000, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 30th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 740,000 | — |
| 2011 | 810,000 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 830,000 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 830,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 840,000 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 840,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 850,000 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 870,000 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 880,000 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 890,000 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 920,000 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 940,000 | +2.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 940,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 955,000, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 940,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 885,000, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 837,000 | 740,000 | 880,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 916,667 | 890,000 | 940,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Somalia was 940,000 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 940,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,000 in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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