Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia
Somalia: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 58.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.82 years
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
58.82 years
in 2023
All-time low
25.03 years
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 58.82 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia peaked at 58.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.03 years, in 1992.
That places Somalia 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.45 years | — |
| 1951 | 41.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 41.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 42.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 42.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 42.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 42.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 42.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 43.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 43.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 43.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 44.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 44.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 45.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 45.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.26 years | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 44.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 47 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 47.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 48.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 48.28 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.93 years | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 46.65 years | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 46.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 25.42 years | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 25.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.55 years | +101.9% |
| 1994 | 50.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.28 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 50.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 32.45 years | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 49.14 years | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 54.02 years | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 54.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.19 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 54.77 years | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 57.25 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 57.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.7 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 53.93 years | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 58.82 years | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4 years | 41.45 years | 43.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.5 years | 43.54 years | 45.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.86 years | 44.26 years | 47.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.64 years | 43.93 years | 49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1 years | 25.03 years | 50.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.01 years | 50.69 years | 52.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.35 years | 32.45 years | 57.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.39 years | 53.93 years | 58.82 years | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Somalia was 58.82 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 years in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Somalia ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.