Population ages 0-14, male in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 0-14, male was 47.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
47.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2008
All-time low
44.8%
in 1976
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, male in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 47.1% for population ages 0-14, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Somalia peaked at 49.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1976.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.9% | — |
| 1961 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 47.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.1%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 47.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.3% | 44.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 44.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 45.1% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 47.1% | 47.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Central African Republic 51.1% compare
- 3 Chad 46.4% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 46.4% compare
- 5 Niger 46.3% 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)
- 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 population ages 0-14, male in Somalia?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Somalia was 47.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1976.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.