Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4655 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.4655 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.4892 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4432 units per person, in 1976.
That places Somalia 2nd 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.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4441 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4465 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.45 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4511 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4506 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4493 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4481 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4471 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4462 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4445 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4442 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4438 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4434 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4432 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4441 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4452 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4464 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.448 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4498 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4517 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4537 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4558 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.458 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4603 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4633 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4668 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4701 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4696 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.465 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4636 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4655 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4672 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4687 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.47 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4713 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4725 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4736 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4746 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4757 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4769 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4788 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4818 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4887 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4892 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4882 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4869 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.483 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4791 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4779 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.477 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4762 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4754 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4741 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4726 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4714 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4703 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4695 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4682 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4668 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4659 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4655 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4481 units per person | 0.4441 units per person | 0.4511 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4442 units per person | 0.4432 units per person | 0.4455 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4554 units per person | 0.4464 units per person | 0.4668 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4683 units per person | 0.4636 units per person | 0.4725 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4813 units per person | 0.4736 units per person | 0.4892 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4774 units per person | 0.4714 units per person | 0.4869 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4677 units per person | 0.4655 units per person | 0.4703 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Central African Republic 0.4868 units per person compare
- 3 Niger 0.4623 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.4596 units per person compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4595 units per person 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2552 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Somalia was 0.4655 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4892 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4432 units per person in 1976.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.