Population ages 15-64, female in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 15-64, female was 5.02 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, female in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, female in Somalia stood at 5.02 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Somalia peaked at 5.02 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 759,233, in 1960.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 847,799 | 759,233 | 953,156 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million | 979,722 | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 million | 1.55 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 million | 1.67 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 million | 2.24 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 million | 3.02 million | 4.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 million | 4.22 million | 5.02 million | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4991 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Somalia?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Somalia was 5.02 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 759,233 in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.