Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0262 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia is 0.0262 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0338 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 units per person, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 206th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0316 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.032 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0323 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0326 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0328 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.033 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0332 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0335 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0338 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0336 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0335 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0334 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0329 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0327 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0325 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0322 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.032 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0317 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0313 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0309 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0306 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0298 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0275 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0265 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.026 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0259 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0251 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0243 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0254 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0259 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0262 units per person | +1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0262 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0308 units per person, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0262 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0327 units per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0328 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0336 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0336 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 0.026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Somalia was 0.0262 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 units per person in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.