Morocco vs Somalia: Population by age group
Morocco
3.18 million people
in 2023
Somalia
3.41 million people
in 2023
Morocco rank
45th
Somalia rank
42nd
Population by age group over time
- Morocco
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.41 million people against 3.18 million people in Morocco, a difference of 232,130 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.83 million people | 459,017 people | 1.37 million people | Morocco |
| 1960s | 2.49 million people | 585,299 people | 1.91 million people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 2.98 million people | 774,139 people | 2.20 million people | Morocco |
| 1980s | 3.42 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.17 million people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 3.27 million people | 1.42 million people | 1.84 million people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 3.15 million people | 2.10 million people | 1.05 million people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3.34 million people | 2.64 million people | 704,758 people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 3.22 million people | 3.30 million people | 76,600 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Morocco or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.41 million people against 3.18 million people in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Morocco and Somalia?
- 232,130 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for population by age group?
- Morocco ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.