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
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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

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.