Jordan vs Somalia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Jordan
494,416 people
in 2023
Somalia
470,809 people
in 2023
Jordan rank
109th
Somalia rank
111th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Jordan
- Somalia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 494,416 people against 470,809 people in Somalia, a difference of 23,607 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Jordan ranks 109th and Somalia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,083 people | 72,405 people | 44,322 people | Somalia |
| 1960s | 40,332 people | 106,574 people | 66,242 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 52,068 people | 144,848 people | 92,780 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 65,341 people | 211,901 people | 146,560 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 111,631 people | 203,217 people | 91,586 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 190,239 people | 263,813 people | 73,574 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 316,652 people | 333,671 people | 17,020 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 456,906 people | 445,984 people | 10,922 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Jordan or Somalia?
- Jordan, at 494,416 people against 470,809 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Jordan and Somalia?
- 23,607 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Somalia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Jordan ranks 109th and Somalia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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 65+.