Albania vs Somalia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Albania
458,170 people
in 2023
Somalia
470,809 people
in 2023
Albania rank
112th
Somalia rank
111th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Albania
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 470,809 people against 458,170 people in Albania, a difference of 12,639 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 112th and Somalia ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 82,857 people 72,405 people 10,452 people Albania
1960s 95,414 people 106,574 people 11,161 people Somalia
1970s 121,736 people 144,848 people 23,113 people Somalia
1980s 154,843 people 211,901 people 57,058 people Somalia
1990s 200,092 people 203,217 people 3,125 people Somalia
2000s 271,509 people 263,813 people 7,696 people Albania
2010s 360,960 people 333,671 people 27,289 people Albania
2020s 440,707 people 445,984 people 5,277 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Albania or Somalia?
Somalia, at 470,809 people against 458,170 people in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Albania and Somalia?
12,639 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Somalia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Albania ranks 112th 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.