Chad vs Somalia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Chad
9.03 million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.57 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
46th
Somalia rank
49th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.03 million people against 8.57 million people in Somalia, a difference of 459,620 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 million people | 1.07 million people | 17,979 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 1.40 million people | 1.45 million people | 53,424 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.82 million people | 1.91 million people | 95,243 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.39 million people | 3.00 million people | 610,237 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.37 million people | 3.44 million people | 72,059 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.94 million people | 5.03 million people | 86,123 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.00 million people | 6.57 million people | 427,142 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 8.64 million people | 8.21 million people | 423,852 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 9.03 million people against 8.57 million people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Chad and Somalia?
- 459,620 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chad ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.