Malawi vs Somalia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malawi
8.72 million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.57 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
47th
Somalia rank
49th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.72 million people against 8.57 million people in Somalia, a difference of 149,970 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.42 million people | 1.07 million people | 354,603 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 1.45 million people | 304,128 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.37 million people | 1.91 million people | 454,361 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.43 million people | 3.00 million people | 431,149 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.73 million people | 3.44 million people | 1.29 million people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.88 million people | 5.03 million people | 847,679 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.64 million people | 6.57 million people | 1.06 million people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.57 million people | 8.21 million people | 362,412 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 8.72 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 Malawi and Somalia?
- 149,970 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malawi ranks 47th 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.