Peru vs Somalia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Peru
8.24 million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.57 million people
in 2023
Peru rank
51st
Somalia rank
49th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Peru
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.57 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru, a difference of 325,400 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 million people | 1.07 million people | 2.67 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 5.14 million people | 1.45 million people | 3.68 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.60 million people | 1.91 million people | 4.68 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 8.01 million people | 3.00 million people | 5.01 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 9.03 million people | 3.44 million people | 5.59 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.94 million people | 5.03 million people | 3.91 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.42 million people | 6.57 million people | 1.85 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.31 million people | 8.21 million people | 99,950 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Peru or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8.57 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Peru and Somalia?
- 325,400 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Somalia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Peru ranks 51st 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.