Somalia vs Zambia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Somalia
8.57 million people
in 2023
Zambia
8.69 million people
in 2023
Somalia rank
49th
Zambia rank
48th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.69 million people against 8.57 million people in Somalia, a difference of 125,190 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 million people | 1.21 million people | 141,248 people | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.45 million people | 1.71 million people | 251,753 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.91 million people | 2.40 million people | 490,956 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.00 million people | 3.27 million people | 274,070 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.44 million people | 4.20 million people | 763,299 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.03 million people | 5.48 million people | 453,743 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.57 million people | 7.30 million people | 727,910 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.21 million people | 8.48 million people | 267,530 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Somalia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.69 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 Somalia and Zambia?
- 125,190 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Somalia ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.