Age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia
Somalia: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 97.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia is 97.02, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia peaked at 105.68 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78.06, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.73 | 78.06 | 89.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 92.66 | 90.74 | 93.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.51 | 91.11 | 92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.19 | 92.18 | 99.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.46 | 96.58 | 100.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.72 | 99.83 | 105.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.63 | 98.63 | 104.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.69 | 97.02 | 98.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 6.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19,503 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 6.01 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 6.01 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.31 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 6.13 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Somalia was 97.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.68 in 2008.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.06 in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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