Population aged 14 years or younger in Somalia
Somalia: Population aged 14 years or younger was 9,000 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Somalia, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9,000 thousands for population aged 14 years or younger in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Somalia peaked at 9,000 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,644 thousands, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 46th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,866 thousands | 1,644 thousands | 2,259 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,963 thousands | 2,592 thousands | 3,385 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,401 thousands | 2,976 thousands | 3,929 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,937 thousands | 4,096 thousands | 5,772 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,486 thousands | 5,897 thousands | 7,424 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,341 thousands | 7,690 thousands | 9,000 thousands | 6 |
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 population aged 14 years or younger in Somalia?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Somalia was 9,000 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,644 thousands in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Somalia ranks 46th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release