Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia
Somalia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 470,809 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
470,809 people
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
470,809 people
in 2023
All-time low
57,577 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 470,809 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia peaked at 470,809 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57,577 people, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57,577 people | — |
| 1951 | 60,840 people | +5.7% |
| 1952 | 64,097 people | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 67,339 people | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 70,610 people | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 73,930 people | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 77,298 people | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 80,712 people | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 84,120 people | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 87,528 people | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 90,964 people | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 94,405 people | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 97,848 people | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 101,301 people | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 104,763 people | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 108,254 people | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 111,757 people | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 115,273 people | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 118,815 people | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 122,365 people | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 125,953 people | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 129,526 people | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 133,097 people | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 136,742 people | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 140,171 people | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 143,367 people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 146,592 people | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 150,251 people | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 161,038 people | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 181,745 people | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 197,304 people | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 197,947 people | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 197,539 people | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 202,701 people | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 208,811 people | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 215,803 people | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 223,040 people | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 229,143 people | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 226,685 people | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 220,039 people | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 216,653 people | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 202,710 people | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 184,493 people | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 184,912 people | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 193,089 people | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 198,556 people | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 204,081 people | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 209,208 people | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 215,792 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 222,680 people | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 229,977 people | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 237,917 people | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 246,067 people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 254,446 people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 262,574 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 269,733 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 275,664 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 281,718 people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 287,535 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 292,498 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 297,477 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 294,356 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 292,712 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 302,475 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 315,151 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 330,302 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 348,829 people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 367,220 people | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 384,579 people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 403,610 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 422,467 people | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 438,183 people | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 452,478 people | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 470,809 people | +4.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 470,809 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 571,728 people, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 470,809 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 418,208 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72,405 people | 57,577 people | 87,528 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 106,574 people | 90,964 people | 122,365 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 144,848 people | 125,953 people | 181,745 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 211,901 people | 197,304 people | 229,143 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 203,217 people | 184,493 people | 222,680 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,813 people | 229,977 people | 292,498 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,671 people | 292,712 people | 403,610 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 445,984 people | 422,467 people | 470,809 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Somalia was 470,809 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 470,809 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,577 people in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Somalia ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.