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
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.
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 growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 19,503 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
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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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.