Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Somalia

Population aged 65 and over in Somalia in 2025 — 514,457 people. Ranked 109 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 465.6%.

2025 514,457 people +4.43% vs 2024
World rank 109of 217
Period maximum 514,457 people2025
Period minimum 90,961 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Somalia, 1960–20250200,000400,000600,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 90,961 people1962: 97,845 people1964: 104,759 people1966: 111,752 people1968: 118,811 people1970: 125,950 people1972: 133,097 people1974: 140,167 people1976: 146,591 people1978: 161,037 people1980: 197,304 people1982: 197,538 people1984: 208,815 people1986: 223,045 people1988: 226,688 people1990: 216,658 people1992: 184,489 people1994: 193,086 people1996: 204,080 people1998: 215,795 people2000: 229,979 people2002: 246,071 people2004: 262,581 people2006: 275,673 people2008: 287,543 people2010: 297,488 people2012: 292,718 people2014: 315,160 people2016: 348,837 people2018: 384,591 people2020: 422,479 people2022: 452,491 people2024: 492,638 people2025: 514,457 people
Change over the period: +423,496 (+465.58%) Average annual rate: 2.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 514,457 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Eastern Africa computed 15.5M people
Low-income countries computed 26.32M people
Population aged 65 and over — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 514,457 +21,819 +4.43%
2024 492,638 +21,819 +4.63%
2023 470,819 +18,328 +4.05%
2022 452,491 +14,298 +3.26%
2021 438,193 +15,714 +3.72%
2020 422,479 +18,855 +4.67%
2019 403,624 +19,033 +4.95%
2018 384,591 +17,360 +4.73%
2017 367,231 +18,394 +5.27%
2016 348,837 +18,529 +5.61%
2015 330,308 +15,148 +4.81%
2014 315,160 +12,680 +4.19%
2013 302,480 +9,762 +3.33%
2012 292,718 −1,649 −0.56%
2011 294,367 −3,121 −1.05%
2010 297,488 +4,983 +1.7%
2009 292,505 +4,962 +1.73%
2008 287,543 +5,815 +2.06%
2007 281,728 +6,055 +2.2%
2006 275,673 +5,933 +2.2%
2005 269,740 +7,159 +2.73%
2004 262,581 +8,124 +3.19%
2003 254,457 +8,386 +3.41%
2002 246,071 +8,149 +3.43%
2001 237,922 +7,943 +3.45%
2000 229,979 +7,299 +3.28%
1999 222,680 +6,885 +3.19%
1998 215,795 +6,589 +3.15%
1997 209,206 +5,126 +2.51%
1996 204,080 +5,524 +2.78%
1995 198,556 +5,470 +2.83%
1994 193,086 +8,178 +4.42%
1993 184,908 +419 +0.23%
1992 184,489 −18,224 −8.99%
1991 202,713 −13,945 −6.44%
1990 216,658 −3,384 −1.54%
1989 220,042 −6,646 −2.93%
1988 226,688 −2,460 −1.07%
1987 229,148 +6,103 +2.74%
1986 223,045 +7,237 +3.35%
1985 215,808 +6,993 +3.35%
1984 208,815 +6,114 +3.02%
1983 202,701 +5,163 +2.61%
1982 197,538 −412 −0.21%
1981 197,950 +646 +0.33%
1980 197,304 +15,557 +8.56%
1979 181,747 +20,710 +12.86%
1978 161,037 +10,789 +7.18%
1977 150,248 +3,657 +2.49%
1976 146,591 +3,226 +2.25%
1975 143,365 +3,198 +2.28%
1974 140,167 +3,428 +2.51%
1973 136,739 +3,642 +2.74%
1972 133,097 +3,574 +2.76%
1971 129,523 +3,573 +2.84%
1970 125,950 +3,585 +2.93%
1969 122,365 +3,554 +2.99%
1968 118,811 +3,542 +3.07%
1967 115,269 +3,517 +3.15%
1966 111,752 +3,502 +3.24%
1965 108,250 +3,491 +3.33%
1964 104,759 +3,462 +3.42%
1963 101,297 +3,452 +3.53%
1962 97,845 +3,443 +3.65%
1961 94,402 +3,441 +3.78%
1960 90,961

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.