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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Somalia

Share of population under 15 in Somalia in 2025 — 46.6%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.1 pp.

2025 46.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 217
Period maximum 48.9%2008
Period minimum 44.3%1976

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Somalia, 1960–20254446485019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.4%1962: 44.8%1964: 45.1%1966: 44.9%1968: 44.7%1970: 44.5%1972: 44.4%1974: 44.4%1976: 44.3%1978: 44.4%1980: 44.6%1982: 45%1984: 45.4%1986: 45.8%1988: 46.3%1990: 47%1992: 46.5%1994: 46.5%1996: 46.9%1998: 47.1%2000: 47.4%2002: 47.6%2004: 47.9%2006: 48.6%2008: 48.9%2010: 48.7%2012: 47.9%2014: 47.7%2016: 47.5%2018: 47.3%2020: 47%2022: 46.8%2024: 46.6%2025: 46.6%
Change over the period: +2.1 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 46.6%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46.6 −0 pp
2024 46.6 −0.1 pp
2023 46.7 −0.1 pp
2022 46.8 −0.1 pp
2021 47 −0.1 pp
2020 47 −0.1 pp
2019 47.1 −0.1 pp
2018 47.3 −0.2 pp
2017 47.4 −0.1 pp
2016 47.5 −0.1 pp
2015 47.6 −0.1 pp
2014 47.7 −0.1 pp
2013 47.8 −0.1 pp
2012 47.9 −0.4 pp
2011 48.3 −0.4 pp
2010 48.7 −0.1 pp
2009 48.8 −0.1 pp
2008 48.9 +0 pp
2007 48.9 +0.3 pp
2006 48.6 +0.4 pp
2005 48.2 +0.3 pp
2004 47.9 +0.2 pp
2003 47.7 +0.1 pp
2002 47.6 +0.1 pp
2001 47.5 +0.1 pp
2000 47.4 +0.1 pp
1999 47.2 +0.1 pp
1998 47.1 +0.1 pp
1997 47 +0.1 pp
1996 46.9 +0.2 pp
1995 46.7 +0.2 pp
1994 46.5 +0.2 pp
1993 46.4 −0.1 pp
1992 46.5 −0.5 pp
1991 47 −0.1 pp
1990 47 +0.3 pp
1989 46.7 +0.4 pp
1988 46.3 +0.3 pp
1987 46 +0.2 pp
1986 45.8 +0.2 pp
1985 45.6 +0.2 pp
1984 45.4 +0.2 pp
1983 45.2 +0.2 pp
1982 45 +0.2 pp
1981 44.8 +0.2 pp
1980 44.6 +0.1 pp
1979 44.5 +0.1 pp
1978 44.4 +0.1 pp
1977 44.3 +0 pp
1976 44.3 −0 pp
1975 44.3 −0 pp
1974 44.4 −0 pp
1973 44.4 −0 pp
1972 44.4 −0 pp
1971 44.5 −0.1 pp
1970 44.5 −0.1 pp
1969 44.6 −0.1 pp
1968 44.7 −0.1 pp
1967 44.8 −0.1 pp
1966 44.9 −0.1 pp
1965 45.1 −0 pp
1964 45.1 +0.1 pp
1963 45 +0.2 pp
1962 44.8 +0.2 pp
1961 44.7 +0.2 pp
1960 44.4 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

Other indicators for Somalia

Demography Children under 15

How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

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How many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.

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