Rwanda vs Somalia: Population ages 15-64, total

Rwanda

8.59 million

in 2025

Somalia

9.99 million

in 2025

Rwanda rank

75th

Somalia rank

72nd

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Rwanda
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.99 million against 8.59 million in Rwanda, a difference of 1.40 million.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Globally, Rwanda ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

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Population ages 15-64, total in Rwanda
Population ages 15-64, total in Somalia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.