Age dependency ratio, old in Somalia
Somalia: Age dependency ratio, old was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Somalia is 5.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Somalia peaked at 6.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.
That places Somalia 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 201,812 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 284,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 206,607 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Somalia?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Somalia was 5.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Somalia ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.