Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia
Somalia: Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 was 97.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
97.02
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
105.68
in 2008
All-time low
78.06
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia is 97.02, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia peaked at 105.68 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78.06, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 78.06 | — |
| 1951 | 79.49 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 80.68 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 81.75 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 82.91 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 84.19 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 85.54 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 86.9 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 88.26 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 89.56 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 90.74 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 91.76 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 92.58 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 93.27 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 93.75 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 93.66 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 93.23 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 92.84 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 92.51 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 92.23 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 92 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 91.81 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.66 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 91.57 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.42 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 91.23 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.11 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 91.15 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 91.4 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 91.76 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 92.18 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 92.7 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 93.3 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 93.93 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 94.61 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 95.32 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 96.06 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 96.85 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 97.86 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 99.09 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 100.28 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 99.74 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.38 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 96.58 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 97.23 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 97.8 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 98.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 98.72 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 99.1 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 99.48 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.83 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 100.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 100.58 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 101.05 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 101.74 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 102.89 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 104.45 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 105.6 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 105.68 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 105.21 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 104.57 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 102.79 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 101.04 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 100.55 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.27 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.06 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.88 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.01 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.63 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.29 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.97 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.48 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.02 | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 97.02 is above the median for low income countries, which is 78.13, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 97.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.79, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.73 | 78.06 | 89.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 92.66 | 90.74 | 93.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.51 | 91.11 | 92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.19 | 92.18 | 99.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.46 | 96.58 | 100.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.72 | 99.83 | 105.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.63 | 98.63 | 104.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.69 | 97.02 | 98.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia?
- Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Somalia was 97.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio projected to 2100 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.68 in 2008.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio projected to 2100 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.06 in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for age dependency ratio projected to 2100?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio projected to 2100 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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