What is median age in Somalia?

Median age in Somalia was 15.45 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 18.53 years in 1950.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 14.47 years in 2008.

How does Somalia rank for median age?

Somalia ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Somalia

Name: Median age in Somalia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Median age was 15.45 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.45 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

233rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.53 years

in 1950

All-time low

14.47 years

in 2008

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Somalia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Somalia is 15.45 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Somalia peaked at 18.53 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 14.47 years, in 2008.

Somalia ranks 233rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.78 years	17.15 years	18.53 years	10
1960s	16.52 years	16.3 years	16.99 years	10
1970s	16.55 years	16.45 years	16.61 years	10
1980s	16.1 years	15.59 years	16.49 years	10
1990s	15.43 years	15.21 years	15.64 years	10
2000s	14.85 years	14.47 years	15.16 years	10
2010s	14.95 years	14.55 years	15.21 years	10
2020s	15.35 years	15.27 years	15.45 years	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

230 Burundi 15.9 years compare
231 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.77 years compare
232 Mali 15.47 years compare
234 Chad 15.4 years compare
235 Niger 15.25 years compare
236 Central African Republic 14.32 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Somalia

Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Somalia?: Median age in Somalia was 15.45 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 18.53 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 14.47 years in 2008.
How does Somalia rank for median age?: Somalia ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.