Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia
Somalia: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 51.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 51.7% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia peaked at 51.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1991.
Somalia ranks 208th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.7% | 32.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 33.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 25.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 9.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 41.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 18.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 45.0% | 51.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia was 51.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Somalia ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.