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.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4% | — |
| 1961 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 33.5% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 37.7% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | -35.7% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -68.3% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +297.3% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -52.1% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +110.9% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 51.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 51.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +297.3% | 10.5% | 41.8% |
| 2012 | +110.9% | 18.4% | 38.8% |
| 1991 | -68.3% | 30.8% | 9.8% |
| 2011 | -52.1% | 38.4% | 18.4% |
| 1988 | -35.7% | 39.9% | 25.6% |
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
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
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.