Somalia vs Zambia: Female population by age group
Somalia
1.68 million people
in 2023
Zambia
1.57 million people
in 2023
Somalia rank
42nd
Zambia rank
45th
Female population by age group over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.68 million people against 1.57 million people in Zambia, a difference of 103,650 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Somalia ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 227,719 people | 253,190 people | 25,471 people | Zambia |
| 1960s | 289,833 people | 353,068 people | 63,235 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 382,765 people | 494,854 people | 112,090 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 621,197 people | 649,947 people | 28,750 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 699,483 people | 833,737 people | 134,254 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.03 million people | 1.08 million people | 52,012 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.39 million people | 88,720 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.62 million people | 1.54 million people | 85,075 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 1.68 million people against 1.57 million people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between Somalia and Zambia?
- 103,650 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for female population by age group?
- Somalia ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.