Share of the population that is female in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the population that is female was 49.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.3%
in 1992
All-time low
49.9%
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 49.9% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Somalia peaked at 50.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2022.
That places Somalia 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 363,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 338,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 349,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 328,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 338,237 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Somalia?
- Share of the population that is female in Somalia was 49.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the population that is female?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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