Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia
Somalia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1992.
That places Somalia 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.9% | — |
| 1961 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 38.9% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 42.7% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -64.6% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +213.1% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +96.3% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 61.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 61.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women 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 | +213.1% | 15.2% | 47.7% |
| 2012 | +96.3% | 23.6% | 46.2% |
| 1991 | -64.6% | 46.1% | 16.3% |
| 2011 | -48.7% | 45.9% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.2% | 37.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 38.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 42.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 15.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.8% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 23.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 53.4% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Somalia was 61.5% 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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Somalia ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 women 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.