๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somaliavs๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia

Total Population
20,305,912
138,902,185
Ethiopia is 6.8ร— Somalia
Median age
16.6 years
20.3 years
3.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.64%
3.37%
0.7 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
3.31%
2.53%
0.78 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
Somalia Ethiopia
Young Population 46.52%9,447,154 38.51%53,495,993
Working Age Population 50.83%10,322,422 58.12%80,731,735
Elderly Population 2.64%536,336 3.37%4,674,457

In 2026, the median age is 16.6 years in Somalia and 20.3 years in Ethiopia.Ethiopia already reached Somaliaโ€™s current median age in 1950, about 76 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Somalia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 67,364,025.The total population of Ethiopia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 367,289,600.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Somalia will be 68.1%, and 3.51% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Ethiopia will be 54.8%, and 5.36% of the population will be elderly.

Somalia Ethiopia
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2081 21 years later 2060
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2088
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100