๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somaliavs๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya

Total Population
20,305,912
58,636,406
Kenya is 2.9ร— Somalia
Median age
16.6 years
21.3 years
4.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.64%
3.08%
0.4 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
3.31%
1.92%
1.39 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
Somalia Kenya
Young Population 46.52%9,447,154 35.73%20,949,016
Working Age Population 50.83%10,322,422 61.19%35,879,215
Elderly Population 2.64%536,336 3.08%1,808,175

In 2026, the median age is 16.6 years in Somalia and 21.3 years in Kenya.Kenya 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 Kenya peaks in 2098 at 104,234,505.

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 Kenya will be 51.2%, and 5.71% of the population will be elderly.

Somalia Kenya
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 2054โ€“2074
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2081 23 years later 2058
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2090
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100