๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somaliavs๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia

Total Population
20,305,912
22,521,912
Zambia is 1.1ร— Somalia
Median age
16.6 years
19.2 years
2.6 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.64%
2.06%
0.6 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
3.31%
2.77%
0.54 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia
Somalia Zambia
Young Population 46.52%9,447,154 40.50%9,121,144
Working Age Population 50.83%10,322,422 57.44%12,937,365
Elderly Population 2.64%536,336 2.06%463,403

In 2026, the median age is 16.6 years in Somalia and 19.2 years in Zambia.Zambia 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 Zambia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 64,473,919.

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 Zambia will be 58.2%, and 4.80% of the population will be elderly.

Somalia Zambia
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2081 15 years later 2066
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2099
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100