Population in Somalia

237 indicators covering population for Somalia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 6,003 thousands 2025 up 44.4% 76th
General government total expenditure 959.00 million current LCU 2025 up 667.2% 178th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 95.0% 2024 down 3.1% 13th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 54.0% 2024 up 4.9% 155th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 54.0% 2024 up 4.9% 155th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 44.5% 2024 up 30.5% 204th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 63.9% 2024 up 22.7% 202nd
Share of people practicing open defecation 14.4% 2024 down 53.6% 28th
Population growth 3.5% 2024 down 2.9% 9th
Rural population 51.5% 2024 down 10.2% 63rd
DEC alternative conversion factor 28,118 LCU per US$ 2024 up 39.0% 3rd
Official exchange rate 23,098 LCU per US$, period average 2017 down 26.8% 4th
GDP 340.46 trillion current LCU 2024 up 193.8% 11th
GDP per capita 17.91 million current LCU 2024 up 106.2% 11th
GDP 12.11 billion current US$ 2024 up 111.4% 150th
GDP per capita 636.98 current US$ 2024 up 48.3% 205th
GDP 296.64 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 59.4% 7th
GDP deflator 114.77 base year varies by country 2024 up 84.3% 179th
GDP growth 4.0% 2024 down 55.8% 73rd
GDP at market prices 8.88 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 59.4% 152nd
GNI 339.14 trillion current LCU 2024 up 194.2% 11th
GNI per capita 17.84 million current LCU 2024 up 106.5% 11th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 600 current US$ 2024 up 46.3% 200th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 35.4% 2024 up 68.0% 141st
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 8.8 2023 up 214.3% 175th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 3.0% 1983 83rd
Population growth rate 3.6% 2023 down 2.2% 7th
Population 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 68th
Population: comparison of UN projections 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 68th
Birth rate 42.96 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 10.0% 2nd
Number of births, by world region 788,763 births 2023 up 28.4% 38th
Annual change in population 556,727 people 2023 up 36.3% 38th
Population 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 69th
Number of children under 15, by world region 8.57 million people 2023 up 39.3% 49th
Population by age group 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 68th
Life expectancy by sex 61.39 years 2023 up 9.7% 231st
Total dependency ratio 97.0% 2023 down 3.5% 4th
Youth dependency ratio 92.0% 2023 down 4.0% 3rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 470,809 people 2023 up 55.7% 111th
Population by age group 470,809 people 2023 up 55.7% 111th
Population growth rate with and without migration 3.6% 2023 down 2.2% 7th
Median age vs. births per woman 15.45 years 2023 up 3.5% 233rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 470,809 people 2023 up 55.7% 111th
The global population hockey stick 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 69th
Number of births 788,763 births 2023 up 28.4% 38th
Population 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 68th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 8.57 million people 2023 up 39.3% 49th
Population 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 69th
Births, by age of mother 423 births 2023 up 12.5% 16th
Population by age group 3.41 million people 2023 up 41.7% 42nd
Share of births by age of mother 15.2% 2023 down 5.1% 39th
Birth rate 42.96 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 10.0% 2nd
Birth rate by women's age group 117.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 13.2% 11th
Has the population peaked? 18.36 million people 2023 up 42.7% 68th
Life expectancy at birth, total 58.82 years 2023 up 8.9% 210th
Fertility rate, total 6.13 births per woman 2023 down 14.1% 1st
Mortality rate, infant 67.8 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 23.8% 2nd
Total population by age 33.92 2023 up 68.4% 103rd
Population density of the capital city 18,744 people per km² 2100 down 1.2% 2nd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.1% 2022 up 300.9% 154th