|
African countries by population density > area
|
637,657
|
|
[18th of 56]
|
|
African countries by population density > pop. dens.
|
12
|
|
[45th of 56]
|
|
African countries by population density > population
|
7,753,310
|
|
[28th of 56]
|
|
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population
|
0.88
|
|
[25th of 185]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
44.4 %
|
|
[20th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
44.5 |
|
[20th of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females
|
2,132,869 |
|
[69th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total
|
44.7% |
|
[18th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males
|
2,143,758 |
|
[69th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
52.9 |
|
[205th of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
53 %
|
|
[204th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females
|
2,516,879 |
|
[93rd of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total
|
52.8% |
|
[200th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males
|
2,525,562 |
|
[92nd of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over
|
2.6 %
|
|
[209th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females
|
138,943 |
|
[120th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total
|
2.5% |
|
[204th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males
|
100,655 |
|
[124th of 225]
|
|
Birth rate
|
44.12 births/1,000 population |
|
[7th of 226]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female
|
36 |
|
[8th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male
|
29 |
|
[17th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20%
|
38 |
|
[14th of 43]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20%
|
21 |
|
[10th of 43]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural
|
36 |
|
[13th of 42]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total
|
32 |
|
[11th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban
|
25 |
|
[9th of 42]
|
|
Death rate
|
15.89 deaths/1,000 population |
|
[21st of 226]
|
Ethnic groups Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000) |
|
Ethnicity > London
|
33,831
|
|
[19th of 21]
|
|
Female population > Age 10-14
|
499,251
|
|
[77th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
5.63
|
|
[73rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19
|
480,722
|
|
[79th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
5.42
|
|
[63rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24
|
383,950
|
|
[82nd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.33
|
|
[117th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29
|
320,486
|
|
[88th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
3.62
|
|
[151st of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34
|
276,110
|
|
[90th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
3.12
|
|
[168th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39
|
244,277
|
|
[89th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
2.76
|
|
[168th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44
|
205,470
|
|
[91st of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
2.32
|
|
[167th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49
|
166,163
|
|
[99th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
1.87
|
|
[168th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54
|
113,009
|
|
[112nd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
1.28
|
|
[209th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59
|
80,924
|
|
[116th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
0.91
|
|
[216th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64
|
71,877
|
|
[109th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
0.81
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69
|
55,578
|
|
[115th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
0.63
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74
|
38,906
|
|
[117th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.44
|
|
[197th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79
|
22,670
|
|
[124th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.26
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84
|
15,651
|
|
[124th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.18
|
|
[193rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 10-14
|
500,307
|
|
[79th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
5.64
|
|
[80th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19
|
475,812
|
|
[79th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
5.37
|
|
[80th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24
|
364,580
|
|
[89th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.11
|
|
[144th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29
|
296,691
|
|
[92nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
3.35
|
|
[193rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34
|
313,242
|
|
[83rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
3.53
|
|
[119th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39
|
284,082
|
|
[85th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
3.21
|
|
[136th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44
|
231,389
|
|
[84th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
2.61
|
|
[156th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49
|
176,479
|
|
[91st of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
1.99
|
|
[158th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54
|
101,124
|
|
[108th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
1.14
|
|
[199th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59
|
61,929
|
|
[125th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
0.7
|
|
[217th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64
|
50,533
|
|
[119th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
0.57
|
|
[213rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69
|
39,593
|
|
[124th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
0.45
|
|
[212nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74
|
28,897
|
|
[123rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.33
|
|
[206th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79
|
16,148
|
|
[125th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.18
|
|
[206th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84
|
12,669
|
|
[116th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.14
|
|
[187th of 224]
|
|
Median age > Female
|
17.6 years |
|
[201st of 224]
|
|
Median age > Male
|
17.4 years |
|
[201st of 224]
|
|
Median age > Total
|
17.5 years |
|
[201st of 224]
|
|
Nationality > Adjective
|
Somali |
|
|
|
Nationality > Noun
|
Somali(s) |
|
|
|
Percentage living in rural areas.
|
65% |
|
[42nd of 193]
|
|
Percentage living in urban areas
|
35% |
|
[155th of 199]
|
|
Population
|
9,558,666 |
|
[85th of 242]
|
|
Population > CIA Factbook
|
9,558,666 |
|
[85th of 240]
|
Population > Note this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2007 est.) |
|
Population ages 0-14 > % of total
|
44.12 %
|
|
[20th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 15-64 > % of total
|
53.26 %
|
|
[159th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 65 and above > % of total
|
2.62 %
|
|
[170th of 185]
|
|
Population growth > annual %
|
3.25 annual %
|
|
[11th of 195]
|
|
Population growth rate
|
2.824% |
|
[21st of 235]
|
|
Population in 2015
|
10,970 |
|
[79th of 225]
|
|
Population in largest city
|
1,319,732
|
|
[85th of 118]
|
|
Population in largest city (per capita)
|
0.16
per capita |
|
[53rd of 118]
|
|
Population in the largest city > % of urban population
|
45.57 %
|
|
[19th of 118]
|
|
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million
|
1,319,732
|
|
[86th of 106]
|
|
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita)
|
0.16
per capita |
|
[67th of 106]
|
|
Population, female > % of total
|
50.4 %
|
|
[94th of 190]
|
|
Projected population growth
|
240.5% |
|
[4th of 141]
|
|
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories
|
9 May 2002 |
|
|
|
Rural population
|
5,331,631
|
|
[69th of 193]
|
|
Rural population (per capita)
|
0.648
per capita |
|
[48th of 194]
|
|
Rural population growth > annual %
|
2.67 annual %
|
|
[15th of 193]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
1.01 |
|
[88th of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
1 male(s)/female |
|
[101st of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > 65 years and over
|
0.72 male(s)/female |
|
[147th of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > At birth
|
1.03 male(s)/female |
|
[163rd of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65
|
1.01
|
|
[87th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth
|
1.03
|
|
[197th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65
|
0.73
|
|
[133rd of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total
|
1
|
|
[86th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15
|
1.01
|
|
[202nd of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > Total population
|
1 male(s)/female |
|
[73rd of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > Under 15 years
|
1 male(s)/female |
|
[207th of 224]
|
|
Total fertility rate
|
6.6 children born/woman |
|
[4th of 225]
|
|
Total Population
|
8,863,338 |
|
[87th of 227]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14
|
999,558
|
|
[78th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
11.28
|
|
[76th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19
|
956,534
|
|
[79th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
10.79
|
|
[69th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24
|
748,530
|
|
[85th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
8.45
|
|
[132nd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29
|
617,177
|
|
[90th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
6.96
|
|
[177th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34
|
589,352
|
|
[84th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
6.65
|
|
[149th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39
|
528,359
|
|
[86th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
5.96
|
|
[155th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44
|
436,859
|
|
[87th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
4.93
|
|
[160th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49
|
342,642
|
|
[95th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
3.87
|
|
[165th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54
|
214,133
|
|
[112nd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
2.42
|
|
[210th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59
|
142,853
|
|
[120th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
1.61
|
|
[218th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64
|
122,410
|
|
[113rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
1.38
|
|
[208th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69
|
95,171
|
|
[117th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
1.07
|
|
[209th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74
|
67,803
|
|
[120th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.76
|
|
[204th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79
|
38,818
|
|
[127th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.44
|
|
[204th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84
|
28,320
|
|
[122nd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.32
|
|
[189th of 224]
|
|
Total Population > Female
|
4,436,876 |
|
[87th of 227]
|
|
Total Population > Male
|
4,426,462 |
|
[87th of 227]
|
|
Urban population
|
2,896,195
|
|
[105th of 195]
|
|
Urban population (per capita)
|
0.352
per capita |
|
[147th of 196]
|
|
Urban population growth > annual %
|
4.34 annual %
|
|
[20th of 195]
|
|
Urbanization
|
28 |
|
[174th of 204]
|
|
Women > Antenatal care coverage %
|
32 |
|
[131st of 133]
|
|
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %
|
1 |
|
[171st of 170]
|
|
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males
|
107 |
|
[75th of 173]
|
|
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted
|
1,100 |
|
[10th of 166]
|
|
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %
|
34 |
|
[156th of 172]
|