Somalia Population Pyramid 1971
Year
1971Somalia in 1971
The population of Somalia in 1971 was 3,837,691. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 30.0%, up from 2,952,054 in 1961.
With a median age of 17.6 years, Somalia had a youth dependency ratio of 85.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.5 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Somalia had on average 6.13 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 58.8 years in 2023: 61.4 for women and 56.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
46,692 immigrants live in Somalia, 0.2% of the population.
| Ethiopia | 28,964 |
| Yemen | 17,680 |
| Eritrea | 48 |
1,935,568 people born in Somalia live in other countries.
| Kenya | 401,953 |
| Ethiopia | 389,246 |
| Yemen | 285,211 |
| United Kingdom | 119,728 |
| Libya | 117,956 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 3,837,691 | 17.6 | |
| Burundi | 3,617,290 | 17.3 | |
| Rwanda | 4,100,044 | 15.9 | |
| South Sudan | 3,468,646 | 17.6 | |
| Zambia | 4,442,526 | 16.1 |





