Somalia Population Pyramid 1980
Year
1980Somalia in 1980
The population of Somalia in 1980 was 5,936,154. That is 58.8% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 3,738,448.
Half of the population was younger than 17.6 years; 44.6% were children under 15 and 3.3% were 65 or older. 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 | 5,936,154 | 17.6 | |
| Zambia | 5,802,833 | 15.2 | |
| Malawi | 6,265,529 | 17.3 | |
| Rwanda | 5,353,259 | 16.5 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7,041,303 | 15.6 |





