Somalia Population Pyramid 1987
Year
1987Somalia in 1987
In 1987, Somalia had a total population of 7,228,302 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 61.2%, up from 4,484,050 in 1977.
Half of the population was younger than 17.0 years; 46.0% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 7,228,302 | 17.0 | |
| Zambia | 7,191,282 | 15.6 | |
| Rwanda | 6,749,493 | 15.6 | |
| Malawi | 8,293,174 | 17.4 | |
| Burundi | 5,247,787 | 16.1 |





