Somalia Population Pyramid 1993
Year
1993Somalia in 1993
In 1993, Somalia had a total population of 6,681,399 people. A decade earlier, in 1983, the population was 6,198,430; it has grown by 7.8% since.
With a median age of 16.8 years, Somalia had a youth dependency ratio of 91.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 6,681,399 | 16.8 | |
| Burundi | 5,676,843 | 14.7 | |
| Rwanda | 7,981,132 | 15.7 | |
| Zambia | 8,373,921 | 15.8 | |
| South Sudan | 4,956,003 | 16.9 |





