Somalia Population Pyramid 2003
Year
2003Somalia in 2003
The population of Somalia in 2003 was 9,909,157. That is 48.3% more than in 1993, when the population stood at 6,681,399.
Half of the population was younger than 16.1 years; 47.7% were children under 15 and 2.6% 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 | 9,909,157 | 16.1 | |
| Zambia | 10,983,595 | 16.1 | |
| Rwanda | 8,586,875 | 17.4 | |
| Malawi | 12,181,574 | 16.8 | |
| Zimbabwe | 12,232,323 | 18.2 |





