Somalia Population Pyramid 2020
Year
2020Somalia in 2020
In 2020, Somalia had a total population of 16,651,190 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 35.8%, up from 12,261,756 in 2010.
With a median age of 16.3 years, Somalia had a youth dependency ratio of 93.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 16,651,191 | 16.3 | |
| Zimbabwe | 15,526,889 | 18.5 | |
| Zambia | 19,059,395 | 18.0 | |
| Malawi | 19,533,888 | 18.0 | |
| Rwanda | 13,065,837 | 19.9 |





