Somalia Population Pyramid 2038
Year
2038Somalia in 2038
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Somalia at 28,455,758 in 2038. Compared with 2028, when the projection stands at 21,601,815, that represents growth of 31.7% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 18.5 years, Somalia would have a youth dependency ratio of 76.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 28,455,759 | 18.5 | |
| Malawi | 30,081,752 | 22.7 | |
| Zambia | 30,240,566 | 22.0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 21,512,908 | 22.2 | |
| Burundi | 19,305,533 | 21.1 |
