Somalia Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Somalia in 2040
By 2040, the population of Somalia is expected to reach 29,896,287. Ten years before, in 2030, the projected population is 22,915,044 — 30.5% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 18.9 years, with 41.2% children under 15 and 3.0% aged 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 | 29,896,287 | 18.9 | |
| Malawi | 31,302,098 | 23.2 | |
| Zambia | 31,550,402 | 22.4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 22,250,110 | 22.7 | |
| Burundi | 20,131,318 | 21.5 |





