Somalia
Population 2026
20,305,912
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.31%
- Density
- 32 per km²
- Land area
- 627,340 km²
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Currency
- Shilling (SOS)
- Official languages
- SO-SO, AR-SO, IT, EN-SO
- Urban population
- 55.1%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 836,4202026
- Deaths
- 193,9822026
- Birth rate
- 42.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 6.01
- Life expectancy
- 59.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 15.6
- Net migration
- 12,077
Age distribution
- 0–1446.6%
- 15–6450.8%
- 65+2.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $13.0B
- GDP per capita
- $661
- GDP growth
- +3.0%
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- 18.9%
- Exports
- $3.8B
- Imports
- $12.8B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture55.8%
- Industry9.7%
- Manufacturing3.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture30.0%
- Industry17.8%
- Services52.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MogadishuBanaadir | 2,587,1832025 |
| 2 | BoramaAwdal | 597,8422023 |
| 3 | HargeysaWoqooyi Galbeed | 477,8762026 |
| 4 | BerberaWoqooyi Galbeed | 242,3442019 |
| 5 | KismayoLower Juba | 234,8522026 |
| 6 | MarkaLower Shabeelle | 230,1002026 |
| 7 | El DibirBari | 200,0002026 |
| 8 | RuqiAwdal | 148,7022026 |
| 9 | BaidoaBay | 129,8392026 |
| 10 | CabudwaaqGalguduud | 120,0002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20,305,912 | 836K | 194K |
| 2020 | 16,651,200 | 742K | 180K |
| 2010 | 12,261,761 | 589K | 204K |
| 2000 | 8,838,714 | 446K | 139K |
| 1990 | 7,082,816 | 356K | 131K |
| 1980 | 5,936,155 | 282K | 107K |
| 1970 | 3,738,451 | 170K | 72.2K |
| 1960 | 2,876,333 | 134K | 60.6K |
| 1950 | 2,213,139 | 112K | 49.5K |