Somalia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Somalia was 15,893,220 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,893,220 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,755,967 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,755,967
1961 2,814,125
1962 2,874,215
1963 2,936,478
1964 3,001,160
1965 3,068,465
1966 3,143,654
1967 3,227,835
1968 3,312,735
1969 3,386,736
1970 3,444,569
1971 3,472,357
1972 3,479,792
1973 3,512,626
1974 3,632,986
1975 3,880,285
1976 4,278,974
1977 4,802,134
1978 5,375,018
1979 5,892,763
1980 6,281,138
1981 6,511,115
1982 6,608,040
1983 6,618,594
1984 6,614,713
1985 6,648,628
1986 6,736,751
1987 6,862,267
1988 7,005,226
1989 7,133,263
1990 7,225,089
1991 7,274,026
1992 7,295,380
1993 7,315,864
1994 7,372,592
1995 7,491,647
1996 7,682,683
1997 7,936,122
1998 8,235,064
1999 8,553,595
2000 8,872,250
2001 9,186,719
2002 9,501,335
2003 9,815,412
2004 10,130,250
2005 10,446,860
2006 10,763,900
2007 11,080,120
2008 11,397,190
2009 11,717,690
2010 12,043,890
2011 12,376,310
2012 12,715,490
2013 13,063,710
2014 13,423,570
2015 13,797,200
2016 14,185,640
2017 14,589,170
2018 15,008,230
2019 15,442,910
2020 15,893,220

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Somalia was 7,969,132 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,969,132 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,392,315 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,392,315
1961 1,421,954
1962 1,452,559
1963 1,484,241
1964 1,517,125
1965 1,551,306
1966 1,589,186
1967 1,631,270
1968 1,673,791
1969 1,711,448
1970 1,741,838
1971 1,758,674
1972 1,766,379
1973 1,785,745
1974 1,845,026
1975 1,962,129
1976 2,148,154
1977 2,390,907
1978 2,656,582
1979 2,897,740
1980 3,080,787
1981 3,192,535
1982 3,244,408
1983 3,257,549
1984 3,264,544
1985 3,288,995
1986 3,338,537
1987 3,405,448
1988 3,479,960
1989 3,546,452
1990 3,594,693
1991 3,621,246
1992 3,633,516
1993 3,644,977
1994 3,674,352
1995 3,734,818
1996 3,831,257
1997 3,958,877
1998 4,109,212
1999 4,269,277
2000 4,429,313
2001 4,587,168
2002 4,745,059
2003 4,902,742
2004 5,060,984
2005 5,220,385
2006 5,380,307
2007 5,540,083
2008 5,700,490
2009 5,862,723
2010 6,027,843
2011 6,196,100
2012 6,367,763
2013 6,543,908
2014 6,725,759
2015 6,914,348
2016 7,110,142
2017 7,313,307
2018 7,524,126
2019 7,742,710
2020 7,969,132

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Somalia was 50.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.84 in 1973, while its lowest value was 49.03 in 1981.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.52
1961 50.53
1962 50.54
1963 50.54
1964 50.55
1965 50.56
1966 50.55
1967 50.54
1968 50.53
1969 50.53
1970 50.57
1971 50.65
1972 50.76
1973 50.84
1974 50.79
1975 50.57
1976 50.20
1977 49.79
1978 49.42
1979 49.17
1980 49.05
1981 49.03
1982 49.10
1983 49.22
1984 49.35
1985 49.47
1986 49.56
1987 49.63
1988 49.68
1989 49.72
1990 49.75
1991 49.78
1992 49.81
1993 49.82
1994 49.84
1995 49.85
1996 49.87
1997 49.88
1998 49.90
1999 49.91
2000 49.92
2001 49.93
2002 49.94
2003 49.95
2004 49.96
2005 49.97
2006 49.98
2007 50.00
2008 50.02
2009 50.03
2010 50.05
2011 50.06
2012 50.08
2013 50.09
2014 50.10
2015 50.11
2016 50.12
2017 50.13
2018 50.13
2019 50.14
2020 50.14

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Somalia was 7,924,087 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,924,087 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,363,652 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,363,652
1961 1,392,171
1962 1,421,656
1963 1,452,237
1964 1,484,035
1965 1,517,159
1966 1,554,468
1967 1,596,565
1968 1,638,944
1969 1,675,288
1970 1,702,731
1971 1,713,683
1972 1,713,413
1973 1,726,881
1974 1,787,960
1975 1,918,156
1976 2,130,820
1977 2,411,227
1978 2,718,436
1979 2,995,023
1980 3,200,351
1981 3,318,580
1982 3,363,632
1983 3,361,045
1984 3,350,169
1985 3,359,633
1986 3,398,214
1987 3,456,819
1988 3,525,266
1989 3,586,811
1990 3,630,396
1991 3,652,780
1992 3,661,864
1993 3,670,887
1994 3,698,240
1995 3,756,829
1996 3,851,426
1997 3,977,245
1998 4,125,852
1999 4,284,318
2000 4,442,937
2001 4,599,551
2002 4,756,276
2003 4,912,670
2004 5,069,267
2005 5,226,471
2006 5,383,597
2007 5,540,039
2008 5,696,698
2009 5,854,968
2010 6,016,043
2011 6,180,205
2012 6,347,724
2013 6,519,803
2014 6,697,812
2015 6,882,856
2016 7,075,493
2017 7,275,858
2018 7,484,099
2019 7,700,196
2020 7,924,087

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Somalia was 49.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.97 in 1981, while its lowest value was 49.16 in 1973.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.48
1961 49.47
1962 49.46
1963 49.46
1964 49.45
1965 49.44
1966 49.45
1967 49.46
1968 49.47
1969 49.47
1970 49.43
1971 49.35
1972 49.24
1973 49.16
1974 49.21
1975 49.43
1976 49.80
1977 50.21
1978 50.58
1979 50.83
1980 50.95
1981 50.97
1982 50.90
1983 50.78
1984 50.65
1985 50.53
1986 50.44
1987 50.37
1988 50.32
1989 50.28
1990 50.25
1991 50.22
1992 50.19
1993 50.18
1994 50.16
1995 50.15
1996 50.13
1997 50.12
1998 50.10
1999 50.09
2000 50.08
2001 50.07
2002 50.06
2003 50.05
2004 50.04
2005 50.03
2006 50.02
2007 50.00
2008 49.98
2009 49.97
2010 49.95
2011 49.94
2012 49.92
2013 49.91
2014 49.90
2015 49.89
2016 49.88
2017 49.87
2018 49.87
2019 49.86
2020 49.86

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population