People & Society

Somalia's Population

One of the world's youngest populations, growing fast, with health and education systems still rebuilding. All figures are single-year CIA World Factbook estimates.

Population

Who, and how many

Population by Sex

People · 2025

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Age Structure

Share of population, by bracket · 2024

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Dependency Ratios

Dependents per 100 working-age people · 2025

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Vital rates

Births, deaths & life expectancy

Life Expectancy at Birth

Years, by sex · 2024

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Infant Mortality Rate

Per 1,000 live births, by sex · 2025

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Health & education

Systems still rebuilding

Literacy & urbanization

Reading & where people live

Literacy Rate

% of population, by sex · 2022

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