1 July 1960 · Independence

Somalia at 65

In 2025, Somalia marked 65 years since independence — a moment to look back at five eras of leadership, a diaspora that has grown many times over, and where the country stands today.

Leadership continuity

Five eras, one republic

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Diaspora

A community that grew abroad

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See the full diaspora data for asylum, naturalization, and arrival-wave detail.

Somalia today

The country in figures

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An honest gap: we don't yet have a full 1960–2025 population time series in the database — only a single current-year snapshot from the CIA World Factbook. A multi-decade population history is on the roadmap rather than something we'll estimate here.