EASTERN AFRICA · SOM

Somalia

Name: Somalia — Africa Intelligence
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The complete profile, from demographic trends to infrastructure. Every figure retains its year and source.

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Demography

Population19.7m2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 24/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Population growth3.3 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 3/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Fertility62024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 2/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Life expectancy59 yrs2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 49/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Urban population55.1 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 21/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Population aged 0–1446.6 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 2/54 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Economy

GDP growth3 %2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 42/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

GDP13bn $2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 36/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

GDP per capita661.2 $2025 · World Bank WDI
Rank 48/52 · 2025Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Inflation—No data
—Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Personal remittances—No data
—Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Net official aid received2.3bn $2023 · World Bank WDI
Rank 8/53 · 2023Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Infrastructure & inclusion

Access to electricity54.4 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 35/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Internet users27.9 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 39/51 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Mobile subscriptions542023 · World Bank WDI
Rank 5/7 · 2023Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Account ownership38.7 %2014 · World Bank WDI
Rank 1/4 · 2014—Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Agriculture & food

Undernourishment56.5 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 1/49 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Agriculture value added—No data
—Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Arable land1.8 %2024 · World Bank WDI
Rank 46/54 · 2024Retrieved : 2026-10-20

Annual time series

Total population · 2000–latest available year · World Bank WDI
Year	Population	Source
2000	8,838,713	World Bank WDI
2001	9,198,493	World Bank WDI
2002	9,550,063	World Bank WDI
2003	9,909,157	World Bank WDI
2004	10,280,998	World Bank WDI
2005	10,644,228	World Bank WDI
2006	10,975,502	World Bank WDI
2007	11,322,582	World Bank WDI
2008	11,663,084	World Bank WDI
2009	11,961,201	World Bank WDI
2010	12,261,756	World Bank WDI
2011	12,348,830	World Bank WDI
2012	12,461,160	World Bank WDI
2013	12,869,594	World Bank WDI
2014	13,339,491	World Bank WDI
2015	13,806,963	World Bank WDI
2016	14,348,740	World Bank WDI
2017	14,916,629	World Bank WDI
2018	15,452,487	World Bank WDI
2019	16,030,971	World Bank WDI
2020	16,651,191	World Bank WDI
2021	17,271,431	World Bank WDI
2022	17,801,897	World Bank WDI
2023	18,358,615	World Bank WDI
2024	19,009,151	World Bank WDI
2025	19,654,739	World Bank WDI

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