| Demographics of Somalia | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Somalia in 2020 | |
| Population | 18,100,000 (2023 est.)[1] |
| Growth rate | 2.42% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 37.98 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 55.72 years |
| • male | 53.39 years |
| • female | 58.12 years |
| Fertility rate | 6.90 children born/woman (2020)[2] |
| Infant mortality rate | 86.53 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 42.38% |
| 65 and over | 2.27% |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Major ethnic | Somali (98%) |
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Demographic features of Somalia's inhabitants include ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Somalia is believed to be one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa.[3][4]
- ^ "World Population Dashboard Somalia". unfpa.org. United Nations Population Fund. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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- ^ Popescu, Alba Iulia Catrinel (2021). "SOMALIA – CASE STUDY ON THE FRAGMENTATION OF AN ETHNICALLY AND CIVILIZATIONALLY HOMOGENEOUS STATE". Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defence University. 10 (3): 164–176. doi:10.53477/2284-9378-21-37. ISSN 2284-936X.