Somalia

Introduction

Background

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 46

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:

<p>almost five times the size of Alabama; slightly smaller than Texas</p>

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major aquifers

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 78; male 79; female 78

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

This is the population pyramid for Somalia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 215

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 15

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 8

Death rate

comparison ranking: 23

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 136

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 6

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 2

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 225

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 8

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 153

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 188

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 200

Literacy

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 175

Particulate matter emissions

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Legislative branch - lower chamber

Legislative branch - upper chamber

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

"Qolobaa Calankeed" (Every Nation Has its own Flag):

Government - note

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 150

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 72

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 213

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 162

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Labor force

comparison ranking: 101

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 181

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 16

Population below poverty line

Remittances

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 153

Exports

comparison ranking: 159

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 127

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 91

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: installed generating capacity 180; consumption 181; transmission/distribution losses 22

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 195

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 136

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 96

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 128

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 103

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 172

Photos of Somalia