Demographics of Somalia | |
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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]
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