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Somalia

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population19,654,739 people202566 of 217 · 2025+42.35%
Life expectancy at birth58.97 years2024212 of 217 · 2024+8.31%
Total fertility rate6.01 births per woman20242 of 217 · 2024−14.84%
Population growth+3.34%20258 of 217 · 2025−0.1 pp
Infant mortality65.4 per 1,000 live births2024193 of 196 · 2024−23.95%
Urban population55.14%2025144 of 217 · 2025+11.28 pp
Population ages 65 and above2.62%2025206 of 217 · 2025+0.23 pp
Population density29.26 people per km²2023171 of 215 · 2023+42.65%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP1,642.77 current international dollars (PPP)2025183 of 185 · 2025+22.47%
Annual GDP growth+2.99%2025105 of 186 · 2025−7.47 pp
Employment
Total unemployment18.95%2025175 of 182 · 2025+0.45 pp
Youth unemployment34.23%2025169 of 182 · 2025+0.88 pp
Labor force participation33.85%2025179 of 182 · 2025−0.31 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet27.94%2024168 of 182 · 2024+26.31 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.72 per 100 people2023No data+55.07%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption95.4%20222 of 212 · 2021+1.5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.05 t CO₂e per person202410 of 203 · 2024−21.48%
Access to electricity54.4%2024194 of 215 · 2024+3 pp
Forest area9.17%2023167 of 213 · 2023−1.22 pp
Society
Current health expenditure3.74%2023160 of 192 · 2023+0.37 pp
Maternal mortality563 per 100,000 live births2023189 of 194 · 2023−34.15%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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