UNITED NATIONS The Demographic Profile of Somalia Population Trends - Mortality - Fertility - Age Structure - Urbanization - International Migration - Education and Youth Unemployment Population Trends Population size (thousands) Male Female Total 198 3 242.82 3 116.35 6 359.126 1985 3 436.83 3 355.634 6 791.716 199 3 721.193 3 676.151 7 397.347 1995 3 867.542 3 837.351 7 74.894 2 4 516.22 4 495.284 9 11.479 25 5 211.32 5 198.619 1 49.925 21 6 17.235 6 35.996 12 53.223 215 6 929.42 6 979.84 13 98.129 22 8 23.32 8 81.856 16 15.174 225 9 297.717 9 368.134 18 665.849 23 1 725.224 1 89.793 21 535.19 235 12 299.512 12 4.1 24 699.613 24 14 13.59 14 132.313 28 145.899 245 15 864.939 16 4.336 31 869.275 25 17 843.332 18 8.46 35 851.792 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Male Female Total Population size (thousands) 198 215 23 25 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population growth rate (percentage) Average annual rate of population change 198-1985 1.32 1985-199 1.71 199-1995.82 1995-2 3.13 2-25 2.88 25-21 2.93 21-215 2.86 215-22 2.93 22-225 2.95 225-23 2.86 23-235 2.74 235-24 2.61 24-245 2.48 245-25 2.36 Mortality Life expectancy at birth (years) Male Female Total 198-1985 44. 47.9 45.48 1985-199 44.89 47.96 46.37 199-1995 43.49 46.53 44.96 1995-2 48.28 51.42 49.8 2-25 49.98 53.1 51.49 25-21 51.65 54.8 53.18 21-215 53.28 56.51 54.86 215-22 55.29 58.66 56.94 22-225 57.16 6.71 58.9 225-23 58.87 62.57 6.69 23-235 6.43 64.32 62.35 235-24 61.8 65.88 63.81 24-245 63.1 67.26 65.11 245-25 64.6 68.51 66.26 4 3 2 Average annual rate of population change (percentage) Population Prospects: The 1 43.49 46.53 44.96 1995-2 48.28 51.42 49.8 2-25 49.98 53.1 51.49 25-21 51.65 54.8 53.18 198-1985 215-22 225-23 21-215 53.28 56.51 54.86 245-25 215 Source: - 22 United Nations, 55.29 Department of Economic 58.66 and Social 56.94 Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). 22-225 57.16 6.71 58.9 225-23 58.87 62.57 6.69 23-235 6.43 64.32 62.35 235-24 61.8 65.88 63.81 24-245 63.1 67.26 65.11 245-25 64.6 68.51 66.26 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Male Female Total Life expectancy at birth (years) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Population Population Prospects: The Prospects: The 217 Revision (217).
Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-1985 128 1985-199 123 199-1995 13 1995-2 15 2-25 97 25-21 9 21-215 79 215-22 69 22-225 63 225-23 56 23-235 5 235-24 45 24-245 41 245-25 37 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1 live births) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Under-5 mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-1985 219 1985-199 211 199-1995 222 1995-2 176 2-25 161 25-21 147 21-215 131 215-22 115 22-225 12 225-23 9 23-235 79 235-24 69 24-245 61 245-25 54 25 2 15 1 5 Under-5 mortality rate (deaths under age 5 per 1 live births) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 1 live births) 199 215 1 21 732 Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Available from http:// apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.matmort?lang=en (accessed 5 October 217). Fertility Fertility rate (children per woman) Total 198-1985 7.7 1985-199 7.26 199-1995 7.53 1995-2 7.7 2-25 7.46 25-21 7.1 21-215 6.61 215-22 6.12 22-225 5.66 225-23 5.23 23-235 4.83 235-24 4.45 24-245 4.12 245-25 3.83 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total fertility rate (children per woman) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Contraceptive prevalence/any method of contraception (percentage) 198 215 23 15-49 Married/In-Union Women 2.7 25.7 44.3 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Model-based Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 217.
Age Structure 2 1 84.782 2 443.969 1 594.358 2 93.49 238.321 Population Prospects: The 25 2 5.821 2 978.215 1 861.926 3 288.43 275.533 21 2 282.392 3 462.324 2 286.9 3 75.4 317.413 215 2 554.49 3 935.959 2 766.631 4 277.319 373.73 22 2 914.483 4 499.47 3 235.595 5 9.816 445.81 225 3 267.463 5 165.993 3 734.1 5 974.21 524.272 23 3 617.168 5 895.582 4 313.38 7 97.78 611.883 235 3 958.487 6 69.297 4 98.369 8 43.368 721.92 24 4 293.355 7 314.26 5 711.522 9 977.473 849.289 245 4 633.69 8 5.648 6 428.69 11 87.39 994.19 25 4 969.674 8 695.995 7 137.644 13 868.21 1 18.269 The Demographic Profile of Somalia Population age composition (thousands) -4 5-14 15-24 25-64 65+ 198 1 12.699 1 68.261 1 27.65 2 165.557 22.959 1985 1 183.216 1 779.13 1 38.187 2 31.336 21.874 199 1 367.782 1 897.217 1 433.45 2 48.311 218.992 1995 1 481.712 2 8.169 1 438.92 2 561.297 214.796 2 1 84.782 2 443.969 1 594.358 2 93.49 238.321 25 2 5.821 2 978.215 1 861.926 3 288.43 275.533 21 2 282.392 3 462.324 2 286.9 3 75.4 317.413 215 2 554.49 3 935.959 2 766.631 4 277.319 373.73 22 2 914.483 4 499.47 3 235.595 5 9.816 445.81 225 3 267.463 5 165.993 3 734.1 5 974.21 524.272 23 3 617.168 5 895.582 4 313.38 7 97.78 611.883 235 3 958.487 6 69.297 4 98.369 8 43.368 721.92 24 4 293.355 7 314.26 5 711.522 9 977.473 849.289 245 4 633.69 8 5.648 6 428.69 11 87.39 994.19 25 4 969.674 8 695.995 7 137.644 13 868.21 1 18.269 Population by age group (percentage) -4 5-14 15-24 25-64 65+ 1 8 6 4 2 198 25 215 23 25 Source: United Nations, Department of of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The Proportion of young age groups (percentage) Age 198 215 23 25 1.3 11.1 1.9 1.6 Male 2-24 9. 8.8 9.3 9.5 7.8 7. 7.7 8.3 1.1 11. 1.7 1.4 Female 2-24 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.2 1.2 11.1 1.8 1.5 Total 2-24 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.4 7.5 7.1 7.7 8.3 Proportion Proportion of young of old age age groups groups (percentage) (percentage) Age 198 215 23 25 Age 198 215 23 25 Male 6+ 1.3 4.9 11.14.3 1.94.3 1.6 4.8 Male 2-24 65+ 9. 3. 8.8 2.6 9.3 2.7 9.52.9 8+ 7.8.2 7..3 7.7.3 8.3.3 6+ 5.4 4.4 4.7 5.7 Female 65+ 3.4 2.8 3. 3.6 Female 8+ 1.1.3 11..3 1.7.4 1.4.5 2-24 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.3 6+ 5.1 4.3 4.5 5.3 Total 65+ 7.3 3.2 7.3 2.7 7.7 2.8 8.23.3 8+.3.3.3.4 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population pyramid Population pyramid (198) Population pyramid (215) 8+ 7-74 6-64 5-54 4-44 2-24 1-14 -4 8+ 7-74 6-64 5-54 4-44 2-24 1-14 -4 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 Population pyramid (23) Population pyramid (25) 8+ 7-74 6-64 5-54 4-44 2-24 1-14 -4 8+ 7-74 6-64 5-54 4-44 2-24 1-14 -4 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 1
Dependency ratios (percentage) Child Old age Total 198 82.5 6. 88.5 1985 81.9 5.8 87.7 199 83.4 5.6 89. 1995 87.2 5.4 92.6 2 93.9 5.3 99.2 25 96.8 5.3 12.1 21 95.9 5.3 11.2 215 92.1 5.3 97.4 22 89.9 5.4 95.3 225 86.9 5.4 92.3 23 83.4 5.4 88.7 235 78.8 5.4 84.2 24 74. 5.4 79.4 245 69.3 5.5 74.8 25 65.1 5.6 7.7 Demographic dividend (percentage) Working-age population Working-age population 195 56.2 25 49.5 1955 55.5 21 49.7 196 54.4 215 5.6 1965 53.9 22 51.2 197 53.5 225 52. 1975 53.2 23 53. 198 53. 235 54.3 1985 53.3 24 55.7 199 52.9 245 57.2 1995 51.9 25 58.6 2 5.2 Urbanization Urban population by age and sex, 215 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total -4 341.767 332.783 674.551 287.599 289.168 576.768 1-14 256.181 271.883 528.64 256.82 278.673 535.493 2-24 242.775 24.291 483.65 22.933 19.12 393.52 158.33 145.513 33.816 123.34 111.224 234.527 4-44 97.929 87.44 185.333 76.595 68.54 145.99 5-54 57.67 5.679 17.745 41.262 39.796 81.58 6-64 28.613 3.173 58.786 65 4.9 51.746 91.755 Total 2 211.156 2 187.957 4 399.113 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). 12 1 8 6 4 2 198 25 215 23 25 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population Prospects: 12 1 Working-age population 8 195 56.2 6 1955 55.5 196 54.4 4 1965 53.9 Working Age Population 2 197 53.5 1975 53.2 Total Dependency Ratio 198 53. 1985 53.3 Population 199 Prospects: 52.9 The 217 Revision (217). 1995 51.9 2 5.2 25 49.5 21 49.7 215 5.6 22 51.2 Urban population by age and sex, 215 225 65+ 52. 23 6-64 53. 235 5-54 54.3 24 4-44 55.7 245 57.2 25 58.6 Source: United 2-24 Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 1-14 -4 Dependency ratio (percentage) Demographic dividend (195-25) Child Old age 195 1955 196 1965 197 1975 198 1985 199 1995 2 25 21 215 22 225 23 235 24 245 25 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). Rural population by age and sex, 215 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total Rural population by age and sex, 215-4 683.276 675.279 1 358.554 578.15 566.339 1 144.443 65+ 6-64 1-14 467.16 445.813 912.919 364.249 338.695 72.944 5-54 2-24 244.379 248.6 492.98 4-44 185.827 22.67 387.895 154.486 172.77 326.563 13.255 147.87 278.63 4-44 11.729 127.755 238.484 2-24 95.438 111.55 26.943 1-14 5-54 81.119 96.99 178.11 68.916 8.867 149.783-4 6-64 57.158 66.428 123.586 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 65+ 12.753 119.579 222.332 Total 3 323.797 3 399.81 6 723.598 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). * Findings are consistent with the size of the total population of each country as estimated or projected in the 212 Revision of World Population Prospects (United Nations, 213).
The Demographic Profile of Somalia International Migration International migrant stock by age and sex, 215 Age Male Female Total -4 1 566 1 54 3 16 1 397 1 399 2 796 1-14 1 9 1 115 2 124 876 977 1 853 2-24 882 919 1 81 1 6 1 5 2 65 1 246 1 33 2 279 1 317 927 2 244 4-44 1 256 762 2 18 1 59 597 1 656 5-54 836 462 1 298 57 326 896 6-64 37 235 65 143 94 237 7-74 8 66 146 75+ 93 74 167 Total 13 76 11 531 25 291 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). 75+ 7-74 6-64 5-54 4-44 2-24 1-14 -4 International migrant stock by age and sex, 215 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). Migrant stock by origin, 215 Migrant stock by destination, 215 Top 3 countries or areas of origin Top 3 countries or areas of destination Ethiopia 2 79 Kenya 488 47 Eritrea 34 Ethiopia 442 91.... Yemen 245 683 Total 25 291 Total 1 998 764 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). Remittances (millions of US dollars) Inflows (215).. Outflows (215).. Inflows as share of GDP (percentage). Source: World Bank, Annual Remittances Data (April 217). Available from http://www.worldbank. org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissues/brief/migration-remittances-data (accessed 26 September 217). Note: World Bank staff calculation based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Balance of Payments Statistics database and data releases from central banks, national statistical agencies, and World Bank country desks. Ouflow data based on numbers reported by country authorities to IMF Balance of Payments. Refugee population, end 216 Total 11 574 Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/5943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. Internally displaced persons*, end 216 Total 1 562 554 Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/5943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. * Reflect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) protected/assisted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including people in IDP-like situations. Education and Youth Unemployment Net primary school enrolment rate (percentage) Net secondary school enrolment rate (percentage) 2 21 215 2 21 215 Male...... Male...... Female...... Female...... Total...... Total...... Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Gross tertiary school enrolment ratio* (percentage) Youth unemployment rate (percentage) 2 21 215 2 21 215 Male...... Male 1.8 1.8 1.6 Female...... Female 12.4 12.4 12.4 Total...... Total 11.3 11.3 11.2 Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). * The net rate is not available. Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT, ILO Modelled Estimates, November 216. Available from http://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/wcnav_defaultselection?_afrloop=279635711213797&_afrwindowmode=&_ afrwindowid=null#!%4%4%3f_afrwindowid%3dnull%26afrloop%3d279635711213797%26 afrwindowmode%3d%26_adf.ctrl-state%3d8mvi1mek2_4 (accessed 27 September 217).
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