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Somalia

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Capital
Mogadishu
Currency
Somali shilling
Continent
Africa
Area
637,657 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1045 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic, Somali
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
19.65M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
13B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
661.17 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
18.95 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
6.01 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
58.97 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: 19.65M
Somalia · Population10.11M12.71M15.32M17.92M20.52M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · Population · people
YearSomalia
202519,654,739
202419,009,151
202318,358,615
202217,801,897
202117,271,431
202016,651,191
201916,030,971
201815,452,487
201714,916,629
201614,348,740
201513,806,963
201413,339,491
201312,869,594
201212,461,160
201112,348,830
201012,261,756
200911,961,201
200811,663,084
200711,322,582
200610,975,502

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: 13B
Somalia · GDP1.66B4.75B7.84B10.93B14.03B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · GDP · current US$
YearSomalia
202512,995,200,000.27
202411,967,000,000
202310,958,000,000
202210,203,000,000
20219,483,000,000
20208,628,000,000
20198,656,000,000
20187,873,000,000
20177,621,501,710
20166,613,743,070
20156,152,149,100
20145,728,399,720
20135,062,881,600
20124,364,670,160
20112,906,000,096.93
20102,687,807,003.74
20092,948,594,552.45
20085,913,620,292.91
20075,430,713,728.89
20065,026,743,282.04

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: 661.17
Somalia · GDP per capita175.01307.6440.19572.78705.372006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSomalia
2025661.17
2024629.54
2023596.89
2022573.14
2021549.06
2020518.16
2019539.95
2018509.5
2017510.94
2016460.93
2015445.58
2014429.43
2013393.4
2012350.26
2011235.33
2010219.2
2009246.51
2008507.04
2007479.64
2006458

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · Inflation · %
YearSomalia
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: 18.95
Somalia · Unemployment18.3318.719.0619.4219.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSomalia
202518.95
202418.95
202318.96
202219.11
202119.66
202019.41
201918.83
201818.7
201718.46
201618.61
201518.5
201418.6
201318.66
201218.77
201118.76
201018.74
200918.72
200818.71
200718.69
200618.71

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: —
Somalia · Fertility rate5.876.316.757.197.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSomalia
2025No data available
20246.01
20236.13
20226.26
20216.35
20206.45
20196.56
20186.66
20176.77
20166.88
20156.98
20147.06
20137.14
20127.21
20117.27
20107.32
20097.38
20087.42
20077.46
20067.49

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Somalia: —
Somalia · Life expectancy29.837.7645.7153.6661.622006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Somalia · Life expectancy · years
YearSomalia
2025No data available
202458.97
202358.82
202253.93
202155.7
202057.1
201957.25
201854.77
201752.19
201655.28
201555.06
201454.44
201354.02
201249.14
201132.45
201048.9
200952.1
200851.46
200750.89
200650.92
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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