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Somalia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 17,065,581 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 3.146 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 99.397 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 46.731 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 72.7 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 55.967 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.41 billion kWh (2021) #169
Consumption 0.39 billion kWh (2021) #170
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.04 billion kWh (2021) #161

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 5.93 thousand bbl/day (2021) #164
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0.2 trillion cu ft (2021) #85

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 52 (2020)
Cellular Telephones 7,653,040 (2018 est.)
Internet Users 203,366 (2016 est.)
Telephones 74,800 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Total Area637,657 sq. km
Land Area627,337 sq. km
Water Area10,320 sq. km
Coastline3,025 km
Climateprincipally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
Terrainmostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Shimbiris 2,416 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020