Demographics of Somalia

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsSunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)

Ethnic groupsSomali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)

Demographics

Total fertility rate6.26 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence6.27 % of population ages 20 to 79

Intentional homicides8.00 per 100,000 people (2012)

Total Population10.4 Million (2014)10.5 Million (2013)10.2 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.75 % (2014)1.67 % (2013)1.60 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.06 Square kilometer per capita

Population density16.4 capita per square kilometer (2014)16.5 capita per square kilometer (2013)16.0 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Mobile cellular subscriptions49.4 per 100 people (2013)22.6 per 100 people (2012)18.2 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.57 per 100 people (2013)0.39 per 100 people (2012)

Internet users1.50 per 100 people (2013)1.38 per 100 people (2012)1.25 per 100 people (2011)