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<!-- Per convention, please leave the page layout as is, with the main info on the country's ethnic groups at the top, and the statistical summary data below it. -->{{Infobox place demographics|place=[[Somalia]]|image=File:Somalia single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Somalia in 2020|size_of_population=18,100,000 (2023 est.)<ref name="unfpa.org 2023-01">{{cite web |url=https://www.unfpa.org/data/world-population/SO |title=World Population Dashboard Somalia|publisher=United Nations Population Fund |date=2023-01-01 |website=unfpa.org |access-date=2023-04-28}}</ref>|nation=Somali|major_ethnic=Somali (98%)|age_0–14_years=42.38%|age_65_years=2.27%|growth=2.42% (2022 est.)|birth=37.98 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|death=11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|net_migration=-2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=86.53 deaths/1,000 live births|life=55.72 years|life_male=53.39 years|life_female=58.12 years|fertility=6.90 children born/woman (2020)<ref name="elief"/>}}{{Culture of Somalia}} |
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Demographic features of [[Somalia]]'s inhabitants include ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, [[Religion in Somalia|religious affiliations]] and other aspects of the population. Somalia is believed to be one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa.<ref>{{Citation |last=Olanrewaju |first=Ilemobola Peter |title=Fractionality in Homogeneity? Value Differences and Cross-Cultural Conflict in Somalia |date=2014 |work=Selected Themes in African Political Studies: Political Conflict and Stability |series=Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |pages=9–23 |editor-last=Asuelime |editor-first=Lucky |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06001-9_2 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-06001-9_2 |language=en |isbn=978-3-319-06001-9 |editor2-last=Francis |editor2-first=Suzanne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Popescu |first=Alba Iulia Catrinel |date=2021 |title=SOMALIA – CASE STUDY ON THE FRAGMENTATION OF AN ETHNICALLY AND CIVILIZATIONALLY HOMOGENEOUS STATE |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1007489 |journal=Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defence University |volume=10 |language=English |issue=3 |pages=164–176 |doi=10.53477/2284-9378-21-37 |issn=2284-936X|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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The '''demographics of Somalis''' encompass the demographic features of [[Somalia]]'s inhabitants, including ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Somalia is believed to be one of the most homogeneous countries in [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. |
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==2020 survey== |
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[[Child marriage]]s, known to deprive women of opportunities to reach their full potential, have among women aged 20–24, 36 percent of total population.<ref name="elief">{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somali-health-and-demographic-survey-2020|website=reliefweb.int|date=30 April 2020|author=Govt. Somalia, [[United Nations Population Fund|UNFPA]] |title=The Somali Health and Demographic Survey 2020}}</ref> |
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The April 2020 SHDS report further unveils that [[Total fertility rate|fertility rates]] remain very high, the total fertility rate for Somalia is 6.9 children per woman, the highest in the world, which would impact planning for the next years.<ref name="elief" /> In addition, 99 percent of women have still been [[Female genital mutilation|genitally circumcised]].<ref name="elief" /> |
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==Ethnic groups== |
==Ethnic groups== |
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According to ''The Economist'', at independence Somalia was "arguably in ethnic terms the most homogeneous country in |
According to ''The Economist'', at independence Somalia was "arguably in ethnic terms the most homogeneous country in Africa" however, the publication also notes; {{Blockquote|"..its ethnic homogeneity is misleading. Despite also sharing a single language and religion, it is divided into more than 500 clans and sub-clans."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2013/05/11/the-centre-holds-but-only-just|title=The centre holds, but only just|newspaper=The Economist|date=11 May 2013|access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>}} |
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===Somalis=== |
===Somalis=== |
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[[File:Somgirharcon1.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Young [[Somali people|Somali]] women at a community event in [[Hargeisa]], [[ |
[[File:Somgirharcon1.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Young [[Somali people|Somali]] women at a community event in [[Hargeisa]], [[Somaliland]].]] |
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[[Somali people|Somalis]] constitute the largest [[ethnic group]] in Somalia, at approximately |
[[Somali people|Somalis]] constitute the largest [[ethnic group]] in Somalia, at approximately 98% of the nation's inhabitants.<ref name="2009factbook">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/Somaliland|title=Somalia|access-date=2009-05-31|date=2009-05-14|work=[[World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> They are organized into [[clan]] groupings, which are important [[Social group|social unit]]s; clan membership plays a central part in Somali [[Culture of Somalia|culture]] and [[Politics of Somalia|politics]]. Clans are [[Patrilineality|patrilineal]] and are typically divided into sub-clans, sometimes with many sub-divisions. Through the ''[[xeer]]'' system ([[customary law]]), the advanced clan structure has served governmental roles in many rural Somali communities.<ref name="Abdullahi142">{{cite book|last=Abdullahi|first=Mohamed Diriye|title=Culture and Customs of Somalia|year=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0313313334|page=[https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri/page/142 142]|url=https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri|url-access=registration}}</ref> |
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Somali society is traditionally ethnically [[endogamy|endogamous]]. So to extend ties of alliance, marriage is often to another ethnic Somali from a different clan. Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in 89 marriages contracted by men of the [[Dhulbahante]] clan, 55 (62%) were with women of [[Dhulbahante]] sub-clans other than those of their husbands; 30 (33.7%) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families ([[Isaaq]], 28; [[Gadabuursi]], 3); and 3 (4.3%) were with women of other clans of the [[Darod]] clan family ([[Marehan]] 2, [[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]] 1).<ref>Ioan M. Lewis, ''Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society'', (Red Sea Press: 1994), p.51</ref> |
Somali society is traditionally ethnically [[endogamy|endogamous]]. So to extend ties of alliance, marriage is often to another ethnic Somali from a different clan. Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in 89 marriages contracted by men of the [[Dhulbahante]] clan, 55 (62%) were with women of [[Dhulbahante]] sub-clans other than those of their husbands; 30 (33.7%) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families ([[Isaaq]], 28; [[Gadabuursi]], 3); and 3 (4.3%) were with women of other clans of the [[Darod]] clan family ([[Marehan]] 2, [[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]] 1).<ref>Ioan M. Lewis, ''Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society'', (Red Sea Press: 1994), p.51</ref> |
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====Clan structure==== |
====Clan structure==== |
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[[File:Somali Genealogy.png|thumb|right|270px|Genealogical tree of Somali clans<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schlee |first=Günther |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sd1RAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA28 |title=Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya |date=1989 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=978-0-7190-3010-9 |pages=28 |language=en}}</ref>]] |
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Certain clans are traditionally classed as noble clans, referring to their |
Certain clans are traditionally classed as noble clans, referring to their [[Pastoralism|pastoral]] lifestyle in contrast to the sedentary "Sab".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lewisfirst1=I. M.|title=A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa|date=1999|publisher=James Currey Publishers|isbn=0852552807|pages=11–14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eK6SBJIckIsC&pg=PA11|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> The noble clans are the [[Dir (clan)|Dir]], [[Darod]], [[Hawiye]] and [[Isaaq]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=State Collapse, Insurgency, and Famine in the Horn of Africa: Legitimacy and the Ongoing Somali Crisis|first=J. Peter|last=Pham|journal=The Journal of the Middle East and Africa|volume=2|issue=2|year=2011|pages=153–187|doi=10.1080/21520844.2011.617238|s2cid=154845182 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773526/Somalia_-_Clans_-_CPIN_V3.0e.pdf|title=Country Policy and Information Note Somalia: Majority clans and minority groups in south and central Somalia|publisher=Home Office|date=January 2019|pages=13–14|accessdate=6 October 2022}}</ref> Out of these clans, Dir and Hawiye are regarded as descended from [[Irir Samaale|Samaale]], the likely source of the ethnonym ''Somali (soomaali)''.<ref name="Lewis">{{cite book | last = Lewis | first = I. M. |author2=Said Samatar | title = A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa | publisher = LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster | year = 1999 | pages = 11–13 | |
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url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L2vXPfRsf04C | isbn = 3-8258-3084-5}}</ref> Darod and Isaaq have separate agnatic (paternal) traditions of descent from [[Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti]] (Sheikh Darod) and [[Ishaaq bin Ahmed]] (Sheikh Isaaq) respectively.<ref name="Lewismhs">I.M. Lewis, ''A Modern History of the Somali'', fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), p. 23</ref> Sheikh Darod and Sheikh Isaaq are asserted to have married women from the Dir clan, thus establishing [[matrilateral]] ties with the Samaale main stem.<ref name="Lewis" /> "Sab" is a term used to refer to the [[Agriculture|agricultural]] clans such as the [[Rahanweyn]], in contrast to "Samaale".<ref name="L&S">Laitin, David D. & [[Said Sheikh Samatar|Samatar, Said S.]] (1987). ''Somalia: Nation in Search of a State'', Colorado: Westview Press. {{ISBN|0-86531-555-8}}</ref> Both Samaale and Sab are the children of the father "Hiil" who is the common ancestor of all Somali clans.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Adam|first1=Hussein Mohamed|title= Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century|date=1997|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=9781569020739 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0m9yAAAAMAAJ|access-date=9 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Carmichael |first=Leah L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1J4qEAAAQBAJ&dq=rahanweyn+yemen&pg=PA196 |title=Is International Law Even Law?: International Law from an International Relations Perspective |date=2021-05-07 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-7936-2872-5 |pages=196 |language=en}}</ref> |
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A few clans in the southern part of [[Greater Somalia]] do not belong to the major clans, but came to be associated with them and were eventually adopted into one of the confederations. |
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A few clans in the southern part of [[Greater Somalia]] do not belong to the major clans, but came to be associated with them and were eventually adopted into one of their confederations: Gaalje'el in [[Hiran, Somalia|Hiran]] and elsewhere in central Somalia traces its paternal descent to Gardheere Samaale;<ref name=":022">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0m9yAAAAMAAJ|title=Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century|last1=Adam|first1=Hussein Mohamed|last2=Ford|first2=Richard|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=9781569020739|page=127|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=121|language=en}}</ref> [[Garre]] in the [[Somali Region]] and [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern Province]] is divided into two branches: Tuuf claiming itself to be Garre Gardheere Samaale,<ref name=":422">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=130|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":032">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8D0gYZZVKEC|title=Voice and Power|last1=Hayward|first1=R. J.|last2=Lewis|first2=I. M.|date=2005-08-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135751753|page=242|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">The Quranyo section of the Garre claim descent from Dirr, who are born of the Irrir Samal. UNDP Paper in Keyna http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf</ref> and Quranyow, who married Tuuf's daughter, is of Mahamed Hiniftir Mahe Dir lineage;<ref name=":032"/><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Dynamics and Trends of Conflict in Greater Mandera|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf|publisher=Amani Papers|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=122|language=en}}</ref> Degoodi in the Somali Region and North Eastern Province is related to Gaaje'el as Saransoor and traces its patrilineage to Gardheere Samaale;<ref name=":022"/><ref name=":22"/> Hawaadle in Hiran belongs to the Meyle Samaale;<ref name=":022"/><ref name=":22"/> Ajuraan in the North Eastern Province claim descent from Maqaarre Samaale<ref name=":422"/> and [[Sheekhaal]] acknowledges descent from Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]], also known as ''Fiqi Umar''.<ref>Richard Burton, ''First Footsteps in East Africa'', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165</ref> Thus, the Gaalje'el, Garre, Degoodi Ajuraan and Hawaadle are said to have patrilateral ties with the Dir and Hawiye through Samaale to [[Aqil ibn Abi Talib]] (a cousin of the prophet [[Muhammad]] and brother of [[Ali]]), whereas the Sheekhaal traces descent to a different forefather than the Samaale progeny, but ultimately also to Aqil ibn Abi Talib. The Sheekhaal (var. Sheikhaal (Arabic: شيخال), also known as Fiqi Omar, is a Somali clan. A Group members of hawiye major clan (Martiile Hiraab) inhabit Somalia, Ethiopia Djibouti and with considerable numbers also found in the Northern Frontier District (NFD) in Kenya. |
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The [[Garre]] clan in [[Somali Region|Ethiopia (Somali Region)]] and [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|Kenya (North Eastern Province)]] is divided into two branches: The Tuuf who claim descent from Garre Gardheere Samaale,<ref name=":422">{{Cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Ali Jimale |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC |title=The Invention of Somalia |date=1995-01-01 |publisher=The Red Sea Press |isbn=9780932415998 |page=130 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":032">{{Cite book |last1=Hayward |first1=R. J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8D0gYZZVKEC |title=Voice and Power |last2=Lewis |first2=I. M. |date=2005-08-17 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135751753 |page=242 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">The Quranyo section of the Garre claim descent from Dirr, who are born of the Irrir Samal. UNDP Paper in Keyna http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517092837/http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf|date=2018-05-17}}</ref> and Quranyow who married Tuuf's daughter, who is of the lineage Mahamed Hiniftir Mahe Dir.<ref name=":032" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Dynamics and Trends of Conflict in Greater Mandera |url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517092837/http://www.undp.org/content/dam/kenya/docs/Amani%20Papers/AP_Volume1_n2_May2010.pdf |archive-date=17 May 2018 |access-date=25 June 2016 |publisher=Amani Papers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Ali Jimale |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC |title=The Invention of Somalia |date=1995-01-01 |publisher=The Red Sea Press |isbn=9780932415998 |page=122 |language=en}}</ref> Likewise, the [[Gaalje'el]] in [[Hirshabelle State|Hirshabelle]] and elsewhere in central Somalia also trace paternal descent to Gardheere Samaale.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0m9yAAAAMAAJ|title=Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century|last1=Adam|first1=Hussein Mohamed|last2=Ford|first2=Richard|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=9781569020739|page=127|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=121|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The Digil and Mirifle ([[Rahanweyn]]) are |
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The [[Degoodi]] in the Somali Region and North Eastern Province are related to Gaalje'el as the Saransoor trace patrilineage to Gardheere Samaale.<ref name=":022" /><ref name=":22" /> The [[Ajuran (clan)|Ajuran]] claim descent from Maqaarre Samaale<ref name=":422" /> whilst the [[Hawadle]] in [[Hiran, Somalia|Hiran]] belong to Meyle Samaale.<ref name=":022" /><ref name=":22" /> Thus, the Garre, Gaalje'el, Degoodi, Ajuran and Hawadle are all said to have patrilateral ties with the Dir and Hawiye through Samaale to [[Aqil ibn Abi Talib]] (a cousin of [[Muhammad]] and a brother of [[Ali]]). |
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⚫ | A third group, the occupational clans, are treated as outcasts. They can only marry among themselves |
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The [[Sheekhaal]] acknowledge descent from Sheikh [[Abadir Umar Ar-Rida]], also known as ''Fiqi Umar''.<ref>Richard Burton, ''First Footsteps in East Africa'', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 165</ref> The Sheekhaal clan (Arabic: شيخال), is a Somali clan and a group member of the confederation (Martiile Hiraab) inhabiting Somalia, Ethiopia and with considerable numbers also found in the [[Northern Frontier District|Northern Frontier District (NFD)]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gundel |first=Joakim |date=2009 |title=Clans in Somalia |url=https://lansinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/4b29f5e82.pdf |journal=Austrian Red Cross |volume=Revised Edition |pages=19}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The Digil and Mirifle ([[Rahanweyn]]) are agro-pastoral clans in the areas between [[Bay, Somalia|Bay]] and [[Bakool]]. Many do not follow a [[nomad]]ic lifestyle, live further south, and speak [[Af-Maay|Maay]]. Although in the past frequently classified as a [[Somali dialect]], more recent research by the linguist [[Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi]] suggests that Maay constitutes a separate but closely related [[Afroasiatic language|Afro-Asiatic]] language of the [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] branch.<ref name="Abdullahi9">{{cite book|last=Abdullahi|first=Mohamed Diriye|title=Culture and Customs of Somalia|year=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0313313334|page=[https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri/page/9 9]|url=https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri|url-access=registration}}</ref> |
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⚫ | A third group, the occupational clans, are treated as outcasts. They can only marry among themselves. They live in their settlements among the nomadic populations in the north and used to perform specialized occupations such as [[metalworking]], [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]] and [[hunting]].<ref name="L&S" /> These minority Somali clans include the Gaboye [[Tumaal]], [[Yibir]], Jaji and Yahar. |
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====Clans and sub-clans==== |
====Clans and sub-clans==== |
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[[File:Richard Burton's route to Harar.jpg|thumb|An old map of [[Richard Francis Burton|Richard Burton]]'s route to [[Harar]] features one of the earliest depictions of Somali clan settlements.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/firstfootstepsi00burtgoog|title=First Footsteps in East Africa|last=Burton|first=Richard|publisher=Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans|year=1856|edition=1st}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Richard Burton's route to Harar.jpg|thumb|An old map of [[Richard Francis Burton|Richard Burton]]'s route to [[Harar]] features one of the earliest depictions of Somali clan settlements.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/firstfootstepsi00burtgoog|title=First Footsteps in East Africa|last=Burton|first=Richard|publisher=Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans|year=1856|edition=1st}}</ref>]] |
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[[File:Somali_clans_map.jpg|thumb|A contemporary map showing the Somali clans and their territories]] |
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[[File:Somalia ethnic grps 2002.jpg|alt=|thumb|400x400px|Geographic location of Somali clans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/somalia.html|title=Somalia Maps - Perry–Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online|website=www.lib.utexas.edu|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>]] |
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There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as given here are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted. |
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as given here are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted. |
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====Major clans==== |
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⚫ | **Somal,<ref name=":032" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Surre (clan)|Surre]],<ref name=":022" /> Barsug,<ref name=":022" /> Madigan, [[Gurre]], [[Bimaal]], [[Gurgura]], [[Gadabuursi]], [[Issa (clan)|Issa]]<ref name=":022" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081350/http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-16 }} Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure], p. 43; and Worldbank [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts], pp. 56–58</ref> |
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* [[Darod]] |
* [[Darod]] |
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** [[Awrtable]], [[ |
** [[Awrtable]], [[Harti]], [[Majeerteen]], [[Dhulbahante]], [[Warsangeli]], [[Deshiishe]], [[Jidwaq]], [[Leelkase]], [[Marehan]], [[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]], [[Geri Koombe]] |
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* [[Hawiye]] (Irir son of Samaale) |
* [[Hawiye]] (Irir son of Samaale) |
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**[[Abgaal|Abgal]], [[Mudulood]] clan (s), Gugundhabe, Xawaadle, Sheekhaal loobage, Baadi Cade, Jajeele, Geel-Jecel, Duduble, [[Habar Gidir]] |
**[[Abgaal|Abgal]], [[Mudulood]] clan (s), Gugundhabe, Gorgaate[[Hawadle|Xawaadle]], Mohamed(madhiban)Gorgarte,Sheekhaal loobage, Baadi Cade, Jajeele, Geel-Jecel, [[Duduble]], [[Habar Gidir]], [[Murusade]], [[Karanle]], |
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Mohamed Gorgate<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Rahanweyn]] |
* [[Rahanweyn]] |
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** Digil |
** Digil (Non-Mirifle) |
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*** Dabarre, |
*** Dabarre, Iroole, Jiido, [[Garre]], [[Tunni]], [[Geledi]], Shanta Aleemo |
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** Mirifle |
** Mirifle |
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***Sagaal: Geeladle, Jilible, Gasaargude, Gawaweeyn |
*** Sagaal: Geeladle, Jilible, Gasaargude, Gawaweeyn, Luwaay, Hadame, Yantaar, Hubeer |
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*** Siyeed: Elaay. Leysaan, Eemid, Diisow, Yalaale, Qoomaal, Maalin Wiing, Harin, Jiron, Reer Dumaal, Garwaale and Haraw |
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* [[Saransoor|Saransor]] |
* [[Saransoor|Saransor]] |
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** Isse, |
** Isse, Masare, [[Gaalje'el|Gaaljecel]], [[Degodia (Clan)|Degodia]]<ref name=":022" /> |
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* [[Mayle]] |
* [[Mayle (clan)|Mayle]] |
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**[[Hawadle]]<ref name=":22" /> |
** [[Hawadle]]<ref name=":22" /> |
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* Gardheere Samaale |
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** Cowrmale known as Coormale Ibraahim |
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===Other ethnic groups=== |
===Other ethnic groups=== |
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Non-Somali ethnic minority groups make up about |
Non-Somali ethnic minority groups make up about 5% of the nation's population.<ref name=2009factbook/> They include [[Arabs]], [[Bantus (Somalia)|Bantus]] & [[Bajuni people|Bajunis]]. |
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==Languages== |
==Languages== |
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{{main|Languages of Somalia}} |
{{main|Languages of Somalia}} |
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[[File:Shaxmednuradc1.ogg|thumb|right|180x180px|Speech sample in [[Somali language|Standard Somali]].]] |
[[File:Shaxmednuradc1.ogg|thumb|right|180x180px|Speech sample in [[Somali language|Standard Somali]].]] |
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[[Somali language|Somali]] |
[[Somali language|Somali]] is the official language of Somalia. It is the [[first language|mother tongue]] of Somalis, the nation's most populous ethnic group.<ref name="factbook">{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Somalia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|location=Langley, Virginia|year=2011|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|access-date=2011-10-05}}</ref> The language is a member of the [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] branch of the [[Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] family.<ref>I. M. Lewis, ''Peoples of the Horn of Africa: Somalis, [[Afar people|Afar]] and Saho'', (Red Sea Press: 1998), p. 11.</ref> |
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In addition to Somali, Arabic, which is also an Afroasiatic tongue,<ref name="Dubnov">Helena Dubnov, ''A grammatical sketch of Somali'', (Kِppe: 2003), pp. 70–71.</ref> is |
In addition to Somali, [[Arabic]], which is also an Afroasiatic tongue,<ref name="Dubnov">Helena Dubnov, ''A grammatical sketch of Somali'', (Kِppe: 2003), pp. 70–71.</ref> is another official language in Somalia. Many speak it due to centuries-old ties with the [[Arab world]], the far-reaching influence of the Arabic media, and religious education.<ref name="Dubnov"/><ref name="PutnamNoor">Diana Briton Putman, Mohamood Cabdi Noor, ''The Somalis: their history and culture'', (Center for Applied Linguistics: 1993), p. 15.: "Somalis speak Somali. Many people also speak Arabic, and educated Somalis usually speak either English or Italian as well. Swahili may also be spoken in coastal areas near Kenya."</ref><ref name="MacDonald">Fiona MacDonald et al., ''Peoples of Africa'', Volume 10, (Marshall Cavendish: 2000), p. 178.</ref> |
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[[English language|English]] is widely used and taught. |
[[English language|English]] is widely used and taught. Other minority languages include [[Bravanese dialect|Bravanese]], a variant of the [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] [[Swahili language]] that is spoken along the southern coast by the [[Bravanese people]], as well as [[Bajuni dialect|Bajuni]], another Swahili dialect that is the mother tongue of the [[Bajuni people|Bajuni]] ethnic minority group. |
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==Population== |
==Population== |
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[[File:Somalia, Estimated Population 1950-2021; UN, World Population Prospects 2022.svg|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Somalia, Estimated Population 1950-2021; UN, World Population Prospects 2022.svg|alt=|thumb|300px|Estimated Population 1950–2021; UN, World Population Prospects 2022]] |
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According to {{UN_Population|source}}, the total population was {{UN_Population|Somalia}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to 2,264,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 44.9%, 52.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010"> |
According to {{UN_Population|source}}, the total population was {{UN_Population|Somalia}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to 2,264,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 44.9%, 52.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{Cite press release |title = World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision |date = 2011-05-03 |publisher = [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]], Population Division |url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Other-Information/Press_Release_WPP2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506084513/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Other-Information/Press_Release_WPP2010.pdf |archive-date = 2011-05-06 |url-status = deviated}}</ref> |
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==Vital statistics== |
==Vital statistics== |
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[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -Somalia -diff.png|thumb|300px|Life expectancy in Somalia since 1960 by gender]] |
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Registration of vital events in Somalia is incomplete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=2741:2812|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref> |
Registration of vital events in Somalia is incomplete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=2741:2812|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref> |
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| 780 000 |
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| colspan="11" style="text-align:left;" | * <small> CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)</small> |
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The following demographic are from the [[CIA World Factbook]]<ref name=".cia.gov">{{citation|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|title= The World FactBook |
The following demographic are from the [[CIA World Factbook]]<ref name=".cia.gov">{{citation|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|title= The World FactBook – Somalia|date=2022|work=[[The World Factbook]]}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> unless otherwise indicated. |
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===Population=== |
===Population=== |
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:18,100,000 (2023 est.)<ref name="unfpa.org 2023-01"/> |
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:11,259,029 (July 2018 est.) |
:11,259,029 (July 2018 est.) |
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:10,428,043 (2014 est.) |
:10,428,043 (2014 est.) |
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:13.91 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
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===Total fertility rate=== |
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:5.22 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 8th |
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:5.31 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 9th |
:5.31 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 9th |
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:5.7 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th |
:5.7 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th |
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:6.9% (2018/19) |
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===Dependency ratios=== |
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:Total dependency ratio: 97.4 (2015 est.) |
:Total dependency ratio: 97.4 (2015 est.) |
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:Youth dependency ratio: 92.1 (2015 est.) |
:Youth dependency ratio: 92.1 (2015 est.) |
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{{main|List of cities in Somalia by population}} |
{{main|List of cities in Somalia by population}} |
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:urban population: 47.3% of total population (2022) |
:urban population: 47.3% of total population (2022) |
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:rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change ( |
:rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2020–25 est.) |
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:Urban population: 45% of total population (2018) |
:Urban population: 45% of total population (2018) |
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:Rate of urbanization: 4.23% annual rate of change ( |
:Rate of urbanization: 4.23% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.) |
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:''Urban population:'' 37.7% of total population (2011) |
:''Urban population:'' 37.7% of total population (2011) |
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:''Rate of [[urbanization]]:'' 3.79 annual rate of change ( |
:''Rate of [[urbanization]]:'' 3.79 annual rate of change (2010–15 est.) |
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===Sex ratio=== |
===Sex ratio=== |
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0.1% (2017 est.) |
0.1% (2017 est.) |
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;HIV/AIDS |
;HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS |
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11,000 (2017 est.) |
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===Ethnic groups=== |
===Ethnic groups=== |
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*[[Somalis|Somali]] |
*[[Somalis|Somali]] 90%<ref name="CIASO">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|title= Africa – SOMALIA|date= 24 January 2023|publisher= CIA The World Factbook}}</ref> |
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*[[Bantu Somali|Bantu]] and other non-Somali 10%. |
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===Languages=== |
===Languages=== |
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*[[Somali language|Somali]] (official)<ref name="CIASO"/> |
*[[Somali language|Somali]] (official)<ref name="CIASO"/> |
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*[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (official)<ref name="Frspc2">{{cite web |title=The Federal Republic of Somalia - Provisional Constitution |url=http://www.somaliweyn.com/pages/news/Aug_12/Somalia_Constitution_English_FOR_WEB.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124010543/http://www.somaliweyn.com/pages/news/Aug_12/Somalia_Constitution_English_FOR_WEB.pdf |archive-date=24 January 2013 |access-date=10 September 2012 |quote=The official language of the Federal Republic of Somalia is Somali (Maay and Maxaa-tiri), and Arabic is the second language.}}</ref> |
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*[[Arabic language|Arabic]] |
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*[[English language|English]] |
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===Literacy=== |
===Literacy=== |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Somalia}} |
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* [[Somalia]] |
* [[Somalia]] |
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* [[Demographics of Djibouti]] |
* [[Demographics of Djibouti]] |
Latest revision as of 00:16, 27 November 2024
Demographics of Somalia | |
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Population | 18,100,000 (2023 est.)[1] |
Growth rate | 2.42% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 37.98 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 55.72 years |
• male | 53.39 years |
• female | 58.12 years |
Fertility rate | 6.90 children born/woman (2020)[2] |
Infant mortality rate | 86.53 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 42.38% |
65 and over | 2.27% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Somali |
Major ethnic | Somali (98%) |
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Demographic features of Somalia's inhabitants include ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Somalia is believed to be one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa.[3][4]
2020 survey
Child marriages, known to deprive women of opportunities to reach their full potential, have among women aged 20–24, 36 percent of total population.[2]
The April 2020 SHDS report further unveils that fertility rates remain very high, the total fertility rate for Somalia is 6.9 children per woman, the highest in the world, which would impact planning for the next years.[2] In addition, 99 percent of women have still been genitally circumcised.[2]
Ethnic groups
According to The Economist, at independence Somalia was "arguably in ethnic terms the most homogeneous country in Africa" however, the publication also notes;
"..its ethnic homogeneity is misleading. Despite also sharing a single language and religion, it is divided into more than 500 clans and sub-clans."[5]
Somalis
Somalis constitute the largest ethnic group in Somalia, at approximately 98% of the nation's inhabitants.[6] They are organized into clan groupings, which are important social units; clan membership plays a central part in Somali culture and politics. Clans are patrilineal and are typically divided into sub-clans, sometimes with many sub-divisions. Through the xeer system (customary law), the advanced clan structure has served governmental roles in many rural Somali communities.[7]
Somali society is traditionally ethnically endogamous. So to extend ties of alliance, marriage is often to another ethnic Somali from a different clan. Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in 89 marriages contracted by men of the Dhulbahante clan, 55 (62%) were with women of Dhulbahante sub-clans other than those of their husbands; 30 (33.7%) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families (Isaaq, 28; Gadabuursi, 3); and 3 (4.3%) were with women of other clans of the Darod clan family (Marehan 2, Ogaden 1).[8]
Clan structure
Certain clans are traditionally classed as noble clans, referring to their pastoral lifestyle in contrast to the sedentary "Sab".[10] The noble clans are the Dir, Darod, Hawiye and Isaaq.[11][12] Out of these clans, Dir and Hawiye are regarded as descended from Samaale, the likely source of the ethnonym Somali (soomaali).[13] Darod and Isaaq have separate agnatic (paternal) traditions of descent from Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti (Sheikh Darod) and Ishaaq bin Ahmed (Sheikh Isaaq) respectively.[14] Sheikh Darod and Sheikh Isaaq are asserted to have married women from the Dir clan, thus establishing matrilateral ties with the Samaale main stem.[13] "Sab" is a term used to refer to the agricultural clans such as the Rahanweyn, in contrast to "Samaale".[15] Both Samaale and Sab are the children of the father "Hiil" who is the common ancestor of all Somali clans.[16][17]
A few clans in the southern part of Greater Somalia do not belong to the major clans, but came to be associated with them and were eventually adopted into one of the confederations.
The Garre clan in Ethiopia (Somali Region) and Kenya (North Eastern Province) is divided into two branches: The Tuuf who claim descent from Garre Gardheere Samaale,[18][19][20] and Quranyow who married Tuuf's daughter, who is of the lineage Mahamed Hiniftir Mahe Dir.[19][21][22] Likewise, the Gaalje'el in Hirshabelle and elsewhere in central Somalia also trace paternal descent to Gardheere Samaale.[23][24]
The Degoodi in the Somali Region and North Eastern Province are related to Gaalje'el as the Saransoor trace patrilineage to Gardheere Samaale.[23][24] The Ajuran claim descent from Maqaarre Samaale[18] whilst the Hawadle in Hiran belong to Meyle Samaale.[23][24] Thus, the Garre, Gaalje'el, Degoodi, Ajuran and Hawadle are all said to have patrilateral ties with the Dir and Hawiye through Samaale to Aqil ibn Abi Talib (a cousin of Muhammad and a brother of Ali).
The Sheekhaal acknowledge descent from Sheikh Abadir Umar Ar-Rida, also known as Fiqi Umar.[25] The Sheekhaal clan (Arabic: شيخال), is a Somali clan and a group member of the confederation (Martiile Hiraab) inhabiting Somalia, Ethiopia and with considerable numbers also found in the Northern Frontier District (NFD).[26]
The Digil and Mirifle (Rahanweyn) are agro-pastoral clans in the areas between Bay and Bakool. Many do not follow a nomadic lifestyle, live further south, and speak Maay. Although in the past frequently classified as a Somali dialect, more recent research by the linguist Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi suggests that Maay constitutes a separate but closely related Afro-Asiatic language of the Cushitic branch.[27]
A third group, the occupational clans, are treated as outcasts. They can only marry among themselves. They live in their settlements among the nomadic populations in the north and used to perform specialized occupations such as metalworking, tanning and hunting.[15] These minority Somali clans include the Gaboye Tumaal, Yibir, Jaji and Yahar.
Clans and sub-clans
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as given here are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted.
Major clans
Mohamed Gorgate[30]
Minor clans
- Asharaf, Barawani, Jareerweyne, Bajuni, Benadiri, Carab Salaax, Sheekhal Jazira, Qudub, Looboge, Muse clan, Tumaal, Yibir[31]
Other ethnic groups
Non-Somali ethnic minority groups make up about 5% of the nation's population.[6] They include Arabs, Bantus & Bajunis.
Languages
Somali is the official language of Somalia. It is the mother tongue of Somalis, the nation's most populous ethnic group.[32] The language is a member of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family.[33]
In addition to Somali, Arabic, which is also an Afroasiatic tongue,[34] is another official language in Somalia. Many speak it due to centuries-old ties with the Arab world, the far-reaching influence of the Arabic media, and religious education.[34][35][36]
English is widely used and taught. Other minority languages include Bravanese, a variant of the Bantu Swahili language that is spoken along the southern coast by the Bravanese people, as well as Bajuni, another Swahili dialect that is the mother tongue of the Bajuni ethnic minority group.
Population
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[37][38], the total population was 17,065,581 in 2021, compared to 2,264,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 44.9%, 52.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older.[39]
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events in Somalia is incomplete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates:[40]
Year | Population | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* | Life expectancy (years) |
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1950 | 2 213 000 | 112 000 | 50 000 | 62 000 | 50.5 | 22.4 | 28.1 | 7.25 | 152.1 | 41.40 |
1951 | 2 276 000 | 114 000 | 51 000 | 62 000 | 49.9 | 22.6 | 27.3 | 7.25 | 151.4 | 41.52 |
1952 | 2 339 000 | 116 000 | 53 000 | 63 000 | 49.4 | 22.5 | 26.8 | 7.25 | 150.1 | 41.74 |
1953 | 2 402 000 | 117 000 | 54 000 | 64 000 | 48.9 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 148.8 | 41.97 |
1954 | 2 466 000 | 119 000 | 55 000 | 65 000 | 48.5 | 22.3 | 26.2 | 7.25 | 147.6 | 42.19 |
1955 | 2 530 000 | 122 000 | 56 000 | 66 000 | 48.0 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 7.25 | 146.3 | 42.40 |
1956 | 2 595 000 | 124 000 | 57 000 | 67 000 | 47.7 | 21.9 | 25.8 | 7.25 | 145.1 | 42.62 |
1957 | 2 662 000 | 126 000 | 58 000 | 68 000 | 47.4 | 21.7 | 25.7 | 7.25 | 143.9 | 42.83 |
1958 | 2 729 000 | 129 000 | 59 000 | 70 000 | 47.1 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 7.25 | 142.7 | 43.04 |
1959 | 2 798 000 | 131 000 | 60 000 | 71 000 | 46.8 | 21.3 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 141.6 | 43.25 |
1960 | 2 871 000 | 134 000 | 61 000 | 73 000 | 46.6 | 21.1 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 140.4 | 43.45 |
1961 | 2 946 000 | 137 000 | 62 000 | 75 000 | 46.4 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 7.25 | 139.8 | 43.56 |
1962 | 3 023 000 | 140 000 | 63 000 | 77 000 | 46.2 | 20.7 | 25.4 | 7.26 | 138.1 | 43.88 |
1963 | 3 102 000 | 143 000 | 64 000 | 79 000 | 46.0 | 20.5 | 25.4 | 7.26 | 137.0 | 44.10 |
1964 | 3 184 000 | 146 000 | 65 000 | 81 000 | 45.8 | 20.4 | 25.4 | 7.26 | 135.9 | 44.30 |
1965 | 3 268 000 | 149 000 | 66 000 | 83 000 | 45.7 | 20.2 | 25.5 | 7.26 | 134.6 | 44.54 |
1966 | 3 354 000 | 153 000 | 67 000 | 86 000 | 45.5 | 20.0 | 25.6 | 7.26 | 133.5 | 44.76 |
1967 | 3 442 000 | 156 000 | 68 000 | 88 000 | 45.4 | 19.8 | 25.6 | 7.25 | 132.4 | 44.97 |
1968 | 3 532 000 | 160 000 | 69 000 | 91 000 | 45.3 | 19.6 | 25.7 | 7.23 | 131.4 | 45.17 |
1969 | 3 625 000 | 164 000 | 71 000 | 93 000 | 45.2 | 19.5 | 25.8 | 7.21 | 130.4 | 45.37 |
1970 | 3 721 000 | 168 000 | 72 000 | 96 000 | 45.2 | 19.3 | 25.9 | 7.18 | 129.4 | 45.56 |
1971 | 3 818 000 | 173 000 | 73 000 | 99 000 | 45.2 | 19.2 | 26.0 | 7.15 | 128.4 | 45.75 |
1972 | 3 918 000 | 177 000 | 75 000 | 103 000 | 45.2 | 19.0 | 26.2 | 7.12 | 127.5 | 45.94 |
1973 | 4 022 000 | 182 000 | 76 000 | 106 000 | 45.2 | 18.9 | 26.3 | 7.09 | 126.5 | 46.13 |
1974 | 4 126 000 | 187 000 | 86 000 | 101 000 | 45.3 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 7.06 | 137.8 | 43.82 |
1975 | 4 228 000 | 192 000 | 86 000 | 106 000 | 45.5 | 20.4 | 25.1 | 7.03 | 135.9 | 44.18 |
1976 | 4 334 000 | 198 000 | 87 000 | 111 000 | 45.7 | 20.1 | 25.5 | 7.02 | 134.0 | 44.57 |
1977 | 4 450 000 | 204 000 | 82 000 | 122 000 | 45.8 | 18.3 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 122.6 | 46.92 |
1978 | 4 778 000 | 214 000 | 84 000 | 130 000 | 46.8 | 18.4 | 28.4 | 7.13 | 121.7 | 46.95 |
1979 | 5 409 000 | 241 000 | 93 000 | 148 000 | 47.1 | 18.2 | 28.8 | 7.16 | 120.7 | 47.31 |
1980 | 5 892 000 | 277 000 | 106 000 | 171 000 | 47.3 | 18.1 | 29.2 | 7.18 | 119.8 | 47.49 |
1981 | 5 935 000 | 291 000 | 110 000 | 181 000 | 47.7 | 18.1 | 29.7 | 7.23 | 119.0 | 47.67 |
1982 | 5 952 000 | 286 000 | 107 000 | 179 000 | 48.0 | 18.0 | 30.0 | 7.25 | 118.2 | 47.83 |
1983 | 6 143 000 | 296 000 | 109 000 | 187 000 | 48.3 | 17.8 | 30.5 | 7.28 | 116.6 | 48.17 |
1984 | 6 369 000 | 307 000 | 112 000 | 196 000 | 48.5 | 17.6 | 30.9 | 7.30 | 115.2 | 48.46 |
1985 | 6 631 000 | 322 000 | 117 000 | 205 000 | 48.7 | 17.7 | 31.0 | 7.33 | 114.8 | 48.28 |
1986 | 6 909 000 | 336 000 | 121 000 | 215 000 | 48.9 | 17.6 | 31.2 | 7.35 | 114.1 | 48.37 |
1987 | 7 158 000 | 351 000 | 124 000 | 227 000 | 49.0 | 17.3 | 31.7 | 7.37 | 113.1 | 48.90 |
1988 | 7 160 000 | 362 000 | 151 000 | 211 000 | 49.1 | 20.5 | 28.6 | 7.40 | 115.8 | 43.84 |
1989 | 7 035 000 | 352 000 | 131 000 | 221 000 | 49.2 | 18.3 | 30.8 | 7.42 | 110.1 | 46.72 |
1990 | 6 999 000 | 349 000 | 128 000 | 221 000 | 49.0 | 18.0 | 31.0 | 7.44 | 108.3 | 47.11 |
1991 | 6 733 000 | 346 000 | 284 000 | 63 000 | 49.4 | 40.5 | 8.9 | 7.47 | 237.4 | 26.57 |
1992 | 6 428 000 | 327 000 | 251 000 | 76 000 | 50.2 | 38.6 | 11.7 | 7.50 | 236.3 | 27.31 |
1993 | 6 621 000 | 328 000 | 101 000 | 227 000 | 50.4 | 15.5 | 34.9 | 7.53 | 104.6 | 50.65 |
1994 | 6 960 000 | 351 000 | 111 000 | 240 000 | 50.3 | 15.9 | 34.4 | 7.54 | 105.1 | 50.33 |
1995 | 7 211 000 | 360 000 | 113 000 | 247 000 | 50.1 | 15.8 | 34.4 | 7.58 | 104.5 | 50.60 |
1996 | 7 472 000 | 376 000 | 119 000 | 257 000 | 50.1 | 15.9 | 34.2 | 7.62 | 104.8 | 50.45 |
1997 | 7 734 000 | 388 000 | 124 000 | 264 000 | 50.3 | 16.1 | 34.2 | 7.66 | 106.8 | 50.20 |
1998 | 8 057 000 | 403 000 | 127 000 | 276 000 | 50.2 | 15.8 | 34.4 | 7.65 | 104.6 | 50.66 |
1999 | 8 384 000 | 419 000 | 133 000 | 286 000 | 50.1 | 15.9 | 34.2 | 7.63 | 104.7 | 50.53 |
2000 | 8 721 000 | 434 000 | 137 000 | 297 000 | 49.9 | 15.8 | 34.1 | 7.61 | 104.6 | 50.66 |
2001 | 9 071 000 | 450 000 | 142 000 | 308 000 | 49.7 | 15.7 | 34.0 | 7.58 | 104.4 | 50.74 |
2002 | 9 411 000 | 467 000 | 148 000 | 320 000 | 49.7 | 15.7 | 34.0 | 7.58 | 104.4 | 50.73 |
2003 | 9 758 000 | 482 000 | 153 000 | 329 000 | 49.4 | 15.7 | 33.7 | 7.55 | 104.5 | 50.61 |
2004 | 10 117 000 | 498 000 | 159 000 | 339 000 | 49.2 | 15.7 | 33.5 | 7.52 | 104.6 | 50.54 |
2005 | 10 467 000 | 513 000 | 163 000 | 350 000 | 49.0 | 15.6 | 33.4 | 7.48 | 104.4 | 50.66 |
2006 | 10 785 000 | 527 000 | 168 000 | 359 000 | 48.7 | 15.6 | 33.2 | 7.46 | 104.1 | 50.60 |
2007 | 11 118 000 | 539 000 | 173 000 | 366 000 | 48.5 | 15.5 | 32.9 | 7.42 | 103.5 | 50.52 |
2008 | 11 445 000 | 555 000 | 174 000 | 381 000 | 48.2 | 15.1 | 33.1 | 7.39 | 101.3 | 51.12 |
2009 | 11 730 000 | 565 000 | 172 000 | 393 000 | 47.9 | 14.6 | 33.4 | 7.34 | 98.7 | 51.85 |
2010 | 12 027 000 | 576 000 | 185 000 | 390 000 | 47.7 | 15.4 | 32.3 | 7.30 | 102.5 | 50.56 |
2011 | 12 217 000 | 589 000 | 184 000 | 405 000 | 47.5 | 14.9 | 32.7 | 7.26 | 100.0 | 51.30 |
2012 | 12 440 000 | 590 000 | 169 000 | 420 000 | 47.3 | 13.6 | 33.7 | 7.20 | 91.4 | 53.16 |
2013 | 12 852 000 | 604 000 | 169 000 | 435 000 | 47.0 | 13.1 | 33.9 | 7.13 | 88.7 | 53.84 |
2014 | 13 309 000 | 622 000 | 170 000 | 452 000 | 46.7 | 12.8 | 33.9 | 7.06 | 86.1 | 54.28 |
2015 | 13 764 000 | 640 000 | 171 000 | 469 000 | 46.5 | 12.4 | 34.0 | 6.98 | 83.9 | 54.86 |
2016 | 14 293 000 | 657 000 | 175 000 | 482 000 | 46.2 | 12.3 | 33.9 | 6.89 | 82.0 | 55.04 |
2017 | 14 864 000 | 675 000 | 177 000 | 498 000 | 45.5 | 11.9 | 33.6 | 6.74 | 79.8 | 55.65 |
2018 | 15 411 000 | 693 000 | 176 000 | 516 000 | 45.0 | 11.4 | 33.5 | 6.63 | 77.2 | 56.38 |
2019 | 15 981 000 | 711 000 | 176 000 | 535 000 | 44.6 | 11.0 | 33.5 | 6.53 | 75.0 | 57.08 |
2020 | 16 537 000 | 728 000 | 188 000 | 540 000 | 44.0 | 11.4 | 32.6 | 6.42 | 72.9 | 55.97 |
2021 | 17 271 000 | 762 000 | 195 000 | 566 000 | 44.1 | 11.3 | 32.8 | 6.35 | 70.0 | 57.2 |
2022 | 17 802 000 | 780 000 | 228 000 | 551 000 | 43.8 | 12.8 | 31.0 | 6.26 | 86.7 | 53.9 |
2023 | 18 356 000 | 789 000 | 181 000 | 608 000 | 43.0 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 6.13 | 66.3 | 58.8 |
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) |
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Demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review.[41]
- One birth every 46 seconds
- One death every 3 minutes
- One net migrant every 16 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 1 minutes
The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook[42] unless otherwise indicated.
Population
- 18,100,000 (2023 est.)[1]
- 11,259,029 (July 2018 est.)
- 10,428,043 (2014 est.)
Religions
Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 42.38% (male 2,488,604/female 2,493,527)
- 15-24 years: 19.81% (male 1,167,807/female 1,161,040)
- 25-54 years: 30.93% (male 1,881,094/female 1,755,166)
- 55-64 years: 4.61% (male 278,132/female 264,325)
- 65 years and over: 2.27% (2020 est.) (male 106,187/female 161,242)
- 0-14 years: 42.87% (male 2,410,215 /female 2,416,629)
- 15-24 years: 19.35% (male 1,097,358 /female 1,081,762)
- 25-54 years: 31.23% (male 1,821,823 /female 1,694,873)
- 55-64 years: 4.35% (male 245,744 /female 243,893)
- 65 years and over: 2.19% (male 95,845 /female 150,887) (2018 est.)
Birth rate
- 37.98 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 8th
- 39.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 9th
- 40.87 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate
- 11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 17th
- 12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
- 13.91 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 5.22 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 8th
- 5.31 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 9th
- 5.7 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th
Population growth rate
- 2.42% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 27th
- 2.08% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 45th
- 1.75% (2014 est.)
Median age
- total: 18.5 years. Country comparison to the world: 210th
- male: 18.7 years
- female: 18.3 years (2020 est.)
- Total: 18.2 years. Country comparison to the world: 211th
- Male: 18.4 years
- Female: 18 years (2018 est.)
Net migration rate
- -2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 171st
- -5.6 migrants/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 199th
- -9.51 migrants/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
- 6.9% (2018/19)
Dependency ratios
- Total dependency ratio: 97.4 (2015 est.)
- Youth dependency ratio: 92.1 (2015 est.)
- Elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 (2015 est.)
- Potential support ratio: 18.8 (2015 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 47.3% of total population (2022)
- rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2020–25 est.)
- Urban population: 45% of total population (2018)
- Rate of urbanization: 4.23% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)
- Urban population: 37.7% of total population (2011)
- Rate of urbanization: 3.79 annual rate of change (2010–15 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.03 males/female
Under 15 years: 1 male/female
15–64 years: 1.07 males/female
65 years and over: 0.66 males/female
Total population: 1.01 males/female (2015 est. )
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 93 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 101.4 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 84.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 55.72 years. Country comparison to the world: 225th male: 53.39 years female: 58.12 years (2022 est.)
- Total population: 53.2 years
- Male: 51 years
- Female: 55.4 years (2018 est.)
- Total population: 51.58 years
- Male: 49.58 years
- Female: 53.65 years (2014 est.)
Major infectious diseases
- degree of risk: very high (2020)
- food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever
- water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
- animal contact diseases: rabies
note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Somalia is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine
HIV/AIDS
- HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate
0.1% (2017 est.)
- HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS
11,000 (2017 est.)
- HIV/AIDS – deaths
<1000 (2017 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Vector-borne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Animal contact disease: rabies (2013)
Nationality
Noun: Somali (singular) or Somali (plural)
Adjective: Somali
Ethnic groups
Languages
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: N/A[45]
See also
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
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The official language of the Federal Republic of Somalia is Somali (Maay and Maxaa-tiri), and Arabic is the second language.
- ^ No reliable data on nationwide literacy rate. 2013 FSNAU survey indicates considerable differences per region, with the autonomous northeastern Puntland region having the highest registered literacy rate (72%). [1]
References
- Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, Worldbank, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts
- Victims and Vulnerable Groups in Southern Somalia, Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001
- Somali Clan Structure, Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001
External links
- "The Somali Ethnic Group and Clan System", from "Reunification of the Somali People", Jack L. Davies