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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Inflation rate
1.5% (2017)
Unemployment rate
18.9% (2024)
Below the poverty line
54.4% (2022)
Gini coefficient
36.8 (2017)
Area (sq. km)
Total area
637 657
Land area
627 337
Water area
10 320
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Age structure
0-14 years
41.4%
15-64 years
55.8%
65+ years
2.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
0.1%
Current as of
2020
General information
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-4
ISO code
SO
Capital
Mogadishu
Official language
Arabic
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0
Beer
0
Wine
0
Spirits
0
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
13 017 273 (2024)
Male population
6 546 312
Female population
6 470 961
Population growth rate
2.55% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
37.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
11.2 (2024)
Urbanization
47.9% (2023)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
88.05%
iOS
11.72%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+252
Internet domain
.so
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1
Internet user penetration
28%
Fixed internet penetration
1%
Current as of
2022
Last update: 2025-08-11