Life expectancy estimates and projections in Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Life expectancy at birth in Somalia, Fed. Rep. was 58.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2023 (latest estimate) 58.8 Years
Change from 2022 +9.1% 2022: 53.9 years
Projection for 2030 59.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 62.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 68.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 211th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2100 68.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 68.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 67.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 66.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 66.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 65.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 65.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 64.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 63.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 63.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 62.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 61.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 61.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 60.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 59.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 59.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 58.8 years
2022 53.9 years
2021 55.7 years
2020 57.1 years
2019 57.2 years
2018 54.8 years
2017 52.2 years
2016 55.3 years
2015 55.1 years
2014 54.4 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.1% from 53.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 54.0 years, the figure has changed by +8.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 211th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024