World summary --- Somalia

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	SOM
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Somalia
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Region
Level2 Type	District
Number of Units	74
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	19
Ref. Year Last	1987
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	8,677
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	9,866
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	7,773
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	8,201
Difference '90	-11.6%
Difference '95	-20.3%
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	637,660
Resolution (km)	93
PopPerUnit ('000)	111
Resources
Web Site 1	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimate. Pop data sources: 1. Somalia Statistical Division, 1975 Census, Statistical Abstract, Central Statistical Department, Mogadishu. 2. Somali Democratic Republic (1982), Statistical Abstract, Central Statistical Department, Mogadishu. Very little information on the population distribution of Somalia is available. The only available census information at the 2nd subnational level was for 1975. However, the district level data from 1) did not match the province level totals for 2. They were thus adjusted uniformly to match the province level population for 1975. The 1980 province population estimates from 2) were then distributed over the districts in the province using the same proportions as in 1975; this assumes constant growth rates in each province. The 75-80 growth rates were then used to estimate P60-90. These had to be adjusted again to match the UN estimated national totals which were considerably higher. The adjustment was again uniform. The resulting district level estimates are obviously highly unreliable. Considering the recent developments in Somalia, they can be considered only a rough proxy of the true current population distribution. The names of the second administrative level units in the coverage did not match those in the census listing in a large number of cases. The names from the coverage were retained, but those from the census listing are indicated in parentheses in several cases.

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