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About 97.9% of Somalia's women and girls underwent female genital mutilation in a 2005 study. This was at the time the world's highest prevalence rate of the procedure. [23] A UNICEF 2010 report reported that Somalia had the world's highest rate of Type III FGM, with 79% of all Somali women having undergone the procedure.
The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania and South Africa.
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]
Somali woman shows traditional incense during an event to showcase traditional Somali culture Somali woman building a Somali aqal or buul The culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions developed independently and through interaction with neighbouring and far away civilizations, such as other parts of Northeast Africa , the Arabian ...
Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [18] [19] [20] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary language.
Number of people with Somali origin in Norway. Black: Born in Somalia Purple: Born in Norway with Somali parents Green: Sum Source: Statistics Norway [5] According to Statistics Norway, as of 2020, there were 28,554 immigrants from Somalia living in Norway and 14,719 people who were born in Norway to two Somali-born parents. [1]
The clothing of Somali women in Finland varies from large hijabs and face covers to skinny jeans and crop tops. [21] There are a few Christian converts and Somali atheists in Finland. [22] [23] Somalis watch at least nine different Somali channels in Finland. [24] Popular celebrations among Somalis include Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. [25]
As of 2009, Statistics Netherlands estimated the following figures with respect to Dutch people of Somali origin: 15,281 persons of first-generation background (8,831 men, 6,850 women) 6,517 persons of second-generation background (3,322 men, 3,195 women), of which: 543 persons with one parent born in the Netherlands (273 men, 270 women)