Somalia Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Somalia population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Somalia in 2020 is 15,893,222, a 2.92% increase from 2019.
- The population of Somalia in 2019 was 15,442,905, a 2.9% increase from 2018.
- The population of Somalia in 2018 was 15,008,226, a 2.87% increase from 2017.
- The population of Somalia in 2017 was 14,589,179, a 2.84% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Somalia - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 15,893,222 | 2.92% |
| 2019 | 15,442,905 | 2.90% |
| 2018 | 15,008,226 | 2.87% |
| 2017 | 14,589,179 | 2.84% |
| 2016 | 14,185,636 | 2.82% |
| 2015 | 13,797,201 | 2.78% |
| 2014 | 13,423,568 | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 13,063,701 | 2.74% |
| 2012 | 12,715,503 | 2.74% |
| 2011 | 12,376,301 | 2.76% |
| 2010 | 12,043,883 | 2.78% |
| 2009 | 11,717,692 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 11,397,188 | 2.86% |
| 2007 | 11,080,121 | 2.94% |
| 2006 | 10,763,905 | 3.03% |
| 2005 | 10,446,863 | 3.13% |
| 2004 | 10,130,243 | 3.21% |
| 2003 | 9,815,412 | 3.31% |
| 2002 | 9,501,342 | 3.42% |
| 2001 | 9,186,725 | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 8,872,254 | 3.73% |
| 1999 | 8,553,601 | 3.87% |
| 1998 | 8,235,064 | 3.77% |
| 1997 | 7,936,127 | 3.30% |
| 1996 | 7,682,686 | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 7,491,637 | 1.61% |
| 1994 | 7,372,598 | 0.78% |
| 1993 | 7,315,865 | 0.28% |
| 1992 | 7,295,384 | 0.29% |
| 1991 | 7,274,030 | 0.68% |
| 1990 | 7,225,092 | 1.29% |
| 1989 | 7,133,258 | 1.83% |
| 1988 | 7,005,234 | 2.08% |
| 1987 | 6,862,273 | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 6,736,748 | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 6,648,627 | 0.51% |
| 1984 | 6,614,715 | -0.06% |
| 1983 | 6,618,588 | 0.16% |
| 1982 | 6,608,044 | 1.49% |
| 1981 | 6,511,113 | 3.66% |
| 1980 | 6,281,134 | 6.59% |
| 1979 | 5,892,755 | 9.63% |
| 1978 | 5,375,017 | 11.93% |
| 1977 | 4,802,141 | 12.23% |
| 1976 | 4,278,973 | 10.27% |
| 1975 | 3,880,292 | 6.81% |
| 1974 | 3,632,990 | 3.43% |
| 1973 | 3,512,623 | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 3,479,790 | 0.21% |
| 1971 | 3,472,367 | 0.81% |
| 1970 | 3,444,568 | 1.71% |
| 1969 | 3,386,738 | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 3,312,742 | 2.63% |
| 1967 | 3,227,841 | 2.68% |
| 1966 | 3,143,648 | 2.45% |
| 1965 | 3,068,459 | 2.24% |
| 1964 | 3,001,158 | 2.20% |
| 1963 | 2,936,477 | 2.17% |
| 1962 | 2,874,218 | 2.14% |
| 1961 | 2,814,118 | 2.11% |
| 1960 | 2,755,972 | 2.09% |
| 1959 | 2,699,617 | 2.06% |
| 1958 | 2,645,025 | 2.04% |
| 1957 | 2,592,159 | 2.01% |
| 1956 | 2,541,016 | 1.99% |
| 1955 | 2,491,542 | 1.96% |
| 1954 | 2,443,651 | 1.94% |
| 1953 | 2,397,183 | 1.92% |
| 1952 | 2,351,947 | 1.92% |
| 1951 | 2,307,682 | 1.93% |
| 1950 | 2,264,082 | 0.00% |
