Somalia Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Somalia population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Somalia in 2021 is 16,359,504, a 2.93% increase from 2020.
- The population of Somalia in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
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Somalia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
16,359,504 |
2.93% |
| 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% |
