Somalia Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Somalia in 2020 is 24.92 people per square kilometer, a 2.92% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Somalia in 2019 was 24.22 people per square kilometer, a 2.9% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Somalia in 2018 was 23.54 people per square kilometer, a 2.87% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Somalia in 2017 was 22.88 people per square kilometer, a 2.84% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Somalia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 24.92 | 2.92% |
| 2019 | 24.22 | 2.90% |
| 2018 | 23.54 | 2.87% |
| 2017 | 22.88 | 2.84% |
| 2016 | 22.25 | 2.82% |
| 2015 | 21.64 | 2.78% |
| 2014 | 21.05 | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 20.49 | 2.74% |
| 2012 | 19.94 | 2.74% |
| 2011 | 19.41 | 2.76% |
| 2010 | 18.89 | 2.78% |
| 2009 | 18.38 | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 17.87 | 2.86% |
| 2007 | 17.38 | 2.94% |
| 2006 | 16.88 | 3.03% |
| 2005 | 16.38 | 3.13% |
| 2004 | 15.89 | 3.21% |
| 2003 | 15.39 | 3.31% |
| 2002 | 14.90 | 3.42% |
| 2001 | 14.41 | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 13.91 | 3.73% |
| 1999 | 13.41 | 3.87% |
| 1998 | 12.91 | 3.77% |
| 1997 | 12.45 | 3.30% |
| 1996 | 12.05 | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 11.75 | 1.61% |
| 1994 | 11.56 | 0.78% |
| 1993 | 11.47 | 0.28% |
| 1992 | 11.44 | 0.29% |
| 1991 | 11.41 | 0.68% |
| 1990 | 11.33 | 1.29% |
| 1989 | 11.19 | 1.83% |
| 1988 | 10.99 | 2.08% |
| 1987 | 10.76 | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 10.56 | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 10.43 | 0.51% |
| 1984 | 10.37 | -0.06% |
| 1983 | 10.38 | 0.16% |
| 1982 | 10.36 | 1.49% |
| 1981 | 10.21 | 3.66% |
| 1980 | 9.85 | 6.59% |
| 1979 | 9.24 | 9.63% |
| 1978 | 8.43 | 11.93% |
| 1977 | 7.53 | 12.23% |
| 1976 | 6.71 | 10.27% |
| 1975 | 6.09 | 6.81% |
| 1974 | 5.70 | 3.43% |
| 1973 | 5.51 | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 5.46 | 0.21% |
| 1971 | 5.45 | 0.81% |
| 1970 | 5.40 | 1.71% |
| 1969 | 5.31 | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 5.20 | 2.63% |
| 1967 | 5.06 | 2.68% |
| 1966 | 4.93 | 2.45% |
| 1965 | 4.81 | 2.24% |
| 1964 | 4.71 | 2.20% |
| 1963 | 4.61 | 2.17% |
| 1962 | 4.51 | 2.14% |
| 1961 | 4.41 | 2.11% |
| 1960 | 4.32 | 2.09% |
| 1959 | 4.23 | 2.06% |
| 1958 | 4.15 | 2.04% |
| 1957 | 4.07 | 2.01% |
| 1956 | 3.98 | 1.99% |
| 1955 | 3.91 | 1.96% |
| 1954 | 3.83 | 1.94% |
| 1953 | 3.76 | 1.92% |
| 1952 | 3.69 | 1.92% |
| 1951 | 3.62 | 1.93% |
| 1950 | 3.55 | 0.00% |
