Somalia Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Somalia population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Somalia in 2023 is 18,143,378, a 3.1% increase from 2022.
- The population of Somalia in 2022 was 17,597,511, a 3.12% increase from 2021.
- The population of Somalia in 2021 was 17,065,581, a 3.2% increase from 2020.
- The population of Somalia in 2020 was 16,537,016, a 3.48% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
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Somalia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
18,143,378 |
3.10% |
| 2022 |
17,597,511 |
3.12% |
| 2021 |
17,065,581 |
3.20% |
| 2020 |
16,537,016 |
3.48% |
| 2019 |
15,981,300 |
3.70% |
| 2018 |
15,411,094 |
3.68% |
| 2017 |
14,864,221 |
4.00% |
| 2016 |
14,292,847 |
3.84% |
| 2015 |
13,763,906 |
3.42% |
| 2014 |
13,309,235 |
3.55% |
| 2013 |
12,852,485 |
3.31% |
| 2012 |
12,440,326 |
1.83% |
| 2011 |
12,216,837 |
1.58% |
| 2010 |
12,026,649 |
2.53% |
| 2009 |
11,730,037 |
2.49% |
| 2008 |
11,444,870 |
2.94% |
| 2007 |
11,118,092 |
3.09% |
| 2006 |
10,784,973 |
3.03% |
| 2005 |
10,467,292 |
3.46% |
| 2004 |
10,117,354 |
3.68% |
| 2003 |
9,758,281 |
3.69% |
| 2002 |
9,411,103 |
3.75% |
| 2001 |
9,070,747 |
4.00% |
| 2000 |
8,721,465 |
4.02% |
| 1999 |
8,384,479 |
4.07% |
| 1998 |
8,056,862 |
4.17% |
| 1997 |
7,734,313 |
3.50% |
| 1996 |
7,472,450 |
3.63% |
| 1995 |
7,210,930 |
3.61% |
| 1994 |
6,959,828 |
5.12% |
| 1993 |
6,620,729 |
3.00% |
| 1992 |
6,428,141 |
-4.52% |
| 1991 |
6,732,702 |
-3.81% |
| 1990 |
6,999,096 |
-0.52% |
| 1989 |
7,035,378 |
-1.75% |
| 1988 |
7,160,461 |
0.03% |
| 1987 |
7,158,004 |
3.61% |
| 1986 |
6,908,579 |
4.19% |
| 1985 |
6,630,637 |
4.11% |
| 1984 |
6,369,020 |
3.69% |
| 1983 |
6,142,513 |
3.20% |
| 1982 |
5,951,805 |
0.28% |
| 1981 |
5,934,938 |
0.72% |
| 1980 |
5,892,224 |
8.94% |
| 1979 |
5,408,813 |
13.21% |
| 1978 |
4,777,703 |
7.38% |
| 1977 |
4,449,505 |
2.67% |
| 1976 |
4,333,779 |
2.49% |
| 1975 |
4,228,289 |
2.48% |
| 1974 |
4,125,823 |
2.57% |
| 1973 |
4,022,336 |
2.66% |
| 1972 |
3,918,220 |
2.61% |
| 1971 |
3,818,389 |
2.62% |
| 1970 |
3,720,977 |
2.64% |
| 1969 |
3,625,274 |
2.63% |
| 1968 |
3,532,420 |
2.63% |
| 1967 |
3,441,799 |
2.63% |
| 1966 |
3,353,665 |
2.63% |
| 1965 |
3,267,593 |
2.64% |
| 1964 |
3,183,590 |
2.62% |
| 1963 |
3,102,170 |
2.62% |
| 1962 |
3,022,827 |
2.62% |
| 1961 |
2,945,662 |
2.61% |
| 1960 |
2,870,732 |
2.59% |
| 1959 |
2,798,191 |
2.53% |
| 1958 |
2,729,160 |
2.52% |
| 1957 |
2,662,084 |
2.57% |
| 1956 |
2,595,391 |
2.59% |
| 1955 |
2,529,910 |
2.61% |
| 1954 |
2,465,552 |
2.63% |
| 1953 |
2,402,348 |
2.69% |
| 1952 |
2,339,499 |
2.77% |
| 1951 |
2,276,334 |
2.86% |
| 1950 |
2,213,052 |
0.00% |
