Population of Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Current Population
19,009,151
10yr Growth Rate
+42.5%
Rank
#67 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Somalia Population Analysis
Somalia's population of 19.01 million (2024) reflects a 42.5% increase over the past decade, translating to an average annual growth rate of approximately 3.6%—substantially higher than the global average of ~0.84%. Ranking 67th globally, Somalia maintains one of Africa's highest growth rates despite decades of conflict and instability, driven primarily by high fertility rates and young demographic structure. The peak growth decade of the 1979s (likely the late 1970s-early 1980s) coincided with pre-civil war conditions, before the 1991 state collapse significantly disrupted population dynamics through mortality, displacement, and emigration
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,009,151 | +3.54% |
| 2023 | 18,358,615 | +3.13% |
| 2022 | 17,801,897 | +3.07% |
| 2021 | 17,271,431 | +3.72% |
| 2020 | 16,651,191 | +3.87% |
| 2019 | 16,030,971 | +3.74% |
| 2018 | 15,452,487 | +3.59% |
| 2017 | 14,916,629 | +3.96% |
| 2016 | 14,348,740 | +3.92% |
| 2015 | 13,806,963 | +3.50% |
| 2014 | 13,339,491 | +3.65% |
| 2013 | 12,869,594 | +3.28% |
| 2012 | 12,461,160 | +0.91% |
| 2011 | 12,348,830 | +0.71% |
| 2010 | 12,261,756 | +2.51% |
| 2009 | 11,961,201 | +2.56% |
| 2008 | 11,663,084 | +3.01% |
| 2007 | 11,322,582 | +3.16% |
| 2006 | 10,975,502 | +3.11% |
| 2005 | 10,644,228 | +3.53% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10,280,998 | +3.75% |
| 2003 | 9,909,157 | +3.76% |
| 2002 | 9,550,063 | +3.82% |
| 2001 | 9,198,493 | +4.07% |
| 2000 | 8,838,713 | +4.08% |
| 1999 | 8,492,059 | +4.13% |
| 1998 | 8,155,417 | +4.23% |
| 1997 | 7,824,525 | +3.57% |
| 1996 | 7,554,474 | +3.70% |
| 1995 | 7,285,007 | +3.67% |
| 1994 | 7,026,797 | +5.17% |
| 1993 | 6,681,399 | +2.87% |
| 1992 | 6,495,107 | -4.68% |
| 1991 | 6,813,760 | -3.80% |
| 1990 | 7,082,811 | -0.45% |
| 1989 | 7,114,817 | -1.67% |
| 1988 | 7,235,360 | +0.10% |
| 1987 | 7,228,302 | +3.63% |
| 1986 | 6,974,788 | +4.21% |
| 1985 | 6,693,289 | +4.12% |
| 1984 | 6,428,389 | +3.71% |
| 1983 | 6,198,430 | +3.24% |
| 1982 | 6,003,840 | +0.35% |
| 1981 | 5,982,849 | +0.79% |
| 1980 | 5,936,154 | +8.94% |
| 1979 | 5,449,117 | +13.17% |
| 1978 | 4,814,892 | +7.38% |
| 1977 | 4,484,050 | +2.71% |
| 1976 | 4,365,812 | +2.54% |
| 1975 | 4,257,535 | +2.55% |
| 1974 | 4,151,842 | +2.63% |
| 1973 | 4,045,592 | +2.69% |
| 1972 | 3,939,436 | +2.65% |
| 1971 | 3,837,691 | +2.65% |
| 1970 | 3,738,448 | +2.68% |
| 1969 | 3,641,015 | +2.66% |
| 1968 | 3,546,590 | +2.66% |
| 1967 | 3,454,537 | +2.66% |
| 1966 | 3,365,106 | +2.66% |
| 1965 | 3,277,874 | +2.66% |
| 1964 | 3,192,796 | +2.65% |
| 1963 | 3,110,361 | +2.65% |
| 1962 | 3,030,091 | +2.64% |
| 1961 | 2,952,054 | +2.63% |
| 1960 | 2,876,331 | — |