Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Somalia

Population growth in Somalia in 2025 — 3.34%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.74 pp.

2025 3.34% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 217
Period maximum 12.37%1979
Period minimum -4.79%1992

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Somalia, 1961–2025-505101519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.6%1963: 2.61%1965: 2.63%1967: 2.62%1969: 2.63%1971: 2.62%1973: 2.66%1975: 2.51%1977: 2.67%1979: 12.37%1981: 0.78%1983: 3.19%1985: 4.04%1987: 3.57%1989: -1.68%1991: -3.87%1993: 2.83%1995: 3.61%1997: 3.51%1999: 4.04%2001: 3.99%2003: 3.69%2005: 3.47%2007: 3.11%2009: 2.52%2011: 0.71%2013: 3.23%2015: 3.44%2017: 3.88%2019: 3.68%2021: 3.66%2023: 3.08%2025: 3.34%
Change over the period: +0.74 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 3.34%
World 0.91%
Eastern Africa computed 2.52%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.34 −0.14 pp
2024 3.48 +0.4 pp
2023 3.08 +0.05 pp
2022 3.03 −0.63 pp
2021 3.66 −0.14 pp
2020 3.8 +0.12 pp
2019 3.68 +0.15 pp
2018 3.53 −0.35 pp
2017 3.88 +0.03 pp
2016 3.85 +0.4 pp
2015 3.44 −0.14 pp
2014 3.59 +0.36 pp
2013 3.23 +2.32 pp
2012 0.91 +0.2 pp
2011 0.71 −1.77 pp
2010 2.48 −0.04 pp
2009 2.52 −0.44 pp
2008 2.96 −0.15 pp
2007 3.11 +0.05 pp
2006 3.06 −0.41 pp
2005 3.47 −0.21 pp
2004 3.68 −0.01 pp
2003 3.69 −0.06 pp
2002 3.75 −0.24 pp
2001 3.99 −0.01 pp
2000 4 −0.04 pp
1999 4.04 −0.1 pp
1998 4.14 +0.63 pp
1997 3.51 −0.12 pp
1996 3.63 +0.02 pp
1995 3.61 −1.43 pp
1994 5.04 +2.21 pp
1993 2.83 +7.62 pp
1992 -4.79 −0.92 pp
1991 -3.87 −3.42 pp
1990 -0.45 +1.23 pp
1989 -1.68 −1.78 pp
1988 0.1 −3.47 pp
1987 3.57 −0.55 pp
1986 4.12 +0.08 pp
1985 4.04 +0.4 pp
1984 3.64 +0.45 pp
1983 3.19 +2.84 pp
1982 0.35 −0.43 pp
1981 0.78 −7.78 pp
1980 8.56 −3.81 pp
1979 12.37 +5.26 pp
1978 7.12 +4.45 pp
1977 2.67 +0.16 pp
1976 2.51 −0 pp
1975 2.51 −0.08 pp
1974 2.59 −0.07 pp
1973 2.66 +0.04 pp
1972 2.62 −0 pp
1971 2.62 −0.02 pp
1970 2.64 +0.01 pp
1969 2.63 −0 pp
1968 2.63 +0.01 pp
1967 2.62 −0 pp
1966 2.63 −0 pp
1965 2.63 +0.01 pp
1964 2.62 +0 pp
1963 2.61 +0.01 pp
1962 2.61 +0.01 pp
1961 2.6

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.