Urban population in Somalia in 2025 — 10,837,605 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,032.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.84M | +455,254 | +4.38% |
| 2024 | 10.38M | +455,583 | +4.59% |
| 2023 | 9.93M | +402,573 | +4.23% |
| 2022 | 9.52M | +386,560 | +4.23% |
| 2021 | 9.14M | +431,340 | +4.95% |
| 2020 | 8.71M | +427,562 | +5.16% |
| 2019 | 8.28M | +405,595 | +5.15% |
| 2018 | 7.87M | +658,865 | +9.13% |
| 2017 | 7.21M | +622,054 | +9.44% |
| 2016 | 6.59M | +536,235 | +8.85% |
| 2015 | 6.06M | +406,507 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.65M | +339,566 | +6.39% |
| 2013 | 5.31M | +291,519 | +5.81% |
| 2012 | 5.02M | +155,383 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.86M | +133,220 | +2.82% |
| 2010 | 4.73M | +203,447 | +4.49% |
| 2009 | 4.53M | +190,541 | +4.39% |
| 2008 | 4.34M | +195,790 | +4.73% |
| 2007 | 4.14M | +189,027 | +4.78% |
| 2006 | 3.95M | +175,743 | +4.66% |
| 2005 | 3.78M | +180,791 | +5.03% |
| 2004 | 3.59M | +178,569 | +5.23% |
| 2003 | 3.42M | +170,081 | +5.24% |
| 2002 | 3.25M | +163,126 | +5.29% |
| 2001 | 3.08M | +160,630 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.92M | +151,401 | +5.46% |
| 1999 | 2.77M | +143,660 | +5.47% |
| 1998 | 2.63M | +137,688 | +5.53% |
| 1997 | 2.49M | +114,739 | +4.83% |
| 1996 | 2.37M | +111,431 | +4.92% |
| 1995 | 2.26M | +105,061 | +4.87% |
| 1994 | 2.16M | +128,900 | +6.35% |
| 1993 | 2.03M | +78,068 | +4% |
| 1992 | 1.95M | −73,818 | −3.65% |
| 1991 | 2.02M | −57,761 | −2.77% |
| 1990 | 2.08M | +12,402 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.07M | −13,290 | −0.64% |
| 1988 | 2.08M | +23,497 | +1.14% |
| 1987 | 2.06M | +91,883 | +4.67% |
| 1986 | 1.97M | +96,663 | +5.16% |
| 1985 | 1.87M | +89,411 | +5.02% |
| 1984 | 1.78M | +77,716 | +4.56% |
| 1983 | 1.7M | +66,552 | +4.06% |
| 1982 | 1.64M | +18,568 | +1.15% |
| 1981 | 1.62M | +25,540 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.59M | +143,042 | +9.86% |
| 1979 | 1.45M | +180,346 | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 1.27M | +98,840 | +8.44% |
| 1977 | 1.17M | +43,192 | +3.83% |
| 1976 | 1.13M | +41,245 | +3.79% |
| 1975 | 1.09M | +41,568 | +3.98% |
| 1974 | 1.05M | +43,444 | +4.34% |
| 1973 | 1M | +44,688 | +4.67% |
| 1972 | 957,368 | +44,372 | +4.86% |
| 1971 | 912,996 | +44,081 | +5.07% |
| 1970 | 868,915 | +43,539 | +5.28% |
| 1969 | 825,376 | +42,354 | +5.41% |
| 1968 | 783,022 | +40,988 | +5.52% |
| 1967 | 742,034 | +39,275 | +5.59% |
| 1966 | 702,759 | +37,393 | +5.62% |
| 1965 | 665,366 | +35,289 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 630,077 | +32,888 | +5.51% |
| 1963 | 597,189 | +31,003 | +5.48% |
| 1962 | 566,186 | +29,674 | +5.53% |
| 1961 | 536,512 | +28,374 | +5.58% |
| 1960 | 508,138 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
