Angola vs Somalia: Population growth
Angola
3.0%
in 2024
Somalia
3.5%
in 2024
Angola rank
13th
Somalia rank
9th
Population growth over time
- Angola
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Angola, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Angola ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Angola |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Angola |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Angola or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Angola and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for population growth?
- Angola ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release