Mayotte vs Somalia: Population growth rate
Mayotte
3.3%
in 2023
Somalia
3.6%
in 2023
Mayotte rank
9th
Somalia rank
7th
Population growth rate over time
- Mayotte
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Mayotte, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mayotte's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Mayotte ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 236 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mayotte | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Mayotte |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 4.6% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.0% | 3.8% | Mayotte |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | Mayotte |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Mayotte |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Mayotte or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Mayotte as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Mayotte and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mayotte and Somalia rank globally for population growth rate?
- Mayotte ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 236 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.