Niger vs Somalia: Population growth rate
Niger
3.3%
in 2023
Somalia
3.6%
in 2023
Niger rank
10th
Somalia rank
7th
Population growth rate over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for population growth rate?
- Niger ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- 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.