Romania vs Somalia: Has the population peaked?

Romania

19.12 million people

in 2023

Somalia

18.36 million people

in 2023

Romania rank

67th

Somalia rank

68th

Has the population peaked? over time

Romania currently reports 19.12 million people against 18.36 million people in Somalia, a difference of 759,900 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 67th and Somalia ranks 68th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.