Niger vs Somalia: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Niger
3.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger rank
9th
Somalia rank
7th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.46 % change on previous year against 3.31 % change on previous year in Niger, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 0.8907 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 0.5082 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 0.0977 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.8122 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | 0.1657 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.46 % change on previous year against 3.31 % change on previous year in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual 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 year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.