Somalia vs Syria: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Somalia
3.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria
4.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
7th
Syria rank
5th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.12 % change on previous year against 3.46 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.66 % change on previous year.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 5th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.2119 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.54 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.0713 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.56 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 0.4548 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.92 % change on previous year | -0.7841 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 0.4516 % change on previous year | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 4.12 % change on previous year against 3.46 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.66 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 7th and Syria ranks 5th 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.