Ghana vs Somalia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ghana
13.45 million people
in 2050
Somalia
14.42 million people
in 2050
Ghana rank
40th
Somalia rank
37th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.42 million people against 13.45 million people in Ghana, a difference of 965,100 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 37th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 42 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,727 people | 389,200 people | 490,527 people | Ghana |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 467,039 people | 538,351 people | Ghana |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 544,876 people | 604,094 people | Ghana |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 622,705 people | 690,235 people | Ghana |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 700,508 people | 799,422 people | Ghana |
| 1500s | 1.71 million people | 778,227 people | 934,013 people | Ghana |
| 1600s | 1.95 million people | 826,499 people | 1.12 million people | Ghana |
| 1700s | 2.21 million people | 873,949 people | 1.33 million people | Ghana |
| 1710s | 2.22 million people | 884,640 people | 1.33 million people | Ghana |
| 1720s | 2.23 million people | 894,695 people | 1.34 million people | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 904,685 people | 1.34 million people | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.27 million people | 914,596 people | 1.35 million people | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.28 million people | 924,413 people | 1.36 million people | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.30 million people | 934,114 people | 1.37 million people | Ghana |
| 1770s | 2.32 million people | 943,676 people | 1.37 million people | Ghana |
| 1780s | 2.34 million people | 953,068 people | 1.38 million people | Ghana |
| 1790s | 2.36 million people | 962,256 people | 1.39 million people | Ghana |
| 1800s | 2.38 million people | 971,195 people | 1.41 million people | Ghana |
| 1810s | 2.40 million people | 979,832 people | 1.42 million people | Ghana |
| 1820s | 2.43 million people | 988,106 people | 1.44 million people | Ghana |
| 1830s | 2.45 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.41 million people | Ghana |
| 1840s | 2.48 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.40 million people | Ghana |
| 1850s | 2.51 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.39 million people | Ghana |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.38 million people | Ghana |
| 1870s | 2.59 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.36 million people | Ghana |
| 1880s | 2.63 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.35 million people | Ghana |
| 1890s | 2.69 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.35 million people | Ghana |
| 1900s | 2.75 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.36 million people | Ghana |
| 1910s | 2.84 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.39 million people | Ghana |
| 1920s | 2.95 million people | 1.58 million people | 1.38 million people | Ghana |
| 1930s | 3.12 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.42 million people | Ghana |
| 1940s | 3.42 million people | 1.84 million people | 1.58 million people | Ghana |
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.61 million people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 5.76 million people | 2.59 million people | 3.17 million people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.13 million people | 3.22 million people | 3.91 million people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 9.07 million people | 4.74 million people | 4.33 million people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.39 million people | 5.06 million people | 5.33 million people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11.71 million people | 6.74 million people | 4.98 million people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.22 million people | 7.63 million people | 5.59 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 14.33 million people | 8.74 million people | 5.59 million people | Ghana |
| 2030s | 14.63 million people | 10.67 million people | 3.96 million people | Ghana |
| 2040s | 14.11 million people | 12.97 million people | 1.13 million people | Ghana |
| 2050s | 13.45 million people | 14.42 million people | 965,100 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ghana or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.42 million people against 13.45 million people in Ghana as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Ghana and Somalia?
- 965,100 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 37th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.