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Italy vs Somalia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Somalia
14.42 million people
in 2050
Italy rank
36th
Somalia rank
37th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Italy
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.00 million people against 14.42 million people in Somalia, a difference of 585,400 people.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 36th and Somalia ranks 37th of 238 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 4.68 million people 389,200 people 4.29 million people Italy
1100s 5.85 million people 467,039 people 5.39 million people Italy
1200s 7.48 million people 544,876 people 6.94 million people Italy
1300s 9.83 million people 622,705 people 9.21 million people Italy
1400s 6.60 million people 700,508 people 5.90 million people Italy
1500s 7.11 million people 778,227 people 6.34 million people Italy
1600s 10.84 million people 826,499 people 10.01 million people Italy
1700s 11.21 million people 873,949 people 10.33 million people Italy
1710s 11.54 million people 884,640 people 10.66 million people Italy
1720s 11.93 million people 894,695 people 11.04 million people Italy
1730s 12.34 million people 904,685 people 11.43 million people Italy
1740s 12.75 million people 914,596 people 11.84 million people Italy
1750s 13.18 million people 924,413 people 12.26 million people Italy
1760s 13.63 million people 934,114 people 12.69 million people Italy
1770s 14.09 million people 943,676 people 13.14 million people Italy
1780s 14.56 million people 953,068 people 13.61 million people Italy
1790s 15.05 million people 962,256 people 14.09 million people Italy
1800s 15.56 million people 971,195 people 14.59 million people Italy
1810s 16.14 million people 979,832 people 15.16 million people Italy
1820s 16.74 million people 988,106 people 15.75 million people Italy
1830s 17.90 million people 1.04 million people 16.85 million people Italy
1840s 19.13 million people 1.08 million people 18.05 million people Italy
1850s 20.45 million people 1.13 million people 19.33 million people Italy
1860s 21.86 million people 1.17 million people 20.70 million people Italy
1870s 21.27 million people 1.22 million people 20.05 million people Italy
1880s 21.39 million people 1.28 million people 20.11 million people Italy
1890s 21.61 million people 1.34 million people 20.28 million people Italy
1900s 21.64 million people 1.39 million people 20.25 million people Italy
1910s 21.70 million people 1.45 million people 20.25 million people Italy
1920s 22.51 million people 1.58 million people 20.93 million people Italy
1930s 22.33 million people 1.71 million people 20.63 million people Italy
1940s 22.10 million people 1.84 million people 20.26 million people Italy
1950s 20.84 million people 2.13 million people 18.71 million people Italy
1960s 19.62 million people 2.59 million people 17.03 million people Italy
1970s 18.80 million people 3.22 million people 15.59 million people Italy
1980s 18.84 million people 4.74 million people 14.10 million people Italy
1990s 18.97 million people 5.06 million people 13.90 million people Italy
2000s 18.92 million people 6.74 million people 12.19 million people Italy
2010s 18.61 million people 7.63 million people 10.99 million people Italy
2020s 17.92 million people 8.74 million people 9.18 million people Italy
2030s 16.66 million people 10.67 million people 5.99 million people Italy
2040s 15.59 million people 12.97 million people 2.62 million people Italy
2050s 15.00 million people 14.42 million people 585,400 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Italy or Somalia?
Italy, at 15.00 million people against 14.42 million people in Somalia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Italy and Somalia?
585,400 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Somalia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Italy and Somalia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Italy ranks 36th 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) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.