Somalia vs Zambia: Urban and rural population 2050
Somalia
14.42 million
in 2050
Zambia
15.59 million
in 2050
Somalia rank
37th
Zambia rank
34th
Urban and rural population 2050 over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.59 million against 14.42 million in Somalia, a difference of 1.17 million.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 34 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 389,200 | 151,499 | 237,701 | Somalia |
| 1100s | 467,039 | 181,797 | 285,242 | Somalia |
| 1200s | 544,876 | 212,090 | 332,786 | Somalia |
| 1300s | 622,705 | 242,365 | 380,340 | Somalia |
| 1400s | 700,508 | 272,582 | 427,926 | Somalia |
| 1500s | 778,227 | 302,608 | 475,619 | Somalia |
| 1600s | 826,499 | 327,478 | 499,021 | Somalia |
| 1700s | 873,949 | 350,380 | 523,569 | Somalia |
| 1710s | 884,640 | 335,854 | 548,786 | Somalia |
| 1720s | 894,695 | 341,838 | 552,857 | Somalia |
| 1730s | 904,685 | 348,175 | 556,510 | Somalia |
| 1740s | 914,596 | 354,904 | 559,692 | Somalia |
| 1750s | 924,413 | 362,070 | 562,343 | Somalia |
| 1760s | 934,114 | 369,725 | 564,389 | Somalia |
| 1770s | 943,676 | 377,932 | 565,744 | Somalia |
| 1780s | 953,068 | 386,767 | 566,301 | Somalia |
| 1790s | 962,256 | 396,321 | 565,935 | Somalia |
| 1800s | 971,195 | 406,705 | 564,490 | Somalia |
| 1810s | 979,832 | 418,059 | 561,773 | Somalia |
| 1820s | 988,106 | 430,556 | 557,550 | Somalia |
| 1830s | 1.04 million | 444,422 | 599,118 | Somalia |
| 1840s | 1.08 million | 459,948 | 623,922 | Somalia |
| 1850s | 1.13 million | 477,523 | 647,577 | Somalia |
| 1860s | 1.17 million | 497,681 | 669,379 | Somalia |
| 1870s | 1.22 million | 521,173 | 701,097 | Somalia |
| 1880s | 1.28 million | 549,100 | 729,650 | Somalia |
| 1890s | 1.34 million | 583,155 | 752,985 | Somalia |
| 1900s | 1.39 million | 626,092 | 767,858 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 1.45 million | 682,784 | 768,706 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 1.58 million | 762,879 | 812,881 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 1.71 million | 889,189 | 816,591 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 1.84 million | 1.14 million | 704,390 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 2.13 million | 2.31 million | 185,800 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 2.59 million | 2.81 million | 219,594 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.22 million | 3.16 million | 58,862 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.74 million | 4.03 million | 709,627 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.06 million | 5.39 million | 328,276 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.74 million | 7.27 million | 538,708 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.63 million | 9.41 million | 1.79 million | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.74 million | 11.73 million | 2.99 million | Zambia |
| 2030s | 10.67 million | 13.81 million | 3.14 million | Zambia |
| 2040s | 12.97 million | 15.20 million | 2.23 million | Zambia |
| 2050s | 14.42 million | 15.59 million | 1.17 million | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Somalia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.59 million against 14.42 million in Somalia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Somalia and Zambia?
- 1.17 million, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
- Somalia ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.