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
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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.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed