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