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Population density in Somalia

Somalia: Population density was 107.38 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
107.38
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
117th
of 235 countries
All-time high
107.38
in 2100
All-time low
0.6204
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Somalia, 1000–2100

0255075100100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 107.38 for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Somalia peaked at 107.38 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.6204, in 1000.

That places Somalia 117th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Somalia, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.6204 —
1100 0.7445 +20.0%
1200 0.8686 +16.7%
1300 0.9926 +14.3%
1400 1.12 +12.5%
1500 1.24 +11.1%
1600 1.32 +6.3%
1700 1.4 +5.9%
1710 1.41 +1.2%
1720 1.43 +1.2%
1730 1.45 +1.2%
1740 1.46 +1.1%
1750 1.48 +1.1%
1760 1.49 +1.1%
1770 1.51 +1.1%
1780 1.53 +1.1%
1790 1.54 +1.1%
1800 1.58 +2.1%
1801 1.58 +0.0%
1802 1.58 +0.0%
1803 1.58 +0.0%
1804 1.58 +0.0%
1805 1.58 +0.0%
1806 1.58 +0.0%
1807 1.58 +0.0%
1808 1.58 +0.0%
1809 1.58 +0.0%
1810 1.58 +0.0%
1811 1.58 +0.1%
1812 1.59 +0.1%
1813 1.59 +0.1%
1814 1.59 +0.2%
1815 1.59 +0.2%
1816 1.6 +0.2%
1817 1.6 +0.2%
1818 1.6 +0.3%
1819 1.61 +0.3%
1820 1.61 +0.3%
1821 1.63 +0.7%
1822 1.64 +0.7%
1823 1.66 +1.3%
1824 1.68 +1.3%
1825 1.7 +1.3%
1826 1.72 +1.3%
1827 1.75 +1.3%
1828 1.77 +1.3%
1829 1.79 +1.3%
1830 1.82 +1.3%
1831 1.84 +1.3%
1832 1.86 +1.3%
1833 1.89 +1.3%
1834 1.91 +1.3%
1835 1.94 +1.3%
1836 1.96 +1.3%
1837 1.99 +1.3%
1838 2.01 +1.3%
1839 2.04 +1.3%
1840 2.07 +1.3%
1841 2.09 +1.3%
1842 2.12 +1.3%
1843 2.15 +1.3%
1844 2.18 +1.3%
1845 2.21 +1.3%
1846 2.23 +1.3%
1847 2.26 +1.3%
1848 2.29 +1.3%
1849 2.32 +1.0%
1850 2.33 +0.8%
1851 2.35 +0.5%
1852 2.35 +0.2%
1853 2.35 -0.0%
1854 2.35 -0.0%
1855 2.35 -0.0%
1856 2.35 -0.0%
1857 2.35 -0.0%
1858 2.34 -0.0%
1859 2.34 -0.0%
1860 2.34 -0.0%
1861 2.34 -0.0%
1862 2.34 -0.0%
1863 2.34 -0.0%
1864 2.34 -0.0%
1865 2.34 -0.0%
1866 2.34 -0.0%
1867 2.34 -0.0%
1868 2.34 -0.0%
1869 2.33 -0.0%
1870 2.33 -0.0%
1871 2.34 +0.0%
1872 2.34 +0.0%
1873 2.34 +0.1%
1874 2.34 +0.1%
1875 2.34 +0.1%
1876 2.34 +0.1%
1877 2.34 +0.1%
1878 2.34 +0.1%
1879 2.35 +0.1%
1880 2.35 +0.1%
1881 2.35 +0.1%
1882 2.35 +0.1%
1883 2.35 +0.1%
1884 2.35 +0.1%
1885 2.35 +0.1%
1886 2.36 +0.1%
1887 2.36 +0.1%
1888 2.36 +0.1%
1889 2.36 +0.1%
1890 2.36 +0.1%
1891 2.37 +0.2%
1892 2.37 +0.2%
1893 2.38 +0.3%
1894 2.39 +0.3%
1895 2.39 +0.3%
1896 2.4 +0.3%
1897 2.4 +0.3%
1898 2.41 +0.3%
1899 2.42 +0.3%
1900 2.42 +0.3%
1901 2.43 +0.3%
1902 2.44 +0.3%
1903 2.44 +0.3%
1904 2.45 +0.3%
1905 2.45 +0.3%
1906 2.46 +0.3%
1907 2.47 +0.3%
1908 2.47 +0.3%
1909 2.48 +0.2%
1910 2.49 +0.2%
1911 2.49 +0.2%
1912 2.49 +0.2%
1913 2.5 +0.2%
1914 2.5 +0.2%
1915 2.51 +0.2%
1916 2.51 +0.2%
1917 2.51 +0.2%
1918 2.52 +0.2%
1919 2.53 +0.4%
1920 2.54 +0.5%
1921 2.56 +0.7%
1922 2.58 +0.8%
1923 2.61 +1.0%
1924 2.63 +1.0%
1925 2.66 +1.0%
1926 2.69 +1.0%
1927 2.71 +1.0%
1928 2.74 +1.0%
1929 2.77 +1.0%
1930 2.79 +0.9%
1931 2.82 +0.9%
1932 2.84 +0.8%
1933 2.86 +0.8%
1934 2.88 +0.8%
1935 2.91 +0.8%
1936 2.93 +0.8%
1937 2.95 +0.8%
1938 2.98 +0.8%
1939 3.01 +0.9%
1940 3.04 +1.1%
1941 3.08 +1.2%
1942 3.12 +1.4%
1943 3.16 +1.5%
1944 3.21 +1.5%
1945 3.26 +1.5%
1946 3.31 +1.5%
1947 3.36 +1.5%
1948 3.41 +1.5%
1949 3.47 +1.6%
1950 3.53 +1.8%
1951 3.63 +2.9%
1952 3.73 +2.8%
1953 3.83 +2.7%
1954 3.93 +2.7%
1955 4.04 +2.6%
1956 4.14 +2.6%
1957 4.25 +2.6%
1958 4.36 +2.5%
1959 4.47 +2.5%
1960 4.58 +2.6%
1961 4.71 +2.6%
1962 4.83 +2.6%
1963 4.96 +2.6%
1964 5.09 +2.7%
1965 5.23 +2.7%
1966 5.36 +2.7%
1967 5.51 +2.7%
1968 5.65 +2.7%
1969 5.8 +2.7%
1970 5.96 +2.7%
1971 6.12 +2.7%
1972 6.28 +2.7%
1973 6.45 +2.7%
1974 6.62 +2.6%
1975 6.79 +2.5%
1976 6.96 +2.5%
1977 7.15 +2.7%
1978 7.68 +7.4%
1979 8.69 +13.2%
1980 9.46 +8.9%
1981 9.54 +0.8%
1982 9.57 +0.4%
1983 9.88 +3.2%
1984 10.25 +3.7%
1985 10.67 +4.1%
1986 11.12 +4.2%
1987 11.52 +3.6%
1988 11.53 +0.1%
1989 11.34 -1.7%
1990 11.29 -0.5%
1991 10.86 -3.8%
1992 10.35 -4.7%
1993 10.65 +2.9%
1994 11.2 +5.2%
1995 11.61 +3.7%
1996 12.04 +3.7%
1997 12.47 +3.6%
1998 13 +4.2%
1999 13.54 +4.1%
2000 14.09 +4.1%
2001 14.66 +4.1%
2002 15.22 +3.8%
2003 15.8 +3.8%
2004 16.39 +3.8%
2005 16.97 +3.5%
2006 17.5 +3.1%
2007 18.05 +3.2%
2008 18.59 +3.0%
2009 19.07 +2.6%
2010 19.55 +2.5%
2011 19.68 +0.7%
2012 19.86 +0.9%
2013 20.51 +3.3%
2014 21.26 +3.7%
2015 22.01 +3.5%
2016 22.87 +3.9%
2017 23.78 +4.0%
2018 24.63 +3.6%
2019 25.55 +3.7%
2020 26.54 +3.9%
2021 27.53 +3.7%
2022 28.38 +3.1%
2023 29.26 +3.1%
2024 30.3 +3.5%
2025 31.33 +3.4%
2026 32.37 +3.3%
2027 33.41 +3.2%
2028 34.43 +3.1%
2029 35.46 +3.0%
2030 36.53 +3.0%
2031 37.6 +2.9%
2032 38.67 +2.8%
2033 39.73 +2.7%
2034 40.8 +2.7%
2035 41.91 +2.7%
2036 43.05 +2.7%
2037 44.2 +2.7%
2038 45.36 +2.6%
2039 46.49 +2.5%
2040 47.66 +2.5%
2041 48.83 +2.5%
2042 49.97 +2.3%
2043 51.1 +2.3%
2044 52.25 +2.3%
2045 53.42 +2.2%
2046 54.59 +2.2%
2047 55.79 +2.2%
2048 56.98 +2.1%
2049 58.14 +2.0%
2050 59.31 +2.0%
2051 60.5 +2.0%
2052 61.69 +2.0%
2053 62.88 +1.9%
2054 64.11 +2.0%
2055 65.37 +2.0%
2056 66.61 +1.9%
2057 67.81 +1.8%
2058 68.99 +1.7%
2059 70.21 +1.8%
2060 71.5 +1.8%
2061 72.72 +1.7%
2062 73.89 +1.6%
2063 75.05 +1.6%
2064 76.22 +1.6%
2065 77.41 +1.6%
2066 78.56 +1.5%
2067 79.67 +1.4%
2068 80.76 +1.4%
2069 81.83 +1.3%
2070 82.93 +1.3%
2071 84.04 +1.3%
2072 85.11 +1.3%
2073 86.17 +1.2%
2074 87.23 +1.2%
2075 88.22 +1.1%
2076 89.17 +1.1%
2077 90.15 +1.1%
2078 91.14 +1.1%
2079 92.12 +1.1%
2080 93.06 +1.0%
2081 93.91 +0.9%
2082 94.76 +0.9%
2083 95.65 +0.9%
2084 96.52 +0.9%
2085 97.4 +0.9%
2086 98.27 +0.9%
2087 99.07 +0.8%
2088 99.8 +0.7%
2089 100.51 +0.7%
2090 101.23 +0.7%
2091 101.99 +0.7%
2092 102.7 +0.7%
2093 103.37 +0.7%
2094 104.02 +0.6%
2095 104.64 +0.6%
2096 105.25 +0.6%
2097 105.82 +0.5%
2098 106.35 +0.5%
2099 106.88 +0.5%
2100 107.38 +0.5%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 107.38 is below the median for low income countries, which is 165.91, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 107.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.6204 0.6204 0.6204 1
1100s 0.7445 0.7445 0.7445 1
1200s 0.8686 0.8686 0.8686 1
1300s 0.9926 0.9926 0.9926 1
1400s 1.12 1.12 1.12 1
1500s 1.24 1.24 1.24 1
1600s 1.32 1.32 1.32 1
1700s 1.4 1.4 1.4 1
1710s 1.41 1.41 1.41 1
1720s 1.43 1.43 1.43 1
1730s 1.45 1.45 1.45 1
1740s 1.46 1.46 1.46 1
1750s 1.48 1.48 1.48 1
1760s 1.49 1.49 1.49 1
1770s 1.51 1.51 1.51 1
1780s 1.53 1.53 1.53 1
1790s 1.54 1.54 1.54 1
1800s 1.58 1.58 1.58 10
1810s 1.59 1.58 1.61 10
1820s 1.69 1.61 1.79 10
1830s 1.93 1.82 2.04 10
1840s 2.19 2.07 2.32 10
1850s 2.35 2.33 2.35 10
1860s 2.34 2.33 2.34 10
1870s 2.34 2.33 2.35 10
1880s 2.35 2.35 2.36 10
1890s 2.39 2.36 2.42 10
1900s 2.45 2.42 2.48 10
1910s 2.5 2.49 2.53 10
1920s 2.65 2.54 2.77 10
1930s 2.9 2.79 3.01 10
1940s 3.24 3.04 3.47 10
1950s 3.99 3.53 4.47 10
1960s 5.17 4.58 5.8 10
1970s 6.87 5.96 8.69 10
1980s 10.49 9.46 11.53 10
1990s 11.7 10.35 13.54 10
2000s 16.63 14.09 19.07 10
2010s 21.97 19.55 25.55 10
2020s 30.9 26.54 35.46 10
2030s 41.43 36.53 46.49 10
2040s 52.87 47.66 58.14 10
2050s 64.75 59.31 70.21 10
2060s 76.76 71.5 81.83 10
2070s 87.63 82.93 92.12 10
2080s 96.89 93.06 100.51 10
2090s 104.22 101.23 106.88 10
2100s 107.38 107.38 107.38 1

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  3. 116 Puerto Rico 112.25 compare
  4. 118 Lesotho 107.36 compare
  5. 119 Czechia 106.6 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Somalia?
Population density in Somalia was 107.38 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 107.38 in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6204 in 1000.
How does Somalia rank for population density?
Somalia ranks 117th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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