Population growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Population growth rate was 0.424 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.424
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
29th
of 239 countries
All-time high
13.49
in 1979
All-time low
-7.56
in 1991
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Somalia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.424 for population growth rate in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Somalia peaked at 13.49 in 1979 and was at its lowest, -7.56, in 1991.
That places Somalia 29th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0572 | — |
| 1800 | 0.075 | +31.3% |
| 1900 | 0.2585 | +244.6% |
| 1905 | 0.2585 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2183 | -15.6% |
| 1915 | 0.1585 | -27.4% |
| 1920 | 0.5204 | +228.4% |
| 1925 | 0.9951 | +91.2% |
| 1930 | 0.9147 | -8.1% |
| 1935 | 0.7968 | -12.9% |
| 1940 | 1.08 | +35.3% |
| 1945 | 1.49 | +38.1% |
| 1950 | 2.87 | +92.8% |
| 1951 | 2.79 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 2.72 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.62 | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 2.61 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 2.59 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.57 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.55 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 2.47 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.56 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 2.59 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 2.6 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 2.62 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.61 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.62 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.64 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.61 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.63 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.63 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.63 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.65 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.59 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.64 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.67 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.51 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.52 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.51 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.83 | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 11.12 | +292.5% |
| 1979 | 13.49 | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 4.05 | -70.0% |
| 1981 | -2.46 | -160.7% |
| 1982 | 3.15 | -228.1% |
| 1983 | 3.23 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 4.04 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 4.04 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.2 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 2.96 | -29.4% |
| 1988 | -2.77 | -193.3% |
| 1989 | -0.576 | -79.2% |
| 1990 | -0.325 | -43.6% |
| 1991 | -7.56 | +2227.1% |
| 1992 | -1.88 | -75.1% |
| 1993 | 7.41 | -493.9% |
| 1994 | 2.79 | -62.3% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +57.7% |
| 1996 | 2.89 | -34.2% |
| 1997 | 4.11 | +42.1% |
| 1998 | 4.17 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.08 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.91 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.59 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.36 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 3.43 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 2.51 | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 2.54 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | -0.996 | -141.1% |
| 2012 | 2.79 | -380.1% |
| 2013 | 3.65 | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 3.53 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.36 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 3.46 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 3.59 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.75 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.83 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.48 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 2.58 | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 3.56 | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 3.28 | -3.6% |
| 2026 | 3.24 | -1.2% |
| 2027 | 3.09 | -4.5% |
| 2028 | 2.95 | -4.7% |
| 2029 | 2.94 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 2.97 | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 2.84 | -4.3% |
| 2032 | 2.75 | -3.0% |
| 2033 | 2.64 | -4.2% |
| 2034 | 2.68 | +1.6% |
| 2035 | 2.73 | +1.7% |
| 2036 | 2.64 | -3.3% |
| 2037 | 2.64 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 2.52 | -4.5% |
| 2039 | 2.42 | -3.8% |
| 2040 | 2.51 | +3.4% |
| 2041 | 2.38 | -5.0% |
| 2042 | 2.23 | -6.5% |
| 2043 | 2.24 | +0.4% |
| 2044 | 2.22 | -0.8% |
| 2045 | 2.19 | -1.5% |
| 2046 | 2.17 | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 2.15 | -0.9% |
| 2048 | 2.08 | -3.5% |
| 2049 | 1.97 | -5.0% |
| 2050 | 2 | +1.4% |
| 2051 | 1.98 | -1.1% |
| 2052 | 1.91 | -3.3% |
| 2053 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 1.97 | +2.8% |
| 2055 | 1.93 | -2.1% |
| 2056 | 1.82 | -5.2% |
| 2057 | 1.76 | -3.6% |
| 2058 | 1.68 | -4.7% |
| 2059 | 1.84 | +9.4% |
| 2060 | 1.79 | -2.5% |
| 2061 | 1.61 | -9.9% |
| 2062 | 1.56 | -3.2% |
| 2063 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 2064 | 1.56 | +0.5% |
| 2065 | 1.53 | -2.1% |
| 2066 | 1.42 | -6.7% |
| 2067 | 1.39 | -2.7% |
| 2068 | 1.32 | -4.7% |
| 2069 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 2070 | 1.34 | +0.9% |
| 2071 | 1.29 | -3.6% |
| 2072 | 1.24 | -4.2% |
| 2073 | 1.23 | -0.6% |
| 2074 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 2075 | 1.06 | -12.6% |
| 2076 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 2077 | 1.11 | +4.0% |
| 2078 | 1.07 | -3.6% |
| 2079 | 1.06 | -1.2% |
| 2080 | 0.97 | -8.6% |
| 2081 | 0.853 | -12.1% |
| 2082 | 0.949 | +11.3% |
| 2083 | 0.913 | -3.8% |
| 2084 | 0.901 | -1.3% |
| 2085 | 0.923 | +2.4% |
| 2086 | 0.861 | -6.7% |
| 2087 | 0.754 | -12.4% |
| 2088 | 0.72 | -4.5% |
| 2089 | 0.686 | -4.7% |
| 2090 | 0.759 | +10.6% |
| 2091 | 0.724 | -4.6% |
| 2092 | 0.666 | -8.0% |
| 2093 | 0.635 | -4.7% |
| 2094 | 0.611 | -3.8% |
| 2095 | 0.58 | -5.1% |
| 2096 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2097 | 0.503 | -13.3% |
| 2098 | 0.498 | -1.0% |
| 2099 | 0.504 | +1.2% |
| 2100 | 0.424 | -15.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.424 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.424 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2227.1% | -0.325 | -7.56 |
| 1993 | +493.9% | -1.88 | 7.41 |
| 2012 | +380.1% | -0.996 | 2.79 |
| 1978 | +292.5% | 2.83 | 11.12 |
| 1900 | +244.6% | 0.075 | 0.2585 |
| 1920 | +228.4% | 0.1585 | 0.5204 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2585 | 0.2585 | 0.2585 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1884 | 0.1585 | 0.2183 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7577 | 0.5204 | 0.9951 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8558 | 0.7968 | 0.9147 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.28 | 1.08 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.64 | 2.47 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.55 | 2.51 | 13.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | -2.77 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | -7.56 | 7.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.51 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | -0.996 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 2.58 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.68 | 2.42 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.21 | 1.97 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.88 | 1.68 | 2 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.853 | 0.686 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.606 | 0.498 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 26 Chad 0.458 compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 0.443 compare
- 28 Madagascar 0.436 compare
- 29 Afghanistan 0.424 compare
- 31 Malawi 0.423 compare
- 32 Sudan 0.42 compare
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Somalia?
- Population growth rate in Somalia was 0.424 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.49 in 1979.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.56 in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for population growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 29th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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