Urban population share 2050 in Somalia
Somalia: Urban population share 2050 was 55.14 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
55.14
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
160th
of 238 countries
All-time high
55.14
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Somalia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 55.14 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Somalia peaked at 55.14 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1000.
That places Somalia 160th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0003 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0008 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0025 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0074 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0222 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0667 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.2 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.1601 | -20.0% |
| 1720 | 0.1921 | +20.0% |
| 1730 | 0.2305 | +20.0% |
| 1740 | 0.2766 | +20.0% |
| 1750 | 0.3319 | +20.0% |
| 1760 | 0.3983 | +20.0% |
| 1770 | 0.478 | +20.0% |
| 1780 | 0.5736 | +20.0% |
| 1790 | 0.6883 | +20.0% |
| 1800 | 0.826 | +20.0% |
| 1810 | 0.9912 | +20.0% |
| 1820 | 1.19 | +20.0% |
| 1830 | 1.43 | +20.0% |
| 1840 | 1.71 | +20.0% |
| 1850 | 2.06 | +20.0% |
| 1860 | 2.47 | +20.0% |
| 1870 | 2.96 | +20.0% |
| 1880 | 3.55 | +20.0% |
| 1890 | 4.26 | +20.0% |
| 1900 | 5.11 | +20.0% |
| 1910 | 6.14 | +20.0% |
| 1920 | 7.36 | +20.0% |
| 1930 | 8.84 | +20.0% |
| 1940 | 10.61 | +20.0% |
| 1950 | 12.85 | +21.2% |
| 1951 | 13.29 | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 13.74 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 14.2 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 14.69 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 15.17 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 15.67 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 16.16 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 16.66 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 17.16 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 17.67 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 18.17 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 18.69 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 19.2 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 19.73 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 20.3 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 20.88 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 21.48 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 22.08 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 22.67 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 23.24 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 23.79 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 24.3 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 24.77 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 25.18 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 25.53 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 25.84 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 26.13 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 26.38 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 26.62 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 26.85 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 27.07 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 27.28 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 27.5 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 27.72 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 27.96 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 28.22 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 28.5 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 28.8 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 29.1 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 29.4 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 29.72 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 30.04 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 30.37 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 30.71 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 31.07 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 31.43 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.81 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 32.21 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 32.63 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.06 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 33.51 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.99 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 34.47 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 34.96 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.47 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 36.56 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 37.18 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 37.84 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 38.57 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 39.38 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.27 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 41.26 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 42.35 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 43.86 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 45.94 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 48.36 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 50.95 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 51.64 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.29 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 52.91 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 53.5 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.07 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 54.62 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 55.14 | +1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 55.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.54, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 55.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0003 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0003 | 0.0008 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0008 | 0.0025 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0025 | 0.0074 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0074 | 0.0222 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0222 | 0.0667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0074 | 0.0074 | 0.0074 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0222 | 0.0222 | 0.0222 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0667 | 0.0667 | 0.0667 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1601 | 0.1601 | 0.1601 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1921 | 0.1921 | 0.1921 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2305 | 0.2305 | 0.2305 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2766 | 0.2766 | 0.2766 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3319 | 0.3319 | 0.3319 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3983 | 0.3983 | 0.3983 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.478 | 0.478 | 0.478 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5736 | 0.5736 | 0.5736 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6883 | 0.6883 | 0.6883 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.826 | 0.826 | 0.826 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9912 | 0.9912 | 0.9912 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.84 | 8.84 | 8.84 | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.61 | 10.61 | 10.61 | 1 |
| 1950s | 14.96 | 12.85 | 17.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.09 | 17.67 | 22.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.18 | 23.24 | 26.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.9 | 26.85 | 29.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.94 | 29.4 | 32.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3 | 33.06 | 37.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.26 | 38.57 | 51.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.75 | 52.29 | 55.14 | 6 |
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- 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 growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Somalia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Somalia was 55.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.14 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1000.
- How does Somalia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Somalia ranks 160th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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