France vs Somalia: Number of people living in the capital city
France
9.15 million people
in 2100
Somalia
9.86 million people
in 2100
France rank
29th
Somalia rank
28th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- France
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.86 million people against 9.15 million people in France, a difference of 706,460 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was France ahead.
France ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9.36 million people | 4.12 million people | 5.24 million people | France |
| 2030s | 9.38 million people | 5.27 million people | 4.11 million people | France |
| 2040s | 9.37 million people | 6.38 million people | 2.99 million people | France |
| 2050s | 9.31 million people | 7.44 million people | 1.87 million people | France |
| 2060s | 9.21 million people | 8.42 million people | 797,610 people | France |
| 2070s | 9.17 million people | 9.02 million people | 153,625 people | France |
| 2080s | 9.17 million people | 9.49 million people | 317,320 people | Somalia |
| 2090s | 9.17 million people | 9.75 million people | 576,530 people | Somalia |
| 2100s | 9.15 million people | 9.86 million people | 706,460 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, France or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 9.86 million people against 9.15 million people in France as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between France and Somalia?
- 706,460 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Somalia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do France and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- France ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.