Number of people living in the capital city in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people living in the capital city was 9.86 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Somalia, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9.86 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Somalia peaked at 9.86 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 3.85 million people, in 2020.
That places Somalia 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.85 million people | — |
| 2025 | 4.40 million people | +14.4% |
| 2030 | 5.00 million people | +13.5% |
| 2035 | 5.54 million people | +11.0% |
| 2040 | 6.13 million people | +10.5% |
| 2045 | 6.63 million people | +8.3% |
| 2050 | 7.19 million people | +8.5% |
| 2055 | 7.68 million people | +6.7% |
| 2060 | 8.23 million people | +7.2% |
| 2065 | 8.60 million people | +4.5% |
| 2070 | 8.90 million people | +3.5% |
| 2075 | 9.14 million people | +2.7% |
| 2080 | 9.41 million people | +2.9% |
| 2085 | 9.57 million people | +1.7% |
| 2090 | 9.69 million people | +1.3% |
| 2095 | 9.80 million people | +1.1% |
| 2100 | 9.86 million people | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4.12 million people | 3.85 million people | 4.40 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 5.27 million people | 5.00 million people | 5.54 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 6.38 million people | 6.13 million people | 6.63 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 7.44 million people | 7.19 million people | 7.68 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 8.42 million people | 8.23 million people | 8.60 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 9.02 million people | 8.90 million people | 9.14 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 9.49 million people | 9.41 million people | 9.57 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 9.75 million people | 9.69 million people | 9.80 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 9.86 million people | 9.86 million people | 9.86 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 15.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Somalia?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Somalia was 9.86 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 million people in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Somalia ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.