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Population Somalia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Somalia published Population in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 34 editions. Each is shown as published. Population in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 34
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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Population as each edition published it
2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 8,424,269 (July 1990), growth rate 0.8% (1990)
8,424,269 (July 1990), growth rate 0.8% (1990)
- 6,709,161 (July 1991), growth rate 3.3% (1991)
8,424,269 6,709,161 (July 1990), 1991), growth rate 0.8% (1990) 3.3% (1991)
- 7,235,226 (July 1992), growth rate 2.1% (1992)
6,709,161 7,235,226 (July 1991), 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1991) 2.1% (1992)
6,514,629 (July 1993 est.)
7,235,226 6,514,629 (July 1992), growth rate 2.1% (1992) 1993 est.)
6,666,873 (July 1994 est.)
6,514,629 6,666,873 (July 1993 1994 est.)
7,347,554 (July 1995 est.)
6,666,873 7,347,554 (July 1994 1995 est.)
9,639,151 (July 1996 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by year between census years by factoring growth rates into them, and by taking account of refugee movements, and of losses due to famine; lower estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0 to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
9,639,151 (July 1996 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in
1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the
US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by
year between census years by factoring growth rates into them, and
by taking account of refugee movements, and of losses due to famine;
lower estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of
6.0 to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based
on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia
is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee
movements in response to famine and clan warfare
6,590,325 (July 1997 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by year between census years by factoring growth rates into them and by taking account of refugee movements and of losses due to famine; lower estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0 million to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
9,639,151 6,590,325 (July 1996 1997 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in
by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the
Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by
between census years by factoring growth rates into them, them and
account of refugee movements, movements and of losses due to famine;
estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of
million to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based
based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia
Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee
movements in response to famine and clan warfare
6,841,695 (July 1998 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by year between census years by factoring growth rates into them and by taking account of refugee movements and of losses due to famine; lower estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0 million to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
6,590,325 6,841,695 (July 1997 1998 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987
by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US
Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by year
between census years by factoring growth rates into them and by taking
account of refugee movements and of losses due to famine; lower
estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0
million to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies,
based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in
Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee
movements in response to famine and clan warfare
7,140,643 (July 1999 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated between censuses by factoring in growth rates and by taking account of refugee movements and losses due to famine; lower estimates of Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0 million to 6.5 million) have been made by aid and relief agencies, based on the number of persons being fed; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
6,841,695 7,140,643 (July 1998 1999 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1987
1987 by the Somali Government with the cooperation of the UN and the US
US Bureau of the Census; population estimates are updated year by yearbetween census years
censuses by factoring in growth rates into them and by taking
refugee movements and of losses due to famine; lower
Somalia's population in mid-1996 (on the order of 6.0
million) have been made by aid and relief agencies,
number of persons being fed; population counting in
complicated by the large numbers of nomads and by refugee
in response to famine and clan warfare
7,253,137
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2000 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1999 text remains to mark the changes.
7,253,137
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2000 est.)
- 7,488,773 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government;
- population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2001 est.)
7,253,1377,488,773 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2000 2001 est.)
7,753,310
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2002 est.)
7,488,773 7,753,310
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2001 2002 est.)
8,025,190
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2003 est.)
7,753,310 8,025,190
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2002 2003 est.)
8,304,601
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2004 est.)
8,025,190 8,304,601
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2003 2004 est.)
8,591,629
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2005 est.)
8,304,601 8,591,629
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2004 2005 est.)
8,863,338
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2006 est.)
8,591,629 8,863,338
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2005 2006 est.)
9,118,773
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2007 est.)
8,863,338 9,118,773
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2006 2007 est.)
9,558,666
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2008 est.)
9,118,773 9,558,666
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2007 2008 est.)
9,832,017
country comparison to the world: 83
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2009 est.)
9,558,666 9,832,017
country comparison to the world:
83
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2008 2009 est.)
10,112,453
country comparison to the world: 82
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2010 est.)
9,832,017 10,112,453
country comparison to the world:83 82
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2009 2010 est.)
9,925,640 (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 86
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
10,112,453 9,925,640 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world:82 86
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2010 est.)
10,085,638 (July 2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 86
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
9,925,640 10,085,638 (July 2011 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
86
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
10,251,568 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 85
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
10,085,638 10,251,568 (July 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:86 85
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
10,428,043
country comparison to the world: 85
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2014 est.)
10,251,568 (July 2013 est.) 10,428,043
country comparison to the world:
85
note:
this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2014 est.)
10,616,380
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
10,428,043 10,616,380
country comparison to the world:
85
note:2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
10,817,354
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
10,616,380 10,817,354
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86 84
11,031,386
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
10,817,354 11,031,386
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2016 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84 83
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
11,259,029 (July 2018 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
11,031,386 11,259,029 (July 2018 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
11,757,124 (July 2020 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
11,259,029 11,757,124 (July 2018 2020 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
12,094,640 (July 2021 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
11,757,124 12,094,640 (July 2020 2021 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
12,386,248 (2022 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
12,094,640 (July 2021 12,386,248 (2022 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
12,693,796 (2023 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
12,386,248 (2022 12,693,796 (2023 est.)
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
- total:
- 13,017,273
- male:
- 6,546,312
- female:
- 6,470,961 (2024 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 13,017,273
male: 6,546,312
female: 6,470,961 (2024 est.)
- total:
- 20,324,160 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 10,170,863
- female:
- 10,153,297
total: 13,017,273 20,324,160 (2025 est.)
male: 6,546,312 10,170,863
female: 6,470,961 (2024 est.) 10,153,297
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Somalia: Population.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/somalia/population.