Somalia has a population density of 78.5 people per square mile compared to 1,373 people in South Korea. Somalia has 361,073 sq ft of land per person vs 20,861 sq ft in South Korea. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Somalia and South Korea are ranked 154th and 18th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Somalia has 0.23% of the world's population and 0.42% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.64% of the population and 0.07% of the land area for South Korea, hence the population density in Somalia is 94.3% lower than in South Korea.
Population density comparison
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 78.5 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 154/197 | 18/197 |
| Population |
20177806
|
51700480
|
| Land area | 242,217 sq mi | 37,684 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 355,231 sq ft | 20,300 sq ft |
| Rural population | 51.5% | 18.5% |
| Urban population | 48.5% | 81.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 11.2% | 52% |
Somalia vs South Korea:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Somalia increased by 84.9%, compared to a 6.77% growth in South Korea.
In 2004, Somalia ranked 161st for population density and is in 154th place now. South Korea was 13th in 2004 and ranks 18th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
|
| 2024 | 78.5 | 1,373 |
| 2023 | 75.8 | 1,372 |
| 2022 | 73.5 | 1,371 |
| 2021 | 71.3 | 1,374 |
| 2020 | 68.7 | 1,376 |
| 2019 | 66.2 | 1,374 |
| 2018 | 63.8 | 1,370 |
| 2017 | 61.6 | 1,364 |
| 2016 | 59.2 | 1,361 |
| 2015 | 57 | 1,356 |
| 2014 | 55.1 | 1,349 |
| 2013 | 53.1 | 1,341 |
| 2012 | 51.4 | 1,336 |
| 2011 | 51 | 1,331 |
| 2010 | 50.6 | 1,320 |
| 2009 | 49.4 | 1,316 |
| 2008 | 48.2 | 1,310 |
| 2007 | 46.7 | 1,301 |
| 2006 | 45.3 | 1,295 |
| 2005 | 43.9 | 1,289 |
| 2004 | 42.4 | 1,286 |
| 2003 | 40.9 | 1,281 |
| 2002 | 39.4 | 1,275 |
| 2001 | 38 | 1,268 |
| 2000 | 36.5 | 1,262 |
| 1999 | 35.1 | 1,252 |
| 1998 | 33.7 | 1,243 |
| 1997 | 32.3 | 1,234 |
| 1996 | 31.2 | 1,222 |
| 1995 | 30.1 | 1,211 |
| 1994 | 29 | 1,199 |
| 1993 | 27.6 | 1,187 |
| 1992 | 26.8 | 1,175 |
| 1991 | 28.1 | 1,163 |
| 1990 | 29.2 | 1,151 |
| 1989 | 29.4 | 1,140 |
| 1988 | 29.9 | 1,129 |
| 1987 | 29.8 | 1,118 |
| 1986 | 28.8 | 1,107 |
| 1985 | 27.6 | 1,096 |
| 1984 | 26.5 | 1,085 |
| 1983 | 25.6 | 1,072 |
| 1982 | 24.8 | 1,056 |
| 1981 | 24.7 | 1,040 |
| 1980 | 24.5 | 1,024 |
| 1979 | 22.5 | 1,008 |
| 1978 | 19.9 | 993 |
| 1977 | 18.5 | 978 |
| 1976 | 18 | 963 |
| 1975 | 17.6 | 947 |
| 1974 | 17.1 | 932 |
| 1973 | 16.7 | 916 |
| 1972 | 16.3 | 900 |
| 1971 | 15.8 | 883 |
| 1970 | 15.4 | 866 |
| 1969 | 15 | 847 |
| 1968 | 14.6 | 828 |
| 1967 | 14.3 | 809 |
| 1966 | 13.9 | 790 |
| 1965 | 13.5 | 771 |
| 1964 | 13.2 | 751 |
| 1963 | 12.8 | 732 |
| 1962 | 12.5 | 712 |
| 1961 | 12.2 | 692 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Somalia
|
South Korea
|
|
| 2024 | 48.5% | 81.5% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | 81.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | 81.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | 81.4% |
| 2018 | 45% | 81.5% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | 81.6% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | 41% | 81.9% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 36% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | 81.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | 81.3% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | 81% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | 80.7% |
| 2002 | 34% | 80.3% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | 79.6% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | 79.4% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | 79.1% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | 78.9% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | 78.7% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | 78.2% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | 77.5% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | 76.6% |
| 1992 | 30.4% | 75.8% |
| 1991 | 30% | 75% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | 73.8% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | 72.1% |
| 1988 | 29% | 70.4% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | 68.6% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | 66.7% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | 64.9% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | 63.3% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | 61.7% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | 60.1% |
| 1981 | 27% | 58.4% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | 56.7% |
| 1979 | 26.5% | 55% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | 53.2% |
| 1977 | 26% | 51.5% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | 49.7% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | 48% |
| 1974 | 25% | 46.6% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | 45.1% |
| 1972 | 23.8% | 43.7% |
| 1971 | 23.3% | 42.3% |
| 1970 | 22.7% | 40.7% |
| 1969 | 22.1% | 38.8% |
| 1968 | 21.6% | 36.8% |
| 1967 | 21% | 35% |
| 1966 | 20.5% | 33.3% |
| 1965 | 20% | 32.4% |
| 1964 | 19.5% | 31.4% |
| 1963 | 18.9% | 30.4% |
| 1962 | 18.4% | 29.5% |
| 1961 | 17.8% | 28.5% |
| 1960 | 17.3% | 27.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 35.5% to 48.5% in Somalia and from 81% to 81.5% in South Korea.
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