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Population in Estonia compared to Somalia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 15.3 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Estonia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Somalia
2100 836,010 68,341,587
2099 841,611 67,997,987
2098 847,091 67,660,056
2097 852,580 67,320,374
2096 858,210 66,931,214
2095 863,813 66,544,181
2094 869,346 66,138,594
2093 874,966 65,719,626
2092 880,538 65,283,569
2091 886,175 64,812,444
2090 891,952 64,322,633
2089 897,814 63,882,977
2088 903,726 63,424,502
2087 909,938 62,947,792
2086 916,313 62,408,129
2085 922,817 61,835,054
2084 929,590 61,280,718
2083 936,429 60,723,949
2082 943,318 60,150,487
2081 950,224 59,639,547
2080 957,303 59,064,099
2079 964,518 58,441,001
2078 971,861 57,816,490
2077 979,290 57,176,183
2076 986,730 56,567,204
2075 994,224 55,970,712
2074 1,001,883 55,295,699
2073 1,009,652 54,617,874
2072 1,017,490 53,944,923
2071 1,025,441 53,250,824
2070 1,033,527 52,540,460
2069 1,041,579 51,845,897
2068 1,049,614 51,165,760
2067 1,057,732 50,461,574
2066 1,065,824 49,748,163
2065 1,073,994 48,994,126
2064 1,082,173 48,235,809
2063 1,090,322 47,492,758
2062 1,098,483 46,756,776
2061 1,106,624 46,008,848
2060 1,114,804 45,192,338
2059 1,122,732 44,370,279
2058 1,130,617 43,631,825
2057 1,138,317 42,870,700
2056 1,145,937 42,095,303
2055 1,153,485 41,292,441
2054 1,160,725 40,487,904
2053 1,167,900 39,720,236
2052 1,174,867 38,967,888
2051 1,181,816 38,205,058
2050 1,188,591 37,448,393
2049 1,195,231 36,717,019
2048 1,201,594 35,962,583
2047 1,207,963 35,196,924
2046 1,214,281 34,440,935
2045 1,220,553 33,696,593
2044 1,226,815 32,957,131
2043 1,232,969 32,227,622
2042 1,239,123 31,517,627
2041 1,245,261 30,775,671
2040 1,251,349 30,013,616
2039 1,257,523 29,294,623
2038 1,263,757 28,565,580
2037 1,270,161 27,821,304
2036 1,276,749 27,097,563
2035 1,283,416 26,368,985
2034 1,290,282 25,671,628
2033 1,297,198 25,002,924
2032 1,304,236 24,323,435
2031 1,311,342 23,642,617
2030 1,318,468 22,951,436
2029 1,325,543 22,285,719
2028 1,332,712 21,638,095
2027 1,339,889 20,978,784
2026 1,347,027 20,310,008
2025 1,366,475 19,654,739
2024 1,372,341 19,009,151
2023 1,370,286 18,358,615
2022 1,348,840 17,801,897
2021 1,330,932 17,271,431
2020 1,329,522 16,651,191
2019 1,326,898 16,030,971
2018 1,321,977 15,452,487
2017 1,317,384 14,916,629
2016 1,315,790 14,348,740
2015 1,315,407 13,806,963
2014 1,314,545 13,339,491
2013 1,317,997 12,869,594
2012 1,322,696 12,461,160
2011 1,327,439 12,348,830
2010 1,331,475 12,261,756
2009 1,334,515 11,961,201
2008 1,337,090 11,663,084
2007 1,340,680 11,322,582
2006 1,346,810 10,975,502
2005 1,354,775 10,644,228
2004 1,362,550 10,280,998
2003 1,370,720 9,909,157
2002 1,379,350 9,550,063
2001 1,388,115 9,198,493
2000 1,396,985 8,838,713
1999 1,390,244 8,492,059
1998 1,386,156 8,155,417
1997 1,399,535 7,824,525
1996 1,415,594 7,554,474
1995 1,436,634 7,285,007
1994 1,462,514 7,026,797
1993 1,494,128 6,681,399
1992 1,533,091 6,495,107
1991 1,561,314 6,813,760
1990 1,569,174 7,082,811
1989 1,568,131 7,114,817
1988 1,561,900 7,235,360
1987 1,552,221 7,228,302
1986 1,540,190 6,974,788
1985 1,528,781 6,693,289
1984 1,518,617 6,428,389
1983 1,508,745 6,198,430
1982 1,498,414 6,003,840
1981 1,487,666 5,982,849
1980 1,477,219 5,936,154
1979 1,468,333 5,449,117
1978 1,460,188 4,814,892
1977 1,450,211 4,484,050
1976 1,439,576 4,365,812
1975 1,429,352 4,257,535
1974 1,418,169 4,151,842
1973 1,405,951 4,045,592
1972 1,392,518 3,939,436
1971 1,376,955 3,837,691
1970 1,360,076 3,738,448
1969 1,345,249 3,641,015
1968 1,331,214 3,546,590
1967 1,318,946 3,454,537
1966 1,308,597 3,365,106
1965 1,294,566 3,277,874
1964 1,277,086 3,192,796
1963 1,258,857 3,110,361
1962 1,241,623 3,030,091
1961 1,225,077 2,952,054
1960 1,211,537 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Somalia
2100 -0.67% 0.51%
2099 -0.65% 0.5%
2098 -0.64% 0.5%
2097 -0.66% 0.58%
2096 -0.65% 0.58%
2095 -0.64% 0.61%
2094 -0.64% 0.64%
2093 -0.63% 0.67%
2092 -0.64% 0.73%
2091 -0.65% 0.76%
2090 -0.65% 0.69%
2089 -0.65% 0.72%
2088 -0.68% 0.76%
2087 -0.7% 0.86%
2086 -0.7% 0.93%
2085 -0.73% 0.9%
2084 -0.73% 0.92%
2083 -0.73% 0.95%
2082 -0.73% 0.86%
2081 -0.74% 0.97%
2080 -0.75% 1.07%
2079 -0.76% 1.08%
2078 -0.76% 1.12%
2077 -0.75% 1.08%
2076 -0.75% 1.07%
2075 -0.76% 1.22%
2074 -0.77% 1.24%
2073 -0.77% 1.25%
2072 -0.78% 1.3%
2071 -0.78% 1.35%
2070 -0.77% 1.34%
2069 -0.77% 1.33%
2068 -0.77% 1.4%
2067 -0.76% 1.43%
2066 -0.76% 1.54%
2065 -0.76% 1.57%
2064 -0.75% 1.56%
2063 -0.74% 1.57%
2062 -0.74% 1.63%
2061 -0.73% 1.81%
2060 -0.71% 1.85%
2059 -0.7% 1.69%
2058 -0.68% 1.78%
2057 -0.66% 1.84%
2056 -0.65% 1.94%
2055 -0.62% 1.99%
2054 -0.61% 1.93%
2053 -0.59% 1.93%
2052 -0.59% 2%
2051 -0.57% 2.02%
2050 -0.56% 1.99%
2049 -0.53% 2.1%
2048 -0.53% 2.18%
2047 -0.52% 2.2%
2046 -0.51% 2.21%
2045 -0.51% 2.24%
2044 -0.5% 2.26%
2043 -0.5% 2.25%
2042 -0.49% 2.41%
2041 -0.49% 2.54%
2040 -0.49% 2.45%
2039 -0.49% 2.55%
2038 -0.5% 2.68%
2037 -0.52% 2.67%
2036 -0.52% 2.76%
2035 -0.53% 2.72%
2034 -0.53% 2.67%
2033 -0.54% 2.79%
2032 -0.54% 2.88%
2031 -0.54% 3.01%
2030 -0.53% 2.99%
2029 -0.54% 2.99%
2028 -0.54% 3.14%
2027 -0.53% 3.29%
2026 -1.42% 3.33%
2025 -0.43% 3.4%
2024 0.15% 3.54%
2023 1.59% 3.13%
2022 1.35% 3.07%
2021 0.11% 3.72%
2020 0.2% 3.87%
2019 0.37% 3.74%
2018 0.35% 3.59%
2017 0.12% 3.96%
2016 0.03% 3.92%
2015 0.07% 3.5%
2014 -0.26% 3.65%
2013 -0.36% 3.28%
2012 -0.36% 0.91%
2011 -0.3% 0.71%
2010 -0.23% 2.51%
2009 -0.19% 2.56%
2008 -0.27% 3.01%
2007 -0.46% 3.16%
2006 -0.59% 3.11%
2005 -0.57% 3.53%
2004 -0.6% 3.75%
2003 -0.63% 3.76%
2002 -0.63% 3.82%
2001 -0.63% 4.07%
2000 0.48% 4.08%
1999 0.29% 4.13%
1998 -0.96% 4.23%
1997 -1.13% 3.57%
1996 -1.46% 3.7%
1995 -1.77% 3.67%
1994 -2.12% 5.17%
1993 -2.54% 2.87%
1992 -1.81% -4.68%
1991 -0.5% -3.8%
1990 0.07% -0.45%
1989 0.4% -1.67%
1988 0.62% 0.1%
1987 0.78% 3.63%
1986 0.75% 4.21%
1985 0.67% 4.12%
1984 0.65% 3.71%
1983 0.69% 3.24%
1982 0.72% 0.35%
1981 0.71% 0.79%
1980 0.61% 8.94%
1979 0.56% 13.2%
1978 0.69% 7.38%
1977 0.74% 2.71%
1976 0.72% 2.54%
1975 0.79% 2.55%
1974 0.87% 2.63%
1973 0.96% 2.69%
1972 1.13% 2.65%
1971 1.24% 2.65%
1970 1.1% 2.68%
1969 1.05% 2.66%
1968 0.93% 2.66%
1967 0.79% 2.66%
1966 1.08% 2.66%
1965 1.37% 2.66%
1964 1.45% 2.65%
1963 1.39% 2.65%
1962 1.35% 2.64%
1961 1.12% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Estonia Somalia
Current population
1347027
20653532
Population rank 155/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.25%
One net population change
1.5 hours
49 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +1,769
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 8/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +12,077
Net migration rank 141/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 12,077
2024 -6,038 -7,742 619,793 26,859
2023 -5,070 5,717 608,203 46,217
2022 -5,665 39,754 551,450 -92,434
2021 -5,324 7,043 566,399 35,506
2020 -2,659 3,694 561,311 77,259
2019 -1,327 5,386 548,756 53,124
2018 -1,322 7,089 514,244 40,844
2017 -1,713 5,202 478,556 38,067
2016 -1,316 1,081 495,132 124,017
2015 -1,315 4,261 481,573 -17,178
2014 -1,972 -674 464,481 6,065
2013 -1,713 -2,688 448,518 20,723
2012 -1,455 -3,674 399,468 -51,833
2011 -531 -3,941 203,213 -326,192
2010 0 -3,781 385,571 -88,448
2009 -400 -2,089 405,784 -101,795
2008 -668 -2,034 394,258 -102,035
2007 -1,608 -2,941 380,303 8,476
2006 -2,559 -5,351 372,597 -67,200
2005 -2,981 -5,208 363,117 -5,955
2004 -3,679 -3,681 351,959 17,353
2003 -5,072 -3,705 341,192 33,174
2002 -5,380 -2,889 331,215 12,603
2001 -5,830 -3,280 319,059 40,274
2000 -5,309 -3,083 306,651 53,580
1999 -6,117 1,419 295,523 37,548
1998 -7,208 -3,296 284,779 55,426
1997 -6,018 -4,066 271,894 49,692
1996 -5,662 -10,540 264,807 -46,291
1995 -7,327 -12,655 254,509 65,888
1994 -8,044 -17,984 246,950 -50,921
1993 -5,976 -25,501 232,960 261,815
1992 -1,993 -38,391 57,495 -179,675
1991 -312 -9,712 53,052 -568,166
1990 2,825 -2,660 225,162 -248,155
1989 5,803 -368 225,255 -266,281
1988 6,404 5,256 215,599 -415,660
1987 6,829 5,389 231,580 -17,391
1986 6,160 5,260 218,416 74,424
1985 4,281 5,097 207,960 62,183
1984 5,163 5,006 199,017 60,630
1983 5,884 4,986 190,775 9,505
1982 5,244 4,832 182,793 6,115
1981 4,612 4,789 185,211 -332,129
1980 3,989 4,619 174,790 65,519
1979 3,818 4,521 151,016 582,746
1978 4,088 7,234 132,689 402,005
1977 4,931 7,189 124,818 2,170
1976 4,319 6,942 113,319 -3,831
1975 4,717 6,737 108,998 -1,934
1974 5,956 6,594 104,813 -495
1973 5,623 6,488 108,038 143
1972 6,267 6,432 104,493 -351
1971 7,160 6,392 101,196 -1,850
1970 6,257 6,158 98,025 1,104
1969 5,515 8,650 95,045 690
1968 5,592 9,403 92,208 906
1967 5,012 9,115 89,497 1,498
1966 4,842 8,998 86,930 941
1965 5,437 8,851 84,448 2,142
1964 6,897 8,734 82,042 1,518
1963 6,043 8,410 79,859 1,449
1962 6,457 8,248 77,737 1,496
1961 7,228 7,991 75,513 1,336
1960 7,511 7,762 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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