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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.86 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Italy vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Somalia
2100 35,208,261 68,384,185
2099 35,444,989 68,040,371
2098 35,676,340 67,702,230
2097 35,914,345 67,362,336
2096 36,150,501 66,972,933
2095 36,386,787 66,585,659
2094 36,619,396 66,179,819
2093 36,850,181 65,760,590
2092 37,089,746 65,324,261
2091 37,323,400 64,852,843
2090 37,560,976 64,362,727
2089 37,802,157 63,922,797
2088 38,040,056 63,464,036
2087 38,280,439 62,987,028
2086 38,517,279 62,447,029
2085 38,761,126 61,873,597
2084 39,008,873 61,318,916
2083 39,255,273 60,761,800
2082 39,509,964 60,187,980
2081 39,767,732 59,676,722
2080 40,030,977 59,100,915
2079 40,302,924 58,477,428
2078 40,579,648 57,852,528
2077 40,860,952 57,211,821
2076 41,151,772 56,602,463
2075 41,455,646 56,005,600
2074 41,779,503 55,330,165
2073 42,111,664 54,651,918
2072 42,459,257 53,978,548
2071 42,814,908 53,284,016
2070 43,187,953 52,573,210
2069 43,571,469 51,878,214
2068 43,964,515 51,197,653
2067 44,361,273 50,493,028
2066 44,771,926 49,779,172
2065 45,197,177 49,024,665
2064 45,628,630 48,265,876
2063 46,066,216 47,522,361
2062 46,517,561 46,785,920
2061 46,971,598 46,037,526
2060 47,424,830 45,220,507
2059 47,879,711 44,397,936
2058 48,332,818 43,659,021
2057 48,778,066 42,897,422
2056 49,222,515 42,121,542
2055 49,653,326 41,318,179
2054 50,073,600 40,513,141
2053 50,488,203 39,744,995
2052 50,886,354 38,992,177
2051 51,276,616 38,228,872
2050 51,663,176 37,471,735
2049 52,034,983 36,739,905
2048 52,392,012 35,984,999
2047 52,745,310 35,218,863
2046 53,080,828 34,462,403
2045 53,408,660 33,717,596
2044 53,723,325 32,977,674
2043 54,042,322 32,247,710
2042 54,342,628 31,537,272
2041 54,629,496 30,794,853
2040 54,916,374 30,032,324
2039 55,205,078 29,312,883
2038 55,481,637 28,583,386
2037 55,757,394 27,838,646
2036 56,025,224 27,114,453
2035 56,295,613 26,385,421
2034 56,562,648 25,687,629
2033 56,822,364 25,018,509
2032 57,078,534 24,338,597
2031 57,345,322 23,657,353
2030 57,606,120 22,965,742
2029 57,851,091 22,299,610
2028 58,091,760 21,651,582
2027 58,333,039 20,991,860
2026 58,562,681 20,322,668
2025 58,769,653 19,666,990
2024 58,952,704 19,009,151
2023 58,984,216 18,358,615
2022 59,013,667 17,801,897
2021 59,133,173 17,271,431
2020 59,438,851 16,651,191
2019 59,729,081 16,030,971
2018 60,148,658 15,452,487
2017 60,002,252 14,916,629
2016 60,115,223 14,348,740
2015 60,229,605 13,806,963
2014 60,320,707 13,339,491
2013 60,311,613 12,869,594
2012 60,191,247 12,461,160
2011 60,026,841 12,348,830
2010 59,819,407 12,261,756
2009 59,555,454 11,961,201
2008 59,211,181 11,663,084
2007 58,756,247 11,322,582
2006 58,399,861 10,975,502
2005 58,166,682 10,644,228
2004 57,828,179 10,280,998
2003 57,399,184 9,909,157
2002 57,089,824 9,550,063
2001 56,976,981 9,198,493
2000 56,942,108 8,838,713
1999 56,916,317 8,492,059
1998 56,906,744 8,155,417
1997 56,890,372 7,824,525
1996 56,860,281 7,554,474
1995 56,844,303 7,285,007
1994 56,843,400 7,026,797
1993 56,831,821 6,681,399
1992 56,797,087 6,495,107
1991 56,758,521 6,813,760
1990 56,719,240 7,082,811
1989 56,671,781 7,114,817
1988 56,629,288 7,235,360
1987 56,601,931 7,228,302
1986 56,596,155 6,974,788
1985 56,593,071 6,693,289
1984 56,576,718 6,428,389
1983 56,564,074 6,198,430
1982 56,543,548 6,003,840
1981 56,501,675 5,982,849
1980 56,433,883 5,936,154
1979 56,317,749 5,449,117
1978 56,155,143 4,814,892
1977 55,955,411 4,484,050
1976 55,718,260 4,365,812
1975 55,441,001 4,257,535
1974 55,110,868 4,151,842
1973 54,751,406 4,045,592
1972 54,381,345 3,939,436
1971 54,073,490 3,837,691
1970 53,821,850 3,738,448
1969 53,537,950 3,641,015
1968 53,235,750 3,546,590
1967 52,900,500 3,454,537
1966 52,519,000 3,365,106
1965 52,112,350 3,277,874
1964 51,675,350 3,192,796
1963 51,252,000 3,110,361
1962 50,879,450 3,030,091
1961 50,536,350 2,952,054
1960 50,199,700 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Somalia
2100 -0.67% 0.51%
2099 -0.65% 0.5%
2098 -0.66% 0.5%
2097 -0.65% 0.58%
2096 -0.65% 0.58%
2095 -0.64% 0.61%
2094 -0.63% 0.64%
2093 -0.65% 0.67%
2092 -0.63% 0.73%
2091 -0.63% 0.76%
2090 -0.64% 0.69%
2089 -0.63% 0.72%
2088 -0.63% 0.76%
2087 -0.61% 0.86%
2086 -0.63% 0.93%
2085 -0.64% 0.9%
2084 -0.63% 0.92%
2083 -0.64% 0.95%
2082 -0.65% 0.86%
2081 -0.66% 0.97%
2080 -0.67% 1.07%
2079 -0.68% 1.08%
2078 -0.69% 1.12%
2077 -0.71% 1.08%
2076 -0.73% 1.07%
2075 -0.78% 1.22%
2074 -0.79% 1.24%
2073 -0.82% 1.25%
2072 -0.83% 1.3%
2071 -0.86% 1.35%
2070 -0.88% 1.34%
2069 -0.89% 1.33%
2068 -0.89% 1.4%
2067 -0.92% 1.43%
2066 -0.94% 1.54%
2065 -0.95% 1.57%
2064 -0.95% 1.56%
2063 -0.97% 1.57%
2062 -0.97% 1.63%
2061 -0.96% 1.81%
2060 -0.95% 1.85%
2059 -0.94% 1.69%
2058 -0.91% 1.78%
2057 -0.9% 1.84%
2056 -0.87% 1.94%
2055 -0.84% 1.99%
2054 -0.82% 1.93%
2053 -0.78% 1.93%
2052 -0.76% 2%
2051 -0.75% 2.02%
2050 -0.71% 1.99%
2049 -0.68% 2.1%
2048 -0.67% 2.18%
2047 -0.63% 2.2%
2046 -0.61% 2.21%
2045 -0.59% 2.24%
2044 -0.59% 2.26%
2043 -0.55% 2.25%
2042 -0.53% 2.41%
2041 -0.52% 2.54%
2040 -0.52% 2.45%
2039 -0.5% 2.55%
2038 -0.49% 2.68%
2037 -0.48% 2.67%
2036 -0.48% 2.76%
2035 -0.47% 2.72%
2034 -0.46% 2.67%
2033 -0.45% 2.79%
2032 -0.47% 2.88%
2031 -0.45% 3.01%
2030 -0.42% 2.99%
2029 -0.41% 2.99%
2028 -0.41% 3.14%
2027 -0.39% 3.29%
2026 -0.35% 3.33%
2025 -0.31% 3.46%
2024 -0.05% 3.54%
2023 -0.05% 3.13%
2022 -0.2% 3.07%
2021 -0.51% 3.72%
2020 -0.49% 3.87%
2019 -0.7% 3.74%
2018 0.24% 3.59%
2017 -0.19% 3.96%
2016 -0.19% 3.92%
2015 -0.15% 3.5%
2014 0.02% 3.65%
2013 0.2% 3.28%
2012 0.27% 0.91%
2011 0.35% 0.71%
2010 0.44% 2.51%
2009 0.58% 2.56%
2008 0.77% 3.01%
2007 0.61% 3.16%
2006 0.4% 3.11%
2005 0.59% 3.53%
2004 0.75% 3.75%
2003 0.54% 3.76%
2002 0.2% 3.82%
2001 0.06% 4.07%
2000 0.05% 4.08%
1999 0.02% 4.13%
1998 0.03% 4.23%
1997 0.05% 3.57%
1996 0.03% 3.7%
1995 0.002% 3.67%
1994 0.02% 5.17%
1993 0.06% 2.87%
1992 0.07% -4.68%
1991 0.07% -3.8%
1990 0.08% -0.45%
1989 0.08% -1.67%
1988 0.05% 0.1%
1987 0.01% 3.63%
1986 0.005% 4.21%
1985 0.03% 4.12%
1984 0.02% 3.71%
1983 0.04% 3.24%
1982 0.07% 0.35%
1981 0.12% 0.79%
1980 0.21% 8.94%
1979 0.29% 13.2%
1978 0.36% 7.38%
1977 0.43% 2.71%
1976 0.5% 2.54%
1975 0.6% 2.55%
1974 0.66% 2.63%
1973 0.68% 2.69%
1972 0.57% 2.65%
1971 0.47% 2.65%
1970 0.53% 2.68%
1969 0.57% 2.66%
1968 0.63% 2.66%
1967 0.73% 2.66%
1966 0.78% 2.66%
1965 0.85% 2.66%
1964 0.83% 2.65%
1963 0.73% 2.65%
1962 0.68% 2.64%
1961 0.67% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Italy Somalia
Current population
58562681
20503678
Population rank 26/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.25%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 8/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +12,077
Net migration rank 19/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 12,077
2024 - 95,246 - 26,859
2023 -283,125 150,189 608,203 46,217
2022 -318,674 231,228 551,450 -92,434
2021 -301,579 157,327 566,399 35,506
2020 -338,801 85,281 561,311 77,259
2019 -215,025 46,634 548,756 53,124
2018 -192,475 83,686 514,244 40,844
2017 -192,007 95,147 478,556 38,067
2016 -138,265 84,568 495,132 124,017
2015 -162,620 39,389 481,573 -17,178
2014 -96,513 52,679 464,481 6,065
2013 -90,468 158,090 448,518 20,723
2012 -78,248 252,524 399,468 -51,833
2011 -48,021 198,544 203,213 -326,192
2010 -23,928 274,387 385,571 -88,448
2009 -17,866 283,676 405,784 -101,795
2008 -11,842 422,534 394,258 -102,035
2007 -5,876 495,092 380,303 8,476
2006 0 215,995 372,597 -67,200
2005 -17,450 258,702 363,117 -5,955
2004 11,566 417,970 351,959 17,353
2003 -40,179 478,578 341,192 33,174
2002 -22,836 223,861 331,215 12,603
2001 -11,396 48,903 319,059 40,274
2000 -17,082 56,065 306,651 53,580
1999 -22,766 54,405 295,523 37,548
1998 -39,835 67,985 284,779 55,426
1997 -22,756 50,539 271,894 49,692
1996 -22,744 53,450 264,807 -46,291
1995 -34,107 -460,287 254,509 65,888
1994 -17,053 502,750 246,950 -50,921
1993 0 24,321 232,960 261,815
1992 22,718 51,747 57,495 -179,675
1991 11,352 19,721 53,052 -568,166
1990 22,688 35,317 225,162 -248,155
1989 28,336 19,540 225,255 -266,281
1988 33,977 18,553 215,599 -415,660
1987 16,980 7,825 231,580 -17,391
1986 11,319 -6,206 218,416 74,424
1985 28,297 6,911 207,960 62,183
1984 50,919 203 199,017 60,630
1983 33,939 -3,733 190,775 9,505
1982 79,161 -24,223 182,793 6,115
1981 73,452 7,182 185,211 -332,129
1980 84,650 295,642 174,790 65,519
1979 129,531 42,637 151,016 582,746
1978 168,465 43,932 132,689 402,005
1977 190,248 42,246 124,818 2,170
1976 228,445 40,885 113,319 -3,831
1975 271,660 43,051 108,998 -1,934
1974 336,176 42,487 104,813 -495
1973 328,508 41,631 108,038 143
1972 364,355 43,182 104,493 -351
1971 383,922 -58,627 101,196 -1,850
1970 376,753 -62,216 98,025 1,104
1969 390,827 -45,346 95,045 690
1968 399,268 -50,149 92,208 906
1967 439,074 -37,992 89,497 1,498
1966 488,427 -35,352 86,930 941
1965 474,222 -36,267 84,448 2,142
1964 527,089 -27,368 82,042 1,518
1963 440,767 -28,198 79,859 1,449
1962 427,387 -25,840 77,737 1,496
1961 459,880 -129,761 75,513 1,336
1960 426,697 -140,765 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people). In Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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