The latest officially reported population of Palestine was 5,289,152 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palestine's population is 5,459,557 people compared to 20,177,806 in Somalia.
Population statistics:
- Somalia's population is 3.7 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Palestine is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
- The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.07% for Palestine vs 0.24% for Somalia.
- For the last 10 years, Palestine has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
- Since 2005, the population of Palestine has increased from 3.32M people to 5.46M (64.4% growth), while Somalia has grown from 10.6M to 20.2M (89.6% growth).
- Palestine is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 67.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.
Palestine vs Somalia: live population counter
Palestine
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Somalia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5459557
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20177806
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| Population rank | 122/197 | 66/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| One net population change |
4.26 minutes
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48.5 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.76 minutes
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40 seconds
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| One death every |
14.1 minutes
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.7 minutes
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19.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,145 | +26,859 |
| Daily growth/decline | +338 | +1,782 |
| Annual growth/decline | +123,377 | +650,536 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.39% | +3.54% |
| Population growth rate rank | 36/197 | 9/197 |
Palestine and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Palestine
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Somalia
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Palestine
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Somalia
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| 1960 | - | 2,876,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | 2,952,054 | - | 2.63% |
| 1962 | - | 3,030,091 | - | 2.64% |
| 1963 | - | 3,110,361 | - | 2.65% |
| 1964 | - | 3,192,796 | - | 2.65% |
| 1965 | - | 3,277,874 | - | 2.66% |
| 1966 | - | 3,365,106 | - | 2.66% |
| 1967 | - | 3,454,537 | - | 2.66% |
| 1968 | - | 3,546,590 | - | 2.66% |
| 1969 | - | 3,641,015 | - | 2.66% |
| 1970 | - | 3,738,448 | - | 2.68% |
| 1971 | - | 3,837,691 | - | 2.65% |
| 1972 | - | 3,939,436 | - | 2.65% |
| 1973 | - | 4,045,592 | - | 2.69% |
| 1974 | - | 4,151,842 | - | 2.63% |
| 1975 | - | 4,257,535 | - | 2.55% |
| 1976 | - | 4,365,812 | - | 2.54% |
| 1977 | - | 4,484,050 | - | 2.71% |
| 1978 | - | 4,814,892 | - | 7.38% |
| 1979 | - | 5,449,117 | - | 13.2% |
| 1980 | - | 5,936,154 | - | 8.94% |
| 1981 | - | 5,982,849 | - | 0.79% |
| 1982 | - | 6,003,840 | - | 0.35% |
| 1983 | - | 6,198,430 | - | 3.24% |
| 1984 | - | 6,428,389 | - | 3.71% |
| 1985 | - | 6,693,289 | - | 4.12% |
| 1986 | - | 6,974,788 | - | 4.21% |
| 1987 | - | 7,228,302 | - | 3.63% |
| 1988 | - | 7,235,360 | - | 0.1% |
| 1989 | - | 7,114,817 | - | -1.67% |
| 1990 | 1,978,248 | 7,082,811 | - | -0.45% |
| 1991 | 2,068,845 | 6,813,760 | 4.58% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2,163,591 | 6,495,107 | 4.58% | -4.68% |
| 1993 | 2,262,676 | 6,681,399 | 4.58% | 2.87% |
| 1994 | 2,366,298 | 7,026,797 | 4.58% | 5.17% |
| 1995 | 2,474,666 | 7,285,007 | 4.58% | 3.67% |
| 1996 | 2,587,997 | 7,554,474 | 4.58% | 3.7% |
| 1997 | 2,706,518 | 7,824,525 | 4.58% | 3.57% |
| 1998 | 2,776,568 | 8,155,417 | 2.59% | 4.23% |
| 1999 | 2,848,431 | 8,492,059 | 2.59% | 4.13% |
| 2000 | 2,922,153 | 8,838,713 | 2.59% | 4.08% |
| 2001 | 2,997,784 | 9,198,493 | 2.59% | 4.07% |
| 2002 | 3,075,373 | 9,550,063 | 2.59% | 3.82% |
| 2003 | 3,154,969 | 9,909,157 | 2.59% | 3.76% |
| 2004 | 3,236,626 | 10,280,998 | 2.59% | 3.75% |
| 2005 | 3,320,396 | 10,644,228 | 2.59% | 3.53% |
| 2006 | 3,406,334 | 10,975,502 | 2.59% | 3.11% |
| 2007 | 3,494,496 | 11,322,582 | 2.59% | 3.16% |
| 2008 | 3,591,977 | 11,663,084 | 2.79% | 3.01% |
| 2009 | 3,689,099 | 11,961,201 | 2.7% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3,786,161 | 12,261,756 | 2.63% | 2.51% |
| 2011 | 3,882,986 | 12,348,830 | 2.56% | 0.71% |
| 2012 | 3,979,998 | 12,461,160 | 2.5% | 0.91% |
| 2013 | 4,076,708 | 12,869,594 | 2.43% | 3.28% |
| 2014 | 4,173,398 | 13,339,491 | 2.37% | 3.65% |
| 2015 | 4,270,092 | 13,806,963 | 2.32% | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 4,367,088 | 14,348,740 | 2.27% | 3.92% |
| 2017 | 4,454,805 | 14,916,629 | 2.01% | 3.96% |
| 2018 | 4,569,087 | 15,452,487 | 2.57% | 3.59% |
| 2019 | 4,685,306 | 16,030,971 | 2.54% | 3.74% |
| 2020 | 4,803,269 | 16,651,191 | 2.52% | 3.87% |
| 2021 | 4,922,749 | 17,271,431 | 2.49% | 3.72% |
| 2022 | 5,043,612 | 17,801,897 | 2.46% | 3.07% |
| 2023 | 5,165,775 | 18,358,615 | 2.42% | 3.13% |
| 2024 | 5,289,152 | 19,009,151 | 2.39% | 3.54% |
| 2025 | 5,379,801 | 19,654,737 | 1.71% | 3.4% |
| 2026 | 5,479,090 | 20,305,905 | 1.85% | 3.31% |
| 2027 | 5,582,345 | 20,959,056 | 1.88% | 3.22% |
| 2028 | 5,684,855 | 21,601,810 | 1.84% | 3.07% |
| 2029 | 5,787,948 | 22,247,714 | 1.81% | 2.99% |
| 2030 | 5,892,492 | 22,915,042 | 1.81% | 3% |
| 2031 | 5,998,645 | 23,589,793 | 1.8% | 2.94% |
| 2032 | 6,106,047 | 24,258,789 | 1.79% | 2.84% |
| 2033 | 6,215,922 | 24,921,830 | 1.8% | 2.73% |
| 2034 | 6,327,947 | 25,593,666 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 2035 | 6,441,493 | 26,294,943 | 1.79% | 2.74% |
| 2036 | 6,555,481 | 27,009,199 | 1.77% | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 6,669,212 | 27,731,170 | 1.73% | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 6,783,431 | 28,455,755 | 1.71% | 2.61% |
| 2039 | 6,899,866 | 29,167,897 | 1.72% | 2.5% |
| 2040 | 7,018,099 | 29,896,286 | 1.71% | 2.5% |
| 2041 | 7,135,825 | 30,635,956 | 1.68% | 2.47% |
| 2042 | 7,253,328 | 31,350,028 | 1.65% | 2.33% |
| 2043 | 7,369,647 | 32,057,980 | 1.6% | 2.26% |
| 2044 | 7,484,632 | 32,780,417 | 1.56% | 2.25% |
| 2045 | 7,598,729 | 33,510,163 | 1.52% | 2.23% |
| 2046 | 7,710,259 | 34,248,030 | 1.47% | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 7,818,786 | 34,996,366 | 1.41% | 2.19% |
| 2048 | 7,925,101 | 35,743,960 | 1.36% | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 8,029,929 | 36,474,683 | 1.32% | 2.04% |
| 2050 | 8,134,618 | 37,206,497 | 1.3% | 2.01% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palestine increased by 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palestine gained 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).
Palestine was ranked 127th most populous country in 2005 and is 122nd in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Palestine's population will grow by 49% to 8,134,618 people with a rank change from 122nd to 112th. The population of Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.
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Population differences between Palestine and Somalia
|
Palestine
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.1 years | 59.1 years |
| Average age | 25 years | 21.2 years |
| Median age | 20.9 years | 16.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.31 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 2,274 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
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