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

Portugal and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Somalia	Portugal	Somalia
1960	8,857,716	2,876,331	-	-
1961	8,929,316	2,952,054	0.81%	2.63%
1962	8,993,985	3,030,091	0.72%	2.64%
1963	9,030,355	3,110,361	0.4%	2.65%
1964	9,035,365	3,192,796	0.06%	2.65%
1965	8,998,595	3,277,874	-0.41%	2.66%
1966	8,930,990	3,365,106	-0.75%	2.66%
1967	8,874,520	3,454,537	-0.63%	2.66%
1968	8,836,650	3,546,590	-0.43%	2.66%
1969	8,757,705	3,641,015	-0.89%	2.66%
1970	8,680,431	3,738,448	-0.88%	2.68%
1971	8,643,756	3,837,691	-0.42%	2.65%
1972	8,630,430	3,939,436	-0.15%	2.65%
1973	8,633,100	4,045,592	0.03%	2.69%
1974	8,754,365	4,151,842	1.4%	2.63%
1975	9,093,470	4,257,535	3.87%	2.55%
1976	9,355,810	4,365,812	2.88%	2.54%
1977	9,455,675	4,484,050	1.07%	2.71%
1978	9,558,250	4,814,892	1.08%	7.38%
1979	9,661,265	5,449,117	1.08%	13.2%
1980	9,766,312	5,936,154	1.09%	8.94%
1981	9,851,362	5,982,849	0.87%	0.79%
1982	9,911,771	6,003,840	0.61%	0.35%
1983	9,957,865	6,198,430	0.47%	3.24%
1984	9,996,232	6,428,389	0.39%	3.71%
1985	10,023,613	6,693,289	0.27%	4.12%
1986	10,032,734	6,974,788	0.09%	4.21%
1987	10,030,031	7,228,302	-0.03%	3.63%
1988	10,019,610	7,235,360	-0.1%	0.1%
1989	10,005,000	7,114,817	-0.15%	-1.67%
1990	9,983,218	7,082,811	-0.22%	-0.45%
1991	9,960,235	6,813,760	-0.23%	-3.8%
1992	9,952,494	6,495,107	-0.08%	-4.68%
1993	9,964,675	6,681,399	0.12%	2.87%
1994	9,991,525	7,026,797	0.27%	5.17%
1995	10,026,176	7,285,007	0.35%	3.67%
1996	10,063,945	7,554,474	0.38%	3.7%
1997	10,108,977	7,824,525	0.45%	3.57%
1998	10,160,196	8,155,417	0.51%	4.23%
1999	10,217,828	8,492,059	0.57%	4.13%
2000	10,289,898	8,838,713	0.71%	4.08%
2001	10,362,722	9,198,493	0.71%	4.07%
2002	10,419,631	9,550,063	0.55%	3.82%
2003	10,458,821	9,909,157	0.38%	3.76%
2004	10,483,861	10,280,998	0.24%	3.75%
2005	10,503,330	10,644,228	0.19%	3.53%
2006	10,522,288	10,975,502	0.18%	3.11%
2007	10,542,964	11,322,582	0.2%	3.16%
2008	10,558,177	11,663,084	0.14%	3.01%
2009	10,568,247	11,961,201	0.1%	2.56%
2010	10,573,100	12,261,756	0.05%	2.51%
2011	10,557,560	12,348,830	-0.15%	0.71%
2012	10,514,844	12,461,160	-0.4%	0.91%
2013	10,457,295	12,869,594	-0.55%	3.28%
2014	10,401,062	13,339,491	-0.54%	3.65%
2015	10,358,076	13,806,963	-0.41%	3.5%
2016	10,325,452	14,348,740	-0.31%	3.92%
2017	10,300,300	14,916,629	-0.24%	3.96%
2018	10,283,822	15,452,487	-0.16%	3.59%
2019	10,286,263	16,030,971	0.02%	3.74%
2020	10,297,081	16,651,191	0.11%	3.87%
2021	10,361,831	17,271,431	0.63%	3.72%
2022	10,434,332	17,801,897	0.7%	3.07%
2023	10,578,174	18,358,615	1.38%	3.13%
2024	10,694,681	19,009,151	1.1%	3.54%
2025	10,680,873	19,654,737	-0.13%	3.4%
2026	10,663,982	20,305,905	-0.16%	3.31%
2027	10,646,150	20,959,056	-0.17%	3.22%
2028	10,625,957	21,601,810	-0.19%	3.07%
2029	10,604,587	22,247,714	-0.2%	2.99%
2030	10,584,552	22,915,042	-0.19%	3%
2031	10,564,548	23,589,793	-0.19%	2.94%
2032	10,542,600	24,258,789	-0.21%	2.84%
2033	10,519,640	24,921,830	-0.22%	2.73%
2034	10,496,056	25,593,666	-0.22%	2.7%
2035	10,472,033	26,294,943	-0.23%	2.74%
2036	10,447,836	27,009,199	-0.23%	2.72%
2037	10,423,350	27,731,170	-0.23%	2.67%
2038	10,398,185	28,455,755	-0.24%	2.61%
2039	10,371,223	29,167,897	-0.26%	2.5%
2040	10,342,789	29,896,286	-0.27%	2.5%
2041	10,314,869	30,635,956	-0.27%	2.47%
2042	10,287,416	31,350,028	-0.27%	2.33%
2043	10,257,925	32,057,980	-0.29%	2.26%
2044	10,226,892	32,780,417	-0.3%	2.25%
2045	10,195,202	33,510,163	-0.31%	2.23%
2046	10,162,323	34,248,030	-0.32%	2.2%
2047	10,128,572	34,996,366	-0.33%	2.19%
2048	10,094,854	35,743,960	-0.33%	2.14%
2049	10,059,522	36,474,683	-0.35%	2.04%
2050	10,022,734	37,206,497	-0.37%	2.01%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.