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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.92 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 1.96% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Russia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Somalia
2100 124,983,377 68,384,185
2099 125,086,144 68,040,371
2098 125,186,329 67,702,230
2097 125,264,415 67,362,336
2096 125,354,177 66,972,933
2095 125,422,006 66,585,659
2094 125,474,373 66,179,819
2093 125,529,632 65,760,590
2092 125,604,261 65,324,261
2091 125,652,742 64,852,843
2090 125,707,894 64,362,727
2089 125,760,026 63,922,797
2088 125,810,124 63,464,036
2087 125,858,116 62,987,028
2086 125,926,035 62,447,029
2085 126,001,913 61,873,597
2084 126,076,414 61,318,916
2083 126,151,046 60,761,800
2082 126,234,371 60,187,980
2081 126,317,768 59,676,722
2080 126,414,511 59,100,915
2079 126,534,688 58,477,428
2078 126,674,591 57,852,528
2077 126,830,956 57,211,821
2076 126,982,766 56,602,463
2075 127,165,304 56,005,600
2074 127,362,143 55,330,165
2073 127,576,856 54,651,918
2072 127,802,632 53,978,548
2071 128,080,998 53,284,016
2070 128,353,977 52,573,210
2069 128,642,208 51,878,214
2068 128,920,237 51,197,653
2067 129,203,483 50,493,028
2066 129,511,983 49,779,172
2065 129,842,007 49,024,665
2064 130,177,089 48,265,876
2063 130,522,107 47,522,361
2062 130,851,664 46,785,920
2061 131,200,160 46,037,526
2060 131,526,812 45,220,507
2059 131,884,461 44,397,936
2058 132,247,211 43,659,021
2057 132,584,941 42,897,422
2056 132,925,501 42,121,542
2055 133,271,436 41,318,179
2054 133,595,068 40,513,141
2053 133,914,243 39,744,995
2052 134,180,223 38,992,177
2051 134,443,510 38,228,872
2050 134,687,487 37,471,735
2049 134,909,323 36,739,905
2048 135,117,641 35,984,999
2047 135,311,492 35,218,863
2046 135,482,008 34,462,403
2045 135,664,379 33,717,596
2044 135,863,165 32,977,674
2043 136,085,277 32,247,710
2042 136,307,658 31,537,272
2041 136,557,818 30,794,853
2040 136,821,807 30,032,324
2039 137,122,219 29,312,883
2038 137,433,644 28,583,386
2037 137,770,811 27,838,646
2036 138,118,955 27,114,453
2035 138,478,809 26,385,421
2034 138,852,689 25,687,629
2033 139,237,595 25,018,509
2032 139,635,142 24,338,597
2031 140,058,187 23,657,353
2030 140,453,528 22,965,742
2029 140,840,370 22,299,610
2028 141,214,141 21,651,582
2027 141,580,416 20,991,860
2026 141,906,741 20,322,668
2025 142,772,403 19,666,990
2024 143,533,851 19,009,151
2023 143,826,130 18,358,615
2022 144,236,933 17,801,897
2021 144,746,762 17,271,431
2020 145,245,148 16,651,191
2019 145,453,291 16,030,971
2018 145,398,106 15,452,487
2017 145,293,260 14,916,629
2016 145,015,460 14,348,740
2015 144,640,716 13,806,963
2014 144,237,223 13,339,491
2013 143,805,638 12,869,594
2012 143,378,447 12,461,160
2011 143,018,195 12,348,830
2010 142,849,468 12,261,756
2009 142,785,348 11,961,201
2008 142,742,366 11,663,084
2007 142,805,114 11,322,582
2006 143,049,637 10,975,502
2005 143,518,814 10,644,228
2004 144,067,316 10,280,998
2003 144,648,618 9,909,157
2002 145,306,497 9,550,063
2001 145,976,482 9,198,493
2000 146,596,869 8,838,713
1999 147,214,776 8,492,059
1998 147,670,784 8,155,417
1997 147,915,361 7,824,525
1996 148,160,129 7,554,474
1995 148,375,787 7,285,007
1994 148,407,912 7,026,797
1993 148,458,777 6,681,399
1992 148,538,197 6,495,107
1991 148,394,216 6,813,760
1990 147,969,406 7,082,811
1989 147,721,000 7,114,817
1988 146,857,000 7,235,360
1987 145,908,000 7,228,302
1986 144,894,000 6,974,788
1985 143,858,000 6,693,289
1984 142,745,000 6,428,389
1983 141,668,000 6,198,430
1982 140,823,000 6,003,840
1981 139,941,000 5,982,849
1980 139,010,000 5,936,154
1979 138,027,000 5,449,117
1978 137,060,000 4,814,892
1977 136,100,000 4,484,050
1976 135,147,000 4,365,812
1975 134,200,000 4,257,535
1974 133,432,000 4,151,842
1973 132,669,000 4,045,592
1972 131,909,000 3,939,436
1971 131,155,000 3,837,691
1970 130,404,000 3,738,448
1969 129,664,000 3,641,015
1968 128,928,000 3,546,590
1967 128,196,000 3,454,537
1966 127,468,000 3,365,106
1965 126,745,000 3,277,874
1964 125,345,000 3,192,796
1963 123,960,000 3,110,361
1962 122,591,000 3,030,091
1961 121,236,000 2,952,054
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Somalia
2100 -0.08% 0.51%
2099 -0.08% 0.5%
2098 -0.06% 0.5%
2097 -0.07% 0.58%
2096 -0.05% 0.58%
2095 -0.04% 0.61%
2094 -0.04% 0.64%
2093 -0.06% 0.67%
2092 -0.04% 0.73%
2091 -0.04% 0.76%
2090 -0.04% 0.69%
2089 -0.04% 0.72%
2088 -0.04% 0.76%
2087 -0.05% 0.86%
2086 -0.06% 0.93%
2085 -0.06% 0.9%
2084 -0.06% 0.92%
2083 -0.07% 0.95%
2082 -0.07% 0.86%
2081 -0.08% 0.97%
2080 -0.09% 1.07%
2079 -0.11% 1.08%
2078 -0.12% 1.12%
2077 -0.12% 1.08%
2076 -0.14% 1.07%
2075 -0.15% 1.22%
2074 -0.17% 1.24%
2073 -0.18% 1.25%
2072 -0.22% 1.3%
2071 -0.21% 1.35%
2070 -0.22% 1.34%
2069 -0.22% 1.33%
2068 -0.22% 1.4%
2067 -0.24% 1.43%
2066 -0.25% 1.54%
2065 -0.26% 1.57%
2064 -0.26% 1.56%
2063 -0.25% 1.57%
2062 -0.27% 1.63%
2061 -0.25% 1.81%
2060 -0.27% 1.85%
2059 -0.27% 1.69%
2058 -0.25% 1.78%
2057 -0.26% 1.84%
2056 -0.26% 1.94%
2055 -0.24% 1.99%
2054 -0.24% 1.93%
2053 -0.2% 1.93%
2052 -0.2% 2%
2051 -0.18% 2.02%
2050 -0.16% 1.99%
2049 -0.15% 2.1%
2048 -0.14% 2.18%
2047 -0.13% 2.2%
2046 -0.13% 2.21%
2045 -0.15% 2.24%
2044 -0.16% 2.26%
2043 -0.16% 2.25%
2042 -0.18% 2.41%
2041 -0.19% 2.54%
2040 -0.22% 2.45%
2039 -0.23% 2.55%
2038 -0.24% 2.68%
2037 -0.25% 2.67%
2036 -0.26% 2.76%
2035 -0.27% 2.72%
2034 -0.28% 2.67%
2033 -0.28% 2.79%
2032 -0.3% 2.88%
2031 -0.28% 3.01%
2030 -0.27% 2.99%
2029 -0.26% 2.99%
2028 -0.26% 3.14%
2027 -0.23% 3.29%
2026 -0.61% 3.33%
2025 -0.53% 3.46%
2024 -0.2% 3.54%
2023 -0.28% 3.13%
2022 -0.35% 3.07%
2021 -0.34% 3.72%
2020 -0.14% 3.87%
2019 0.04% 3.74%
2018 0.07% 3.59%
2017 0.19% 3.96%
2016 0.26% 3.92%
2015 0.28% 3.5%
2014 0.3% 3.65%
2013 0.3% 3.28%
2012 0.25% 0.91%
2011 0.12% 0.71%
2010 0.04% 2.51%
2009 0.03% 2.56%
2008 -0.04% 3.01%
2007 -0.17% 3.16%
2006 -0.33% 3.11%
2005 -0.38% 3.53%
2004 -0.4% 3.75%
2003 -0.45% 3.76%
2002 -0.46% 3.82%
2001 -0.42% 4.07%
2000 -0.42% 4.08%
1999 -0.31% 4.13%
1998 -0.17% 4.23%
1997 -0.17% 3.57%
1996 -0.15% 3.7%
1995 -0.02% 3.67%
1994 -0.03% 5.17%
1993 -0.05% 2.87%
1992 0.1% -4.68%
1991 0.29% -3.8%
1990 0.17% -0.45%
1989 0.59% -1.67%
1988 0.65% 0.1%
1987 0.7% 3.63%
1986 0.72% 4.21%
1985 0.78% 4.12%
1984 0.76% 3.71%
1983 0.6% 3.24%
1982 0.63% 0.35%
1981 0.67% 0.79%
1980 0.71% 8.94%
1979 0.71% 13.2%
1978 0.71% 7.38%
1977 0.71% 2.71%
1976 0.71% 2.54%
1975 0.58% 2.55%
1974 0.58% 2.63%
1973 0.58% 2.69%
1972 0.57% 2.65%
1971 0.58% 2.65%
1970 0.57% 2.68%
1969 0.57% 2.66%
1968 0.57% 2.66%
1967 0.57% 2.66%
1966 0.57% 2.66%
1965 1.12% 2.66%
1964 1.12% 2.65%
1963 1.12% 2.65%
1962 1.12% 2.64%
1961 1.12% 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/russia/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Russia Somalia
Current population
141906741
20503678
Population rank 9/197 66/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.25%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
25.5 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
18.1 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 8/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +12,077
Net migration rank 187/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 12,077
2024 - -178,042 - 26,859
2023 -503,392 27,807 608,203 46,217
2022 -576,948 765,629 551,450 -92,434
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 566,399 35,506
2020 -697,177 334,094 561,311 77,259
2019 -319,997 336,494 548,756 53,124
2018 -232,637 339,972 514,244 40,844
2017 -130,764 396,619 478,556 38,067
2016 0 447,645 495,132 124,017
2015 43,392 384,756 481,573 -17,178
2014 28,848 264,698 464,481 6,065
2013 28,761 289,872 448,518 20,723
2012 0 285,977 399,468 -51,833
2011 -128,716 309,377 203,213 -326,192
2010 -242,844 307,555 385,571 -88,448
2009 -257,014 350,206 405,784 -101,795
2008 -356,856 360,840 394,258 -102,035
2007 -471,257 365,717 380,303 8,476
2006 -686,638 308,370 372,597 -67,200
2005 -846,761 263,541 363,117 -5,955
2004 -792,370 261,519 351,959 17,353
2003 -896,822 256,804 341,192 33,174
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 331,215 12,603
2001 -963,445 259,614 319,059 40,274
2000 -967,540 550,401 306,651 53,580
1999 -927,453 375,468 295,523 37,548
1998 -694,053 528,135 284,779 55,426
1997 -769,159 541,387 271,894 49,692
1996 -785,248 587,171 264,807 -46,291
1995 -845,742 723,875 254,509 65,888
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 246,950 -50,921
1993 -757,140 507,229 232,960 261,815
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 57,495 -179,675
1991 103,876 125,505 53,052 -568,166
1990 325,533 299,863 225,162 -248,155
1989 576,112 89,400 225,255 -266,281
1988 778,343 269,862 215,599 -415,660
1987 977,583 275,611 231,580 -17,391
1986 985,279 283,553 218,416 74,424
1985 762,447 280,614 207,960 62,183
1984 756,548 247,026 199,017 60,630
1983 906,676 200,159 190,775 9,505
1982 830,855 107,520 182,793 6,115
1981 713,700 36,686 185,211 -332,129
1980 681,149 10,440 174,790 65,519
1979 690,135 -5,791 151,016 582,746
1978 812,766 108,882 132,689 402,005
1977 832,932 122,316 124,818 2,170
1976 852,237 113,851 113,319 -3,831
1975 843,850 80,069 108,998 -1,934
1974 883,186 -51,759 104,813 -495
1973 846,561 -107,568 108,038 143
1972 872,050 -111,168 104,493 -351
1971 854,999 -134,968 101,196 -1,850
1970 785,554 -264,464 98,025 1,104
1969 753,088 -64,643 95,045 690
1968 787,621 -83,221 92,208 906
1967 854,554 -116,029 89,497 1,498
1966 989,279 -111,360 86,930 941
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 84,448 2,142
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 82,042 1,518
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 79,859 1,449
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 77,737 1,496
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 75,513 1,336
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 73,850 750

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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