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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 3.35 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Singapore vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Somalia
2100 4,344,248 68,384,185
2099 4,387,645 68,040,371
2098 4,435,189 67,702,230
2097 4,483,484 67,362,336
2096 4,533,994 66,972,933
2095 4,585,243 66,585,659
2094 4,639,568 66,179,819
2093 4,692,749 65,760,590
2092 4,745,364 65,324,261
2091 4,802,089 64,852,843
2090 4,859,572 64,362,727
2089 4,919,853 63,922,797
2088 4,977,701 63,464,036
2087 5,036,662 62,987,028
2086 5,096,772 62,447,029
2085 5,155,480 61,873,597
2084 5,212,381 61,318,916
2083 5,269,612 60,761,800
2082 5,327,281 60,187,980
2081 5,383,608 59,676,722
2080 5,438,023 59,100,915
2079 5,491,695 58,477,428
2078 5,541,781 57,852,528
2077 5,589,429 57,211,821
2076 5,632,686 56,602,463
2075 5,679,862 56,005,600
2074 5,725,351 55,330,165
2073 5,764,008 54,651,918
2072 5,799,655 53,978,548
2071 5,833,262 53,284,016
2070 5,864,115 52,573,210
2069 5,896,709 51,878,214
2068 5,927,631 51,197,653
2067 5,955,955 50,493,028
2066 5,988,826 49,779,172
2065 6,020,244 49,024,665
2064 6,046,805 48,265,876
2063 6,069,231 47,522,361
2062 6,093,782 46,785,920
2061 6,116,847 46,037,526
2060 6,142,295 45,220,507
2059 6,163,191 44,397,936
2058 6,185,611 43,659,021
2057 6,203,303 42,897,422
2056 6,221,491 42,121,542
2055 6,240,206 41,318,179
2054 6,261,488 40,513,141
2053 6,277,678 39,744,995
2052 6,290,046 38,992,177
2051 6,307,270 38,228,872
2050 6,325,698 37,471,735
2049 6,342,616 36,739,905
2048 6,355,818 35,984,999
2047 6,373,684 35,218,863
2046 6,387,901 34,462,403
2045 6,399,811 33,717,596
2044 6,412,802 32,977,674
2043 6,420,804 32,247,710
2042 6,427,555 31,537,272
2041 6,433,153 30,794,853
2040 6,434,727 30,032,324
2039 6,431,367 29,312,883
2038 6,422,540 28,583,386
2037 6,410,923 27,838,646
2036 6,398,937 27,114,453
2035 6,382,637 26,385,421
2034 6,360,610 25,687,629
2033 6,333,556 25,018,509
2032 6,306,749 24,338,597
2031 6,277,847 23,657,353
2030 6,250,608 22,965,742
2029 6,221,161 22,299,610
2028 6,186,754 21,651,582
2027 6,150,947 20,991,860
2026 6,116,548 20,322,668
2025 6,078,250 19,666,990
2024 6,036,860 19,009,151
2023 5,917,648 18,358,615
2022 5,637,022 17,801,897
2021 5,453,566 17,271,431
2020 5,685,807 16,651,191
2019 5,703,569 16,030,971
2018 5,638,676 15,452,487
2017 5,612,253 14,916,629
2016 5,607,283 14,348,740
2015 5,535,002 13,806,963
2014 5,469,724 13,339,491
2013 5,399,162 12,869,594
2012 5,312,437 12,461,160
2011 5,183,688 12,348,830
2010 5,076,732 12,261,756
2009 4,987,573 11,961,201
2008 4,839,396 11,663,084
2007 4,588,599 11,322,582
2006 4,401,365 10,975,502
2005 4,265,762 10,644,228
2004 4,166,664 10,280,998
2003 4,114,826 9,909,157
2002 4,175,950 9,550,063
2001 4,138,012 9,198,493
2000 4,027,887 8,838,713
1999 3,958,723 8,492,059
1998 3,927,213 8,155,417
1997 3,796,038 7,824,525
1996 3,670,704 7,554,474
1995 3,524,506 7,285,007
1994 3,419,048 7,026,797
1993 3,313,471 6,681,399
1992 3,230,698 6,495,107
1991 3,135,083 6,813,760
1990 3,047,132 7,082,811
1989 2,930,901 7,114,817
1988 2,846,108 7,235,360
1987 2,774,789 7,228,302
1986 2,733,373 6,974,788
1985 2,735,957 6,693,289
1984 2,732,221 6,428,389
1983 2,681,061 6,198,430
1982 2,646,466 6,003,840
1981 2,532,835 5,982,849
1980 2,413,945 5,936,154
1979 2,383,500 5,449,117
1978 2,353,600 4,814,892
1977 2,325,300 4,484,050
1976 2,293,300 4,365,812
1975 2,262,600 4,257,535
1974 2,229,800 4,151,842
1973 2,193,000 4,045,592
1972 2,152,400 3,939,436
1971 2,112,900 3,837,691
1970 2,074,507 3,738,448
1969 2,042,500 3,641,015
1968 2,012,000 3,546,590
1967 1,977,600 3,454,537
1966 1,934,400 3,365,106
1965 1,886,900 3,277,874
1964 1,841,600 3,192,796
1963 1,795,000 3,110,361
1962 1,750,200 3,030,091
1961 1,702,400 2,952,054
1960 1,646,400 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/singapore/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Somalia
2100 -0.99% 0.51%
2099 -1.07% 0.5%
2098 -1.08% 0.5%
2097 -1.11% 0.58%
2096 -1.12% 0.58%
2095 -1.17% 0.61%
2094 -1.13% 0.64%
2093 -1.11% 0.67%
2092 -1.18% 0.73%
2091 -1.18% 0.76%
2090 -1.23% 0.69%
2089 -1.16% 0.72%
2088 -1.17% 0.76%
2087 -1.18% 0.86%
2086 -1.14% 0.93%
2085 -1.09% 0.9%
2084 -1.09% 0.92%
2083 -1.08% 0.95%
2082 -1.05% 0.86%
2081 -1% 0.97%
2080 -0.98% 1.07%
2079 -0.9% 1.08%
2078 -0.85% 1.12%
2077 -0.77% 1.08%
2076 -0.83% 1.07%
2075 -0.79% 1.22%
2074 -0.67% 1.24%
2073 -0.61% 1.25%
2072 -0.58% 1.3%
2071 -0.53% 1.35%
2070 -0.55% 1.34%
2069 -0.52% 1.33%
2068 -0.48% 1.4%
2067 -0.55% 1.43%
2066 -0.52% 1.54%
2065 -0.44% 1.57%
2064 -0.37% 1.56%
2063 -0.4% 1.57%
2062 -0.38% 1.63%
2061 -0.41% 1.81%
2060 -0.34% 1.85%
2059 -0.36% 1.69%
2058 -0.29% 1.78%
2057 -0.29% 1.84%
2056 -0.3% 1.94%
2055 -0.34% 1.99%
2054 -0.26% 1.93%
2053 -0.2% 1.93%
2052 -0.27% 2%
2051 -0.29% 2.02%
2050 -0.27% 1.99%
2049 -0.21% 2.1%
2048 -0.28% 2.18%
2047 -0.22% 2.2%
2046 -0.19% 2.21%
2045 -0.2% 2.24%
2044 -0.12% 2.26%
2043 -0.11% 2.25%
2042 -0.09% 2.41%
2041 -0.02% 2.54%
2040 0.05% 2.45%
2039 0.14% 2.55%
2038 0.18% 2.68%
2037 0.19% 2.67%
2036 0.26% 2.76%
2035 0.35% 2.72%
2034 0.43% 2.67%
2033 0.43% 2.79%
2032 0.46% 2.88%
2031 0.44% 3.01%
2030 0.47% 2.99%
2029 0.56% 2.99%
2028 0.58% 3.14%
2027 0.56% 3.29%
2026 0.63% 3.33%
2025 0.69% 3.46%
2024 2.01% 3.54%
2023 4.98% 3.13%
2022 3.36% 3.07%
2021 -4.08% 3.72%
2020 -0.31% 3.87%
2019 1.15% 3.74%
2018 0.47% 3.59%
2017 0.09% 3.96%
2016 1.31% 3.92%
2015 1.19% 3.5%
2014 1.31% 3.65%
2013 1.63% 3.28%
2012 2.48% 0.91%
2011 2.11% 0.71%
2010 1.79% 2.51%
2009 3.06% 2.56%
2008 5.47% 3.01%
2007 4.25% 3.16%
2006 3.18% 3.11%
2005 2.38% 3.53%
2004 1.26% 3.75%
2003 -1.46% 3.76%
2002 0.92% 3.82%
2001 2.73% 4.07%
2000 1.75% 4.08%
1999 0.8% 4.13%
1998 3.46% 4.23%
1997 3.41% 3.57%
1996 4.15% 3.7%
1995 3.08% 3.67%
1994 3.19% 5.17%
1993 2.56% 2.87%
1992 3.05% -4.68%
1991 2.89% -3.8%
1990 3.97% -0.45%
1989 2.98% -1.67%
1988 2.57% 0.1%
1987 1.52% 3.63%
1986 -0.09% 4.21%
1985 0.14% 4.12%
1984 1.91% 3.71%
1983 1.31% 3.24%
1982 4.49% 0.35%
1981 4.93% 0.79%
1980 1.28% 8.94%
1979 1.27% 13.2%
1978 1.22% 7.38%
1977 1.4% 2.71%
1976 1.36% 2.54%
1975 1.47% 2.55%
1974 1.68% 2.63%
1973 1.89% 2.69%
1972 1.87% 2.65%
1971 1.85% 2.65%
1970 1.57% 2.68%
1969 1.52% 2.66%
1968 1.74% 2.66%
1967 2.23% 2.66%
1966 2.52% 2.66%
1965 2.46% 2.66%
1964 2.6% 2.65%
1963 2.56% 2.65%
1962 2.81% 2.64%
1961 3.4% 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/singapore/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Singapore Somalia
Current population
6125852
20503678
Population rank 113/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.25%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 8/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +12,077
Net migration rank 36/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 12,077
2024 - 20,011 - 26,859
2023 7,101 26,996 608,203 46,217
2022 9,019 214,842 551,450 -92,434
2021 15,270 -44,030 566,399 35,506
2020 18,763 -145,556 561,311 77,259
2019 21,674 870 548,756 53,124
2018 21,427 21,820 514,244 40,844
2017 21,888 -8,880 478,556 38,067
2016 25,794 13,737 495,132 124,017
2015 27,121 41,852 481,573 -17,178
2014 27,896 40,154 464,481 6,065
2013 25,376 52,176 448,518 20,723
2012 29,750 78,501 399,468 -51,833
2011 25,919 89,856 203,213 -326,192
2010 24,876 72,571 385,571 -88,448
2009 27,930 95,841 405,784 -101,795
2008 28,068 176,182 394,258 -102,035
2007 26,614 192,292 380,303 8,476
2006 25,968 135,625 372,597 -67,200
2005 24,741 92,023 363,117 -5,955
2004 24,583 50,487 351,959 17,353
2003 24,689 -30,012 341,192 33,174
2002 29,231 -40,023 331,215 12,603
2001 31,035 45,027 319,059 40,274
2000 37,057 55,218 306,651 53,580
1999 32,857 19,681 295,523 37,548
1998 33,381 51,905 284,779 55,426
1997 37,960 95,241 271,894 49,692
1996 38,542 102,018 264,807 -46,291
1995 38,065 91,947 254,509 65,888
1994 39,319 71,170 246,950 -50,921
1993 40,425 58,820 232,960 261,815
1992 39,091 54,359 57,495 -179,675
1991 39,188 57,821 53,052 -568,166
1990 41,136 66,950 225,162 -248,155
1989 36,929 68,031 225,255 -266,281
1988 42,407 40,976 215,599 -415,660
1987 33,020 25,411 231,580 -17,391
1986 27,880 -7,858 218,416 74,424
1985 32,010 -31,036 207,960 62,183
1984 31,967 -4,396 199,017 60,630
1983 30,296 11,699 190,775 9,505
1982 33,346 41,568 182,793 6,115
1981 32,167 85,869 185,211 -332,129
1980 30,657 42,433 174,790 65,519
1979 28,363 -2,384 151,016 582,746
1978 27,537 436 132,689 402,005
1977 26,508 2,757 124,818 2,170
1976 31,189 949 113,319 -3,831
1975 28,509 4,104 108,998 -1,934
1974 31,664 2,748 104,813 -495
1973 36,404 -495 108,038 143
1972 38,098 -1,631 104,493 -351
1971 35,708 573 101,196 -1,850
1970 35,059 4,024 98,025 1,104
1969 34,314 6,763 95,045 690
1968 36,216 6,792 92,208 906
1967 40,145 6,006 89,497 1,498
1966 44,298 3,507 86,930 941
1965 45,474 4,199 84,448 2,142
1964 47,697 3,043 82,042 1,518
1963 49,542 2,668 79,859 1,449
1962 48,830 3,714 77,737 1,496
1961 49,880 3,490 75,513 1,336
1960 51,533 2,008 73,850 750

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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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