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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Somalia was 19,009,151 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Somalia's population is 20,503,678 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.92 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Somalia is ranked the 66th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.25% for Somalia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Somalia has had an average growth rate of +3.61% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Somalia has increased from 11M people to 20.5M (86.8% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Somalia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Somalia Sweden
2100 68,384,185 11,357,586
2099 68,040,371 11,361,443
2098 67,702,230 11,365,725
2097 67,362,336 11,366,889
2096 66,972,933 11,368,572
2095 66,585,659 11,371,525
2094 66,179,819 11,374,169
2093 65,760,590 11,376,054
2092 65,324,261 11,378,099
2091 64,852,843 11,379,549
2090 64,362,727 11,381,475
2089 63,922,797 11,384,408
2088 63,464,036 11,387,073
2087 62,987,028 11,390,874
2086 62,447,029 11,398,223
2085 61,873,597 11,403,279
2084 61,318,916 11,408,050
2083 60,761,800 11,411,588
2082 60,187,980 11,416,796
2081 59,676,722 11,418,438
2080 59,100,915 11,420,629
2079 58,477,428 11,420,158
2078 57,852,528 11,418,032
2077 57,211,821 11,415,948
2076 56,602,463 11,412,112
2075 56,005,600 11,407,978
2074 55,330,165 11,404,682
2073 54,651,918 11,401,754
2072 53,978,548 11,398,056
2071 53,284,016 11,393,134
2070 52,573,210 11,389,416
2069 51,878,214 11,385,560
2068 51,197,653 11,384,165
2067 50,493,028 11,383,331
2066 49,779,172 11,383,335
2065 49,024,665 11,382,611
2064 48,265,876 11,381,643
2063 47,522,361 11,381,489
2062 46,785,920 11,382,109
2061 46,037,526 11,379,849
2060 45,220,507 11,378,661
2059 44,397,936 11,376,317
2058 43,659,021 11,372,527
2057 42,897,422 11,367,109
2056 42,121,542 11,361,843
2055 41,318,179 11,354,884
2054 40,513,141 11,347,343
2053 39,744,995 11,336,678
2052 38,992,177 11,322,876
2051 38,228,872 11,306,983
2050 37,471,735 11,287,973
2049 36,739,905 11,268,461
2048 35,984,999 11,247,615
2047 35,218,863 11,225,655
2046 34,462,403 11,202,749
2045 33,717,596 11,178,920
2044 32,977,674 11,153,887
2043 32,247,710 11,128,417
2042 31,537,272 11,102,505
2041 30,794,853 11,078,898
2040 30,032,324 11,054,498
2039 29,312,883 11,031,322
2038 28,583,386 11,008,943
2037 27,838,646 10,987,323
2036 27,114,453 10,964,438
2035 26,385,421 10,941,953
2034 25,687,629 10,919,289
2033 25,018,509 10,895,104
2032 24,338,597 10,869,796
2031 23,657,353 10,844,434
2030 22,965,742 10,815,888
2029 22,299,610 10,784,274
2028 21,651,582 10,749,191
2027 20,991,860 10,710,226
2026 20,322,668 10,668,870
2025 19,666,990 10,621,495
2024 19,009,151 10,569,709
2023 18,358,615 10,536,632
2022 17,801,897 10,486,941
2021 17,271,431 10,415,811
2020 16,651,191 10,353,442
2019 16,030,971 10,278,887
2018 15,452,487 10,175,214
2017 14,916,629 10,057,698
2016 14,348,740 9,923,085
2015 13,806,963 9,799,186
2014 13,339,491 9,696,110
2013 12,869,594 9,600,379
2012 12,461,160 9,519,374
2011 12,348,830 9,449,213
2010 12,261,756 9,378,126
2009 11,961,201 9,298,515
2008 11,663,084 9,219,637
2007 11,322,582 9,148,092
2006 10,975,502 9,080,505
2005 10,644,228 9,029,572
2004 10,280,998 8,993,531
2003 9,909,157 8,958,229
2002 9,550,063 8,924,958
2001 9,198,493 8,895,960
2000 8,838,713 8,872,109
1999 8,492,059 8,857,874
1998 8,155,417 8,850,974
1997 7,824,525 8,846,062
1996 7,554,474 8,840,998
1995 7,285,007 8,826,939
1994 7,026,797 8,780,745
1993 6,681,399 8,718,561
1992 6,495,107 8,668,067
1991 6,813,760 8,617,375
1990 7,082,811 8,558,835
1989 7,114,817 8,492,964
1988 7,235,360 8,436,489
1987 7,228,302 8,397,804
1986 6,974,788 8,369,829
1985 6,693,289 8,350,386
1984 6,428,389 8,336,605
1983 6,198,430 8,329,033
1982 6,003,840 8,325,263
1981 5,982,849 8,320,503
1980 5,936,154 8,310,531
1979 5,449,117 8,293,678
1978 4,814,892 8,275,599
1977 4,484,050 8,251,540
1976 4,365,812 8,222,286
1975 4,257,535 8,192,437
1974 4,151,842 8,159,955
1973 4,045,592 8,136,312
1972 3,939,436 8,122,300
1971 3,837,691 8,098,334
1970 3,738,448 8,042,801
1969 3,641,015 7,968,072
1968 3,546,590 7,912,273
1967 3,454,537 7,867,931
1966 3,365,106 7,807,797
1965 3,277,874 7,733,853
1964 3,192,796 7,661,354
1963 3,110,361 7,604,328
1962 3,030,091 7,561,588
1961 2,952,054 7,519,998
1960 2,876,331 7,484,656

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/somalia/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Somalia increased by 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Somalia gained 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Somalia was ranked 75th most populous country in 2006 and is 66th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Somalia's population will grow by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people with a rank change from 66th to 57th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Somalia Sweden
2100 0.51% -0.03%
2099 0.5% -0.04%
2098 0.5% -0.01%
2097 0.58% -0.01%
2096 0.58% -0.03%
2095 0.61% -0.02%
2094 0.64% -0.02%
2093 0.67% -0.02%
2092 0.73% -0.01%
2091 0.76% -0.02%
2090 0.69% -0.03%
2089 0.72% -0.02%
2088 0.76% -0.03%
2087 0.86% -0.06%
2086 0.93% -0.04%
2085 0.9% -0.04%
2084 0.92% -0.03%
2083 0.95% -0.05%
2082 0.86% -0.01%
2081 0.97% -0.02%
2080 1.07% 0.004%
2079 1.08% 0.02%
2078 1.12% 0.02%
2077 1.08% 0.03%
2076 1.07% 0.04%
2075 1.22% 0.03%
2074 1.24% 0.03%
2073 1.25% 0.03%
2072 1.3% 0.04%
2071 1.35% 0.03%
2070 1.34% 0.03%
2069 1.33% 0.01%
2068 1.4% 0.007%
2067 1.43% -0%
2066 1.54% 0.006%
2065 1.57% 0.009%
2064 1.56% 0.001%
2063 1.57% -0.005%
2062 1.63% 0.02%
2061 1.81% 0.01%
2060 1.85% 0.02%
2059 1.69% 0.03%
2058 1.78% 0.05%
2057 1.84% 0.05%
2056 1.94% 0.06%
2055 1.99% 0.07%
2054 1.93% 0.09%
2053 1.93% 0.12%
2052 2% 0.14%
2051 2.02% 0.17%
2050 1.99% 0.17%
2049 2.1% 0.19%
2048 2.18% 0.2%
2047 2.2% 0.2%
2046 2.21% 0.21%
2045 2.24% 0.22%
2044 2.26% 0.23%
2043 2.25% 0.23%
2042 2.41% 0.21%
2041 2.54% 0.22%
2040 2.45% 0.21%
2039 2.55% 0.2%
2038 2.68% 0.2%
2037 2.67% 0.21%
2036 2.76% 0.21%
2035 2.72% 0.21%
2034 2.67% 0.22%
2033 2.79% 0.23%
2032 2.88% 0.23%
2031 3.01% 0.26%
2030 2.99% 0.29%
2029 2.99% 0.33%
2028 3.14% 0.36%
2027 3.29% 0.39%
2026 3.33% 0.45%
2025 3.46% 0.49%
2024 3.54% 0.31%
2023 3.13% 0.47%
2022 3.07% 0.68%
2021 3.72% 0.6%
2020 3.87% 0.73%
2019 3.74% 1.02%
2018 3.59% 1.17%
2017 3.96% 1.36%
2016 3.92% 1.26%
2015 3.5% 1.06%
2014 3.65% 1%
2013 3.28% 0.85%
2012 0.91% 0.74%
2011 0.71% 0.76%
2010 2.51% 0.86%
2009 2.56% 0.86%
2008 3.01% 0.78%
2007 3.16% 0.74%
2006 3.11% 0.56%
2005 3.53% 0.4%
2004 3.75% 0.39%
2003 3.76% 0.37%
2002 3.82% 0.33%
2001 4.07% 0.27%
2000 4.08% 0.16%
1999 4.13% 0.08%
1998 4.23% 0.06%
1997 3.57% 0.06%
1996 3.7% 0.16%
1995 3.67% 0.53%
1994 5.17% 0.71%
1993 2.87% 0.58%
1992 -4.68% 0.59%
1991 -3.8% 0.68%
1990 -0.45% 0.78%
1989 -1.67% 0.67%
1988 0.1% 0.46%
1987 3.63% 0.33%
1986 4.21% 0.23%
1985 4.12% 0.17%
1984 3.71% 0.09%
1983 3.24% 0.05%
1982 0.35% 0.06%
1981 0.79% 0.12%
1980 8.94% 0.2%
1979 13.2% 0.22%
1978 7.38% 0.29%
1977 2.71% 0.36%
1976 2.54% 0.36%
1975 2.55% 0.4%
1974 2.63% 0.29%
1973 2.69% 0.17%
1972 2.65% 0.3%
1971 2.65% 0.69%
1970 2.68% 0.94%
1969 2.66% 0.71%
1968 2.66% 0.56%
1967 2.66% 0.77%
1966 2.66% 0.96%
1965 2.66% 0.95%
1964 2.65% 0.75%
1963 2.65% 0.57%
1962 2.64% 0.55%
1961 2.63% 0.47%

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/somalia/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Somalia grew by 3.54%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Somalia Sweden
Current population
20503678
10680056
Population rank 66/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.25% 0.13%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
40 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,782 +91
Annual growth/decline +650,536 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +3.54% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 8/197 149/197
One migration net change every
43.6 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +12,077 +47,079
Net migration rank 40/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 77,972 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 140/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 180/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Somalia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Somalia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 12,077 - 47,079
2024 - 26,859 - 50,115
2023 608,203 46,217 5,269 55,209
2022 551,450 -92,434 10,487 58,955
2021 566,399 35,506 22,914 51,947
2020 561,311 77,259 14,495 37,302
2019 548,756 53,124 25,697 72,619
2018 514,244 40,844 23,403 87,517
2017 478,556 38,067 24,138 102,671
2016 495,132 124,017 25,800 119,234
2015 481,573 -17,178 23,518 80,534
2014 464,481 6,065 26,179 77,654
2013 448,518 20,723 23,041 66,760
2012 399,468 -51,833 20,943 52,879
2011 203,213 -326,192 21,733 46,049
2010 385,571 -88,448 25,320 51,175
2009 405,784 -101,795 21,387 63,638
2008 394,258 -102,035 18,439 56,452
2007 380,303 8,476 15,552 54,907
2006 372,597 -67,200 15,436 51,675
2005 363,117 -5,955 9,030 27,030
2004 351,959 17,353 9,893 25,842
2003 341,192 33,174 6,271 29,161
2002 331,215 12,603 893 31,364
2001 319,059 40,274 -1,779 28,856
2000 306,651 53,580 -2,662 24,900
1999 295,523 37,548 -6,201 13,940
1998 284,779 55,426 -3,541 11,325
1997 271,894 49,692 -3,539 6,047
1996 264,807 -46,291 1,768 5,773
1995 254,509 65,888 9,710 11,621
1994 246,950 -50,921 20,196 51,545
1993 232,960 261,815 20,924 32,725
1992 57,495 -179,675 28,605 20,507
1991 53,052 -568,166 29,299 25,314
1990 225,162 -248,155 29,100 35,668
1989 225,255 -266,281 24,629 44,565
1988 215,599 -415,660 15,186 30,064
1987 231,580 -17,391 11,757 21,335
1986 218,416 74,424 9,206 15,211
1985 207,960 62,183 4,175 11,464
1984 199,017 60,630 3,335 8,668
1983 190,775 9,505 833 2,105
1982 182,793 6,115 1,665 2,524
1981 185,211 -332,129 1,664 3,209
1980 174,790 65,519 5,818 10,040
1979 151,016 582,746 4,976 13,895
1978 132,689 402,005 4,138 13,807
1977 124,818 2,170 7,426 23,528
1976 113,319 -3,831 8,222 20,324
1975 108,998 -1,934 14,746 16,564
1974 104,813 -495 23,664 9,217
1973 108,038 143 24,409 -9,551
1972 104,493 -351 28,428 -13,519
1971 101,196 -1,850 31,583 2,334
1970 98,025 1,104 30,563 47,242
1969 95,045 690 23,904 48,824
1968 92,208 906 30,858 8,545
1967 89,497 1,498 41,700 11,075
1966 86,930 941 45,286 24,920
1965 84,448 2,142 44,857 32,444
1964 82,042 1,518 45,968 23,581
1963 79,859 1,449 35,741 11,009
1962 77,737 1,496 30,246 9,627
1961 75,513 1,336 30,832 14,401
1960 73,850 750 27,693 1,080

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 94.4% of the population change in Somalia is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people). In Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 77,972 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Somalia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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