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

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The latest officially reported population of Somalia was 19,654,739 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Somalia's population is 20,653,532 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.33 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Somalia is ranked the 66th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.25% for Somalia vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Somalia has had an average growth rate of +3.59% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Somalia has increased from 11M people to 20.7M (88.2% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

Somalia vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Somalia Togo
2100 68,341,587 23,426,426
2099 67,997,987 23,284,304
2098 67,660,056 23,142,242
2097 67,320,374 22,996,845
2096 66,931,214 22,848,978
2095 66,544,181 22,702,297
2094 66,138,594 22,543,427
2093 65,719,626 22,395,941
2092 65,283,569 22,243,621
2091 64,812,444 22,083,590
2090 64,322,633 21,924,631
2089 63,882,977 21,761,057
2088 63,424,502 21,592,941
2087 62,947,792 21,431,785
2086 62,408,129 21,252,236
2085 61,835,054 21,073,697
2084 61,280,718 20,894,251
2083 60,723,949 20,708,859
2082 60,150,487 20,520,204
2081 59,639,547 20,325,061
2080 59,064,099 20,126,833
2079 58,441,001 19,927,036
2078 57,816,490 19,738,820
2077 57,176,183 19,547,568
2076 56,567,204 19,348,296
2075 55,970,712 19,141,211
2074 55,295,699 18,936,045
2073 54,617,874 18,729,441
2072 53,944,923 18,525,904
2071 53,250,824 18,321,024
2070 52,540,460 18,116,069
2069 51,845,897 17,905,429
2068 51,165,760 17,689,344
2067 50,461,574 17,477,786
2066 49,748,163 17,262,406
2065 48,994,126 17,049,758
2064 48,235,809 16,836,991
2063 47,492,758 16,618,806
2062 46,756,776 16,404,475
2061 46,008,848 16,190,814
2060 45,192,338 15,976,939
2059 44,370,279 15,767,690
2058 43,631,825 15,556,151
2057 42,870,700 15,341,629
2056 42,095,303 15,125,918
2055 41,292,441 14,903,207
2054 40,487,904 14,687,272
2053 39,720,236 14,471,467
2052 38,967,888 14,253,335
2051 38,205,058 14,030,311
2050 37,448,393 13,812,790
2049 36,717,019 13,588,431
2048 35,962,583 13,367,245
2047 35,196,924 13,148,252
2046 34,440,935 12,927,000
2045 33,696,593 12,705,654
2044 32,957,131 12,484,181
2043 32,227,622 12,261,788
2042 31,517,627 12,044,285
2041 30,775,671 11,827,268
2040 30,013,616 11,614,781
2039 29,294,623 11,398,360
2038 28,565,580 11,185,757
2037 27,821,304 10,975,322
2036 27,097,563 10,767,990
2035 26,368,985 10,559,369
2034 25,671,628 10,353,764
2033 25,002,924 10,148,738
2032 24,323,435 9,944,247
2031 23,642,617 9,741,001
2030 22,951,436 9,541,309
2029 22,285,719 9,347,000
2028 21,638,095 9,155,475
2027 20,978,784 8,965,572
2026 20,310,008 8,776,585
2025 19,654,739 8,591,626
2024 19,009,151 8,406,558
2023 18,358,615 8,223,850
2022 17,801,897 8,068,616
2021 17,271,431 7,936,176
2020 16,651,191 7,788,054
2019 16,030,971 7,619,925
2018 15,452,487 7,458,206
2017 14,916,629 7,324,386
2016 14,348,740 7,200,884
2015 13,806,963 7,071,502
2014 13,339,491 6,937,644
2013 12,869,594 6,798,848
2012 12,461,160 6,653,718
2011 12,348,830 6,500,582
2010 12,261,756 6,325,788
2009 11,961,201 6,130,946
2008 11,663,084 5,936,138
2007 11,322,582 5,748,443
2006 10,975,502 5,569,664
2005 10,644,228 5,413,154
2004 10,280,998 5,281,320
2003 9,909,157 5,154,112
2002 9,550,063 5,027,130
2001 9,198,493 4,904,144
2000 8,838,713 4,783,722
1999 8,492,059 4,665,754
1998 8,155,417 4,551,635
1997 7,824,525 4,438,794
1996 7,554,474 4,291,136
1995 7,285,007 4,110,450
1994 7,026,797 3,904,183
1993 6,681,399 3,887,974
1992 6,495,107 3,932,581
1991 6,813,760 3,822,636
1990 7,082,811 3,714,021
1989 7,114,817 3,606,918
1988 7,235,360 3,501,545
1987 7,228,302 3,397,614
1986 6,974,788 3,296,340
1985 6,693,289 3,194,539
1984 6,428,389 3,105,743
1983 6,198,430 3,033,077
1982 6,003,840 2,961,652
1981 5,982,849 2,879,440
1980 5,936,154 2,791,408
1979 5,449,117 2,714,349
1978 4,814,892 2,646,501
1977 4,484,050 2,583,984
1976 4,365,812 2,523,488
1975 4,257,535 2,463,796
1974 4,151,842 2,404,292
1973 4,045,592 2,344,510
1972 3,939,436 2,283,863
1971 3,837,691 2,219,826
1970 3,738,448 2,149,478
1969 3,641,015 2,043,416
1968 3,546,590 1,953,523
1967 3,454,537 1,912,764
1966 3,365,106 1,873,489
1965 3,277,874 1,835,588
1964 3,192,796 1,799,410
1963 3,110,361 1,765,072
1962 3,030,091 1,732,959
1961 2,952,054 1,702,717
1960 2,876,331 1,673,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Somalia increased by 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Somalia gained 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

Somalia was ranked 75th most populous country in 2006 and is 66th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Somalia's population will grow by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people with a rank change from 66th to 57th. The population of Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M people compared to the peak of 23.4M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Somalia Togo
2100 0.51% 0.61%
2099 0.5% 0.61%
2098 0.5% 0.63%
2097 0.58% 0.65%
2096 0.58% 0.65%
2095 0.61% 0.7%
2094 0.64% 0.66%
2093 0.67% 0.68%
2092 0.73% 0.72%
2091 0.76% 0.73%
2090 0.69% 0.75%
2089 0.72% 0.78%
2088 0.76% 0.75%
2087 0.86% 0.84%
2086 0.93% 0.85%
2085 0.9% 0.86%
2084 0.92% 0.9%
2083 0.95% 0.92%
2082 0.86% 0.96%
2081 0.97% 0.98%
2080 1.07% 1%
2079 1.08% 0.95%
2078 1.12% 0.98%
2077 1.08% 1.03%
2076 1.07% 1.08%
2075 1.22% 1.08%
2074 1.24% 1.1%
2073 1.25% 1.1%
2072 1.3% 1.12%
2071 1.35% 1.13%
2070 1.34% 1.18%
2069 1.33% 1.22%
2068 1.4% 1.21%
2067 1.43% 1.25%
2066 1.54% 1.25%
2065 1.57% 1.26%
2064 1.56% 1.31%
2063 1.57% 1.31%
2062 1.63% 1.32%
2061 1.81% 1.34%
2060 1.85% 1.33%
2059 1.69% 1.36%
2058 1.78% 1.4%
2057 1.84% 1.43%
2056 1.94% 1.49%
2055 1.99% 1.47%
2054 1.93% 1.49%
2053 1.93% 1.53%
2052 2% 1.59%
2051 2.02% 1.57%
2050 1.99% 1.65%
2049 2.1% 1.65%
2048 2.18% 1.67%
2047 2.2% 1.71%
2046 2.21% 1.74%
2045 2.24% 1.77%
2044 2.26% 1.81%
2043 2.25% 1.81%
2042 2.41% 1.83%
2041 2.54% 1.83%
2040 2.45% 1.9%
2039 2.55% 1.9%
2038 2.68% 1.92%
2037 2.67% 1.93%
2036 2.76% 1.98%
2035 2.72% 1.99%
2034 2.67% 2.02%
2033 2.79% 2.06%
2032 2.88% 2.09%
2031 3.01% 2.09%
2030 2.99% 2.08%
2029 2.99% 2.09%
2028 3.14% 2.12%
2027 3.29% 2.15%
2026 3.33% 2.15%
2025 3.4% 2.2%
2024 3.54% 2.22%
2023 3.13% 1.92%
2022 3.07% 1.67%
2021 3.72% 1.9%
2020 3.87% 2.21%
2019 3.74% 2.17%
2018 3.59% 1.83%
2017 3.96% 1.72%
2016 3.92% 1.83%
2015 3.5% 1.93%
2014 3.65% 2.04%
2013 3.28% 2.18%
2012 0.91% 2.36%
2011 0.71% 2.76%
2010 2.51% 3.18%
2009 2.56% 3.28%
2008 3.01% 3.27%
2007 3.16% 3.21%
2006 3.11% 2.89%
2005 3.53% 2.5%
2004 3.75% 2.47%
2003 3.76% 2.53%
2002 3.82% 2.51%
2001 4.07% 2.52%
2000 4.08% 2.53%
1999 4.13% 2.51%
1998 4.23% 2.54%
1997 3.57% 3.44%
1996 3.7% 4.4%
1995 3.67% 5.28%
1994 5.17% 0.42%
1993 2.87% -1.13%
1992 -4.68% 2.88%
1991 -3.8% 2.92%
1990 -0.45% 2.97%
1989 -1.67% 3.01%
1988 0.1% 3.06%
1987 3.63% 3.07%
1986 4.21% 3.19%
1985 4.12% 2.86%
1984 3.71% 2.4%
1983 3.24% 2.41%
1982 0.35% 2.86%
1981 0.79% 3.15%
1980 8.94% 2.84%
1979 13.2% 2.56%
1978 7.38% 2.42%
1977 2.71% 2.4%
1976 2.54% 2.42%
1975 2.55% 2.47%
1974 2.63% 2.55%
1973 2.69% 2.66%
1972 2.65% 2.88%
1971 2.65% 3.27%
1970 2.68% 5.19%
1969 2.66% 4.6%
1968 2.66% 2.13%
1967 2.66% 2.1%
1966 2.66% 2.06%
1965 2.66% 2.01%
1964 2.65% 1.95%
1963 2.65% 1.85%
1962 2.64% 1.78%
1961 2.63% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Somalia grew by 3.4%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

Somalia Togo
Current population
20653532
8873660
Population rank 66/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.25% 0.11%
One net population change
49 seconds
2.85 minutes
One birth every
39.2 seconds
1.95 minutes
One death every
2.84 minutes
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,769 +507
Annual growth/decline +645,588 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate +3.4% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 8/197 39/197
One migration net change every
43.6 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change +12,077 -15,010
Net migration rank 40/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 77,972 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 140/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 180/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Somalia
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Somalia Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 12,077 - -15,010
2024 619,793 26,859 198,184 -14,014
2023 608,203 46,217 196,649 -15,406
2022 551,450 -92,434 195,051 -65,826
2021 566,399 35,506 192,651 -56,991
2020 561,311 77,259 192,474 -31,892
2019 548,756 53,124 192,990 -17,312
2018 514,244 40,844 191,482 -43,718
2017 478,556 38,067 189,386 -69,512
2016 495,132 124,017 187,007 -59,885
2015 481,573 -17,178 183,089 -51,459
2014 464,481 6,065 179,671 -43,591
2013 448,518 20,723 176,865 -35,346
2012 399,468 -51,833 176,051 -27,315
2011 203,213 -326,192 176,484 -18,960
2010 385,571 -88,448 175,800 16,265
2009 405,784 -101,795 170,740 26,886
2008 394,258 -102,035 164,627 27,362
2007 380,303 8,476 158,312 25,082
2006 372,597 -67,200 150,821 23,346
2005 363,117 -5,955 143,281 -4,415
2004 351,959 17,353 136,802 -11,998
2003 341,192 33,174 133,852 -4,237
2002 331,215 12,603 130,283 -5,939
2001 319,059 40,274 126,419 -4,802
2000 306,651 53,580 122,712 -3,485
1999 295,523 37,548 119,331 -2,618
1998 284,779 55,426 116,918 -5,394
1997 271,894 49,692 116,559 -2,397
1996 264,807 -46,291 111,887 69,276
1995 254,509 65,888 106,983 73,224
1994 246,950 -50,921 100,045 132,276
1993 232,960 261,815 112,013 -311,917
1992 57,495 -179,675 110,828 -132
1991 53,052 -568,166 109,267 -72
1990 225,162 -248,155 107,985 59
1989 225,255 -266,281 106,166 0
1988 215,599 -415,660 104,605 -29
1987 231,580 -17,391 102,435 848
1986 218,416 74,424 99,698 -436
1985 207,960 62,183 96,376 7,971
1984 199,017 60,630 95,195 -21,949
1983 190,775 9,505 94,034 -21,948
1982 182,793 6,115 92,715 -21,958
1981 185,211 -332,129 90,144 3,519
1980 174,790 65,519 87,404 -4,993
1979 151,016 582,746 85,228 -13,519
1978 132,689 402,005 83,151 -19,163
1977 124,818 2,170 80,902 -19,856
1976 113,319 -3,831 78,770 -18,832
1975 108,998 -1,934 76,412 -16,973
1974 104,813 -495 74,055 -14,483
1973 108,038 143 71,549 -11,555
1972 104,493 -351 68,966 -7,661
1971 101,196 -1,850 66,284 482
1970 98,025 1,104 63,057 10,865
1969 95,045 690 58,207 80,000
1968 92,208 906 56,082 -14,504
1967 89,497 1,498 54,359 -14,424
1966 86,930 941 52,832 -14,216
1965 84,448 2,142 51,096 -13,915
1964 82,042 1,518 49,450 -14,266
1963 79,859 1,449 47,869 -14,361
1962 77,737 1,496 46,201 -15,486
1961 75,513 1,336 44,623 -14,858
1960 73,850 750 43,307 -13,868

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 94.2% of the population change in Somalia is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people). In Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 77,972 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Somalia, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

Biggest cities by population

Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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