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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Somalia was 19,009,151 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Somalia's population is 20,503,678 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.64 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Somalia is ranked the 66th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.25% for Somalia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Somalia has had an average growth rate of +3.61% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Somalia has increased from 11M people to 20.5M (86.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Somalia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Somalia Turkmenistan
2100 68,384,185 10,046,945
2099 68,040,371 10,075,740
2098 67,702,230 10,103,319
2097 67,362,336 10,129,577
2096 66,972,933 10,154,338
2095 66,585,659 10,178,163
2094 66,179,819 10,200,371
2093 65,760,590 10,221,349
2092 65,324,261 10,240,959
2091 64,852,843 10,259,026
2090 64,362,727 10,276,261
2089 63,922,797 10,291,819
2088 63,464,036 10,306,303
2087 62,987,028 10,319,501
2086 62,447,029 10,331,090
2085 61,873,597 10,341,183
2084 61,318,916 10,349,710
2083 60,761,800 10,356,602
2082 60,187,980 10,362,422
2081 59,676,722 10,366,587
2080 59,100,915 10,369,293
2079 58,477,428 10,370,130
2078 57,852,528 10,369,013
2077 57,211,821 10,366,366
2076 56,602,463 10,361,975
2075 56,005,600 10,355,755
2074 55,330,165 10,348,384
2073 54,651,918 10,339,415
2072 53,978,548 10,328,653
2071 53,284,016 10,316,618
2070 52,573,210 10,303,565
2069 51,878,214 10,289,578
2068 51,197,653 10,274,625
2067 50,493,028 10,258,518
2066 49,779,172 10,241,362
2065 49,024,665 10,223,420
2064 48,265,876 10,204,034
2063 47,522,361 10,183,241
2062 46,785,920 10,160,903
2061 46,037,526 10,136,928
2060 45,220,507 10,111,369
2059 44,397,936 10,083,631
2058 43,659,021 10,052,905
2057 42,897,422 10,019,547
2056 42,121,542 9,983,379
2055 41,318,179 9,943,931
2054 40,513,141 9,901,473
2053 39,744,995 9,854,931
2052 38,992,177 9,804,909
2051 38,228,872 9,751,221
2050 37,471,735 9,693,713
2049 36,739,905 9,632,600
2048 35,984,999 9,567,946
2047 35,218,863 9,500,139
2046 34,462,403 9,429,355
2045 33,717,596 9,356,194
2044 32,977,674 9,280,988
2043 32,247,710 9,204,466
2042 31,537,272 9,126,898
2041 30,794,853 9,048,356
2040 30,032,324 8,969,478
2039 29,312,883 8,890,225
2038 28,583,386 8,810,850
2037 27,838,646 8,731,367
2036 27,114,453 8,651,719
2035 26,385,421 8,572,231
2034 25,687,629 8,492,483
2033 25,018,509 8,412,113
2032 24,338,597 8,330,912
2031 23,657,353 8,248,129
2030 22,965,742 8,163,024
2029 22,299,610 8,070,023
2028 21,651,582 7,969,080
2027 20,991,860 7,860,774
2026 20,322,668 7,745,331
2025 19,666,990 7,623,184
2024 19,009,151 7,494,498
2023 18,358,615 7,364,438
2022 17,801,897 7,230,193
2021 17,271,431 7,092,043
2020 16,651,191 6,949,912
2019 16,030,971 6,803,944
2018 15,452,487 6,655,524
2017 14,916,629 6,507,061
2016 14,348,740 6,360,041
2015 13,806,963 6,215,770
2014 13,339,491 6,075,283
2013 12,869,594 5,939,341
2012 12,461,160 5,808,546
2011 12,348,830 5,683,417
2010 12,261,756 5,564,356
2009 11,961,201 5,451,592
2008 11,663,084 5,345,029
2007 11,322,582 5,244,046
2006 10,975,502 5,147,105
2005 10,644,228 5,052,257
2004 10,280,998 4,958,093
2003 9,909,157 4,863,865
2002 9,550,063 4,769,465
2001 9,198,493 4,675,409
2000 8,838,713 4,582,677
1999 8,492,059 4,492,170
1998 8,155,417 4,410,507
1997 7,824,525 4,336,730
1996 7,554,474 4,263,819
1995 7,285,007 4,191,203
1994 7,026,797 4,116,662
1993 6,681,399 4,032,407
1992 6,495,107 3,944,689
1991 6,813,760 3,855,894
1990 7,082,811 3,760,562
1989 7,114,817 3,662,459
1988 7,235,360 3,559,363
1987 7,228,302 3,452,731
1986 6,974,788 3,347,809
1985 6,693,289 3,247,534
1984 6,428,389 3,154,079
1983 6,198,430 3,067,534
1982 6,003,840 2,985,557
1981 5,982,849 2,907,187
1980 5,936,154 2,832,203
1979 5,449,117 2,760,358
1978 4,814,892 2,691,088
1977 4,484,050 2,623,948
1976 4,365,812 2,558,521
1975 4,257,535 2,494,570
1974 4,151,842 2,432,028
1973 4,045,592 2,370,919
1972 3,939,436 2,311,430
1971 3,837,691 2,253,119
1970 3,738,448 2,195,616
1969 3,641,015 2,139,024
1968 3,546,590 2,083,069
1967 3,454,537 2,027,403
1966 3,365,106 1,971,737
1965 3,277,874 1,915,916
1964 3,192,796 1,859,997
1963 3,110,361 1,804,272
1962 3,030,091 1,749,214
1961 2,952,054 1,695,400
1960 2,876,331 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Somalia increased by 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Somalia gained 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Somalia was ranked 75th most populous country in 2006 and is 66th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Somalia Turkmenistan
2100 0.51% -0.29%
2099 0.5% -0.27%
2098 0.5% -0.26%
2097 0.58% -0.24%
2096 0.58% -0.23%
2095 0.61% -0.22%
2094 0.64% -0.21%
2093 0.67% -0.19%
2092 0.73% -0.18%
2091 0.76% -0.17%
2090 0.69% -0.15%
2089 0.72% -0.14%
2088 0.76% -0.13%
2087 0.86% -0.11%
2086 0.93% -0.1%
2085 0.9% -0.08%
2084 0.92% -0.07%
2083 0.95% -0.06%
2082 0.86% -0.04%
2081 0.97% -0.03%
2080 1.07% -0.008%
2079 1.08% 0.01%
2078 1.12% 0.03%
2077 1.08% 0.04%
2076 1.07% 0.06%
2075 1.22% 0.07%
2074 1.24% 0.09%
2073 1.25% 0.1%
2072 1.3% 0.12%
2071 1.35% 0.13%
2070 1.34% 0.14%
2069 1.33% 0.15%
2068 1.4% 0.16%
2067 1.43% 0.17%
2066 1.54% 0.18%
2065 1.57% 0.19%
2064 1.56% 0.2%
2063 1.57% 0.22%
2062 1.63% 0.24%
2061 1.81% 0.25%
2060 1.85% 0.28%
2059 1.69% 0.31%
2058 1.78% 0.33%
2057 1.84% 0.36%
2056 1.94% 0.4%
2055 1.99% 0.43%
2054 1.93% 0.47%
2053 1.93% 0.51%
2052 2% 0.55%
2051 2.02% 0.59%
2050 1.99% 0.63%
2049 2.1% 0.68%
2048 2.18% 0.71%
2047 2.2% 0.75%
2046 2.21% 0.78%
2045 2.24% 0.81%
2044 2.26% 0.83%
2043 2.25% 0.85%
2042 2.41% 0.87%
2041 2.54% 0.88%
2040 2.45% 0.89%
2039 2.55% 0.9%
2038 2.68% 0.91%
2037 2.67% 0.92%
2036 2.76% 0.93%
2035 2.72% 0.94%
2034 2.67% 0.96%
2033 2.79% 0.97%
2032 2.88% 1%
2031 3.01% 1.04%
2030 2.99% 1.15%
2029 2.99% 1.27%
2028 3.14% 1.38%
2027 3.29% 1.49%
2026 3.33% 1.6%
2025 3.46% 1.72%
2024 3.54% 1.77%
2023 3.13% 1.86%
2022 3.07% 1.95%
2021 3.72% 2.05%
2020 3.87% 2.15%
2019 3.74% 2.23%
2018 3.59% 2.28%
2017 3.96% 2.31%
2016 3.92% 2.32%
2015 3.5% 2.31%
2014 3.65% 2.29%
2013 3.28% 2.25%
2012 0.91% 2.2%
2011 0.71% 2.14%
2010 2.51% 2.07%
2009 2.56% 1.99%
2008 3.01% 1.93%
2007 3.16% 1.88%
2006 3.11% 1.88%
2005 3.53% 1.9%
2004 3.75% 1.94%
2003 3.76% 1.98%
2002 3.82% 2.01%
2001 4.07% 2.02%
2000 4.08% 2.01%
1999 4.13% 1.85%
1998 4.23% 1.7%
1997 3.57% 1.71%
1996 3.7% 1.73%
1995 3.67% 1.81%
1994 5.17% 2.09%
1993 2.87% 2.22%
1992 -4.68% 2.3%
1991 -3.8% 2.54%
1990 -0.45% 2.68%
1989 -1.67% 2.9%
1988 0.1% 3.09%
1987 3.63% 3.13%
1986 4.21% 3.09%
1985 4.12% 2.96%
1984 3.71% 2.82%
1983 3.24% 2.75%
1982 0.35% 2.7%
1981 0.79% 2.65%
1980 8.94% 2.6%
1979 13.2% 2.57%
1978 7.38% 2.56%
1977 2.71% 2.56%
1976 2.54% 2.56%
1975 2.55% 2.57%
1974 2.63% 2.58%
1973 2.69% 2.57%
1972 2.65% 2.59%
1971 2.65% 2.62%
1970 2.68% 2.65%
1969 2.66% 2.69%
1968 2.66% 2.75%
1967 2.66% 2.82%
1966 2.66% 2.91%
1965 2.66% 3.01%
1964 2.65% 3.09%
1963 2.65% 3.15%
1962 2.64% 3.17%
1961 2.63% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Somalia grew by 3.54%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Somalia Turkmenistan
Current population
20503678
7776557
Population rank 66/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.25% 0.09%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
40 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,782 +356
Annual growth/decline +650,536 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +3.54% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 8/197 61/197
One migration net change every
43.6 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +12,077 +13,268
Net migration rank 40/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 77,972 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 140/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 180/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Somalia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Somalia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 12,077 - 13,268
2024 - 26,859 - 14,646
2023 608,203 46,217 117,529 15,005
2022 551,450 -92,434 121,814 14,141
2021 566,399 35,506 122,721 17,617
2020 561,311 77,259 124,014 19,913
2019 548,756 53,124 128,275 19,735
2018 514,244 40,844 129,537 19,293
2017 478,556 38,067 131,417 16,678
2016 495,132 124,017 132,581 13,365
2015 481,573 -17,178 132,663 9,936
2014 464,481 6,065 129,677 8,696
2013 448,518 20,723 126,217 7,287
2012 399,468 -51,833 120,957 7,125
2011 203,213 -326,192 115,197 6,992
2010 385,571 -88,448 109,318 6,621
2009 405,784 -101,795 102,931 6,656
2008 394,258 -102,035 96,815 6,734
2007 380,303 8,476 92,038 6,388
2006 372,597 -67,200 87,840 7,613
2005 363,117 -5,955 83,968 10,263
2004 351,959 17,353 79,850 14,242
2003 341,192 33,174 76,737 17,625
2002 331,215 12,603 75,639 18,803
2001 319,059 40,274 76,682 16,982
2000 306,651 53,580 76,875 14,925
1999 295,523 37,548 76,362 12,859
1998 284,779 55,426 77,342 -3,239
1997 271,894 49,692 79,045 -5,600
1996 264,807 -46,291 80,996 -8,627
1995 254,509 65,888 86,289 -13,423
1994 246,950 -50,921 89,319 -13,094
1993 232,960 261,815 92,596 -312
1992 57,495 -179,675 96,668 -13,517
1991 53,052 -568,166 99,297 -4,864
1990 225,162 -248,155 101,099 -4,864
1989 225,255 -266,281 103,553 -3,576
1988 215,599 -415,660 104,802 1,408
1987 231,580 -17,391 103,885 3,161
1986 218,416 74,424 100,930 1,878
1985 207,960 62,183 95,890 1,861
1984 199,017 60,630 90,591 -1,427
1983 190,775 9,505 85,183 -1,264
1982 182,793 6,115 80,989 -961
1981 185,211 -332,129 77,829 -1,102
1980 174,790 65,519 74,394 -1,152
1979 151,016 582,746 71,135 -677
1978 132,689 402,005 68,437 -350
1977 124,818 2,170 66,318 -132
1976 113,319 -3,831 64,513 160
1975 108,998 -1,934 62,681 550
1974 104,813 -495 60,925 924
1973 108,038 143 59,169 1,194
1972 104,493 -351 57,326 1,293
1971 101,196 -1,850 56,666 1,348
1970 98,025 1,104 55,617 1,376
1969 95,045 690 54,791 1,397
1968 92,208 906 54,324 1,401
1967 89,497 1,498 54,209 1,397
1966 86,930 941 54,353 1,377
1965 84,448 2,142 54,558 1,366
1964 82,042 1,518 54,574 1,340
1963 79,859 1,449 54,203 1,332
1962 77,737 1,496 53,248 1,337
1961 75,513 1,336 51,659 1,372
1960 73,850 750 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/somalia/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 77,972 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Somalia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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