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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Somalia was 19,009,151 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Somalia's population is 20,503,678 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.96 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Somalia is ranked the 66th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.25% for Somalia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Somalia has had an average growth rate of +3.61% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Somalia has increased from 11M people to 20.5M (86.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Somalia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Somalia Ukraine
2100 68,384,185 15,493,960
2099 68,040,371 15,751,557
2098 67,702,230 16,012,938
2097 67,362,336 16,278,602
2096 66,972,933 16,547,938
2095 66,585,659 16,820,897
2094 66,179,819 17,098,910
2093 65,760,590 17,381,822
2092 65,324,261 17,669,049
2091 64,852,843 17,960,681
2090 64,362,727 18,257,867
2089 63,922,797 18,559,027
2088 63,464,036 18,865,031
2087 62,987,028 19,176,483
2086 62,447,029 19,492,606
2085 61,873,597 19,812,584
2084 61,318,916 20,138,855
2083 60,761,800 20,468,747
2082 60,187,980 20,803,241
2081 59,676,722 21,140,953
2080 59,100,915 21,482,498
2079 58,477,428 21,827,152
2078 57,852,528 22,175,099
2077 57,211,821 22,525,846
2076 56,602,463 22,879,896
2075 56,005,600 23,236,521
2074 55,330,165 23,596,095
2073 54,651,918 23,957,807
2072 53,978,548 24,319,928
2071 53,284,016 24,685,370
2070 52,573,210 25,053,352
2069 51,878,214 25,423,272
2068 51,197,653 25,794,560
2067 50,493,028 26,168,072
2066 49,779,172 26,543,206
2065 49,024,665 26,920,121
2064 48,265,876 27,298,592
2063 47,522,361 27,677,528
2062 46,785,920 28,056,960
2061 46,037,526 28,437,884
2060 45,220,507 28,818,343
2059 44,397,936 29,198,891
2058 43,659,021 29,580,044
2057 42,897,422 29,958,884
2056 42,121,542 30,335,136
2055 41,318,179 30,710,041
2054 40,513,141 31,080,334
2053 39,744,995 31,447,868
2052 38,992,177 31,811,171
2051 38,228,872 32,170,929
2050 37,471,735 32,525,262
2049 36,739,905 32,875,483
2048 35,984,999 33,217,836
2047 35,218,863 33,556,749
2046 34,462,403 33,892,646
2045 33,717,596 34,221,999
2044 32,977,674 34,547,153
2043 32,247,710 34,869,270
2042 31,537,272 35,189,550
2041 30,794,853 35,507,946
2040 30,032,324 35,823,225
2039 29,312,883 36,141,658
2038 28,583,386 36,457,134
2037 27,838,646 36,772,578
2036 27,114,453 37,084,252
2035 26,385,421 37,396,243
2034 25,687,629 37,706,533
2033 25,018,509 38,015,585
2032 24,338,597 38,322,554
2031 23,657,353 38,630,259
2030 22,965,742 38,935,791
2029 22,299,610 39,238,099
2028 21,651,582 39,537,815
2027 20,991,860 39,830,895
2026 20,322,668 40,125,599
2025 19,666,990 38,707,520
2024 19,009,151 37,860,221
2023 18,358,615 37,732,836
2022 17,801,897 41,048,766
2021 17,271,431 44,298,640
2020 16,651,191 44,680,014
2019 16,030,971 44,957,458
2018 15,452,487 45,208,907
2017 14,916,629 45,436,041
2016 14,348,740 45,616,832
2015 13,806,963 45,784,896
2014 13,339,491 45,972,380
2013 12,869,594 46,126,770
2012 12,461,160 46,210,056
2011 12,348,830 46,307,853
2010 12,261,756 46,456,003
2009 11,961,201 46,623,731
2008 11,663,084 46,819,175
2007 11,322,582 47,062,798
2006 10,975,502 47,278,694
2005 10,644,228 47,585,556
2004 10,280,998 47,979,507
2003 9,909,157 48,315,136
2002 9,550,063 48,677,281
2001 9,198,493 49,106,855
2000 8,838,713 49,556,660
1999 8,492,059 49,976,446
1998 8,155,417 50,379,731
1997 7,824,525 50,786,885
1996 7,554,474 51,226,109
1995 7,285,007 51,665,539
1994 7,026,797 52,075,998
1993 6,681,399 52,350,126
1992 6,495,107 52,323,671
1991 6,813,760 52,170,961
1990 7,082,811 52,054,092
1989 7,114,817 51,917,817
1988 7,235,360 51,724,853
1987 7,228,302 51,515,732
1986 6,974,788 51,318,745
1985 6,693,289 51,108,770
1984 6,428,389 50,887,599
1983 6,198,430 50,637,029
1982 6,003,840 50,402,724
1981 5,982,849 50,189,281
1980 5,936,154 49,955,152
1979 5,449,117 49,721,381
1978 4,814,892 49,521,243
1977 4,484,050 49,336,481
1976 4,365,812 49,120,842
1975 4,257,535 48,865,229
1974 4,151,842 48,576,570
1973 4,045,592 48,277,121
1972 3,939,436 47,946,893
1971 3,837,691 47,573,287
1970 3,738,448 47,261,306
1969 3,641,015 46,976,256
1968 3,546,590 46,614,325
1967 3,454,537 46,215,988
1966 3,365,106 45,802,519
1965 3,277,874 45,386,892
1964 3,192,796 44,951,156
1963 3,110,361 44,462,372
1962 3,030,091 43,943,674
1961 2,952,054 43,399,766
1960 2,876,331 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Somalia increased by 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Somalia gained 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Somalia was ranked 75th most populous country in 2006 and is 66th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Somalia Ukraine
2100 0.51% -1.64%
2099 0.5% -1.63%
2098 0.5% -1.63%
2097 0.58% -1.63%
2096 0.58% -1.62%
2095 0.61% -1.63%
2094 0.64% -1.63%
2093 0.67% -1.63%
2092 0.73% -1.62%
2091 0.76% -1.63%
2090 0.69% -1.62%
2089 0.72% -1.62%
2088 0.76% -1.62%
2087 0.86% -1.62%
2086 0.93% -1.62%
2085 0.9% -1.62%
2084 0.92% -1.61%
2083 0.95% -1.61%
2082 0.86% -1.6%
2081 0.97% -1.59%
2080 1.07% -1.58%
2079 1.08% -1.57%
2078 1.12% -1.56%
2077 1.08% -1.55%
2076 1.07% -1.53%
2075 1.22% -1.52%
2074 1.24% -1.51%
2073 1.25% -1.49%
2072 1.3% -1.48%
2071 1.35% -1.47%
2070 1.34% -1.46%
2069 1.33% -1.44%
2068 1.4% -1.43%
2067 1.43% -1.41%
2066 1.54% -1.4%
2065 1.57% -1.39%
2064 1.56% -1.37%
2063 1.57% -1.35%
2062 1.63% -1.34%
2061 1.81% -1.32%
2060 1.85% -1.3%
2059 1.69% -1.29%
2058 1.78% -1.26%
2057 1.84% -1.24%
2056 1.94% -1.22%
2055 1.99% -1.19%
2054 1.93% -1.17%
2053 1.93% -1.14%
2052 2% -1.12%
2051 2.02% -1.09%
2050 1.99% -1.07%
2049 2.1% -1.03%
2048 2.18% -1.01%
2047 2.2% -0.99%
2046 2.21% -0.96%
2045 2.24% -0.94%
2044 2.26% -0.92%
2043 2.25% -0.91%
2042 2.41% -0.9%
2041 2.54% -0.88%
2040 2.45% -0.88%
2039 2.55% -0.87%
2038 2.68% -0.86%
2037 2.67% -0.84%
2036 2.76% -0.83%
2035 2.72% -0.82%
2034 2.67% -0.81%
2033 2.79% -0.8%
2032 2.88% -0.8%
2031 3.01% -0.78%
2030 2.99% -0.77%
2029 2.99% -0.76%
2028 3.14% -0.74%
2027 3.29% -0.73%
2026 3.33% 3.66%
2025 3.46% 2.24%
2024 3.54% 0.34%
2023 3.13% -8.08%
2022 3.07% -7.34%
2021 3.72% -0.85%
2020 3.87% -0.62%
2019 3.74% -0.56%
2018 3.59% -0.5%
2017 3.96% -0.4%
2016 3.92% -0.37%
2015 3.5% -0.41%
2014 3.65% -0.33%
2013 3.28% -0.18%
2012 0.91% -0.21%
2011 0.71% -0.32%
2010 2.51% -0.36%
2009 2.56% -0.42%
2008 3.01% -0.52%
2007 3.16% -0.46%
2006 3.11% -0.64%
2005 3.53% -0.82%
2004 3.75% -0.69%
2003 3.76% -0.74%
2002 3.82% -0.87%
2001 4.07% -0.91%
2000 4.08% -0.84%
1999 4.13% -0.8%
1998 4.23% -0.8%
1997 3.57% -0.86%
1996 3.7% -0.85%
1995 3.67% -0.79%
1994 5.17% -0.52%
1993 2.87% 0.05%
1992 -4.68% 0.29%
1991 -3.8% 0.22%
1990 -0.45% 0.26%
1989 -1.67% 0.37%
1988 0.1% 0.41%
1987 3.63% 0.38%
1986 4.21% 0.41%
1985 4.12% 0.43%
1984 3.71% 0.49%
1983 3.24% 0.46%
1982 0.35% 0.43%
1981 0.79% 0.47%
1980 8.94% 0.47%
1979 13.2% 0.4%
1978 7.38% 0.37%
1977 2.71% 0.44%
1976 2.54% 0.52%
1975 2.55% 0.59%
1974 2.63% 0.62%
1973 2.69% 0.69%
1972 2.65% 0.79%
1971 2.65% 0.66%
1970 2.68% 0.61%
1969 2.66% 0.78%
1968 2.66% 0.86%
1967 2.66% 0.9%
1966 2.66% 0.92%
1965 2.66% 0.97%
1964 2.65% 1.1%
1963 2.65% 1.18%
1962 2.64% 1.25%
1961 2.63% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Somalia grew by 3.54%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Somalia Ukraine
Current population
20503678
40125599
Population rank 66/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.25% 0.48%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
40 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,782 +349
Annual growth/decline +650,536 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +3.54% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 8/197 147/197
One migration net change every
43.6 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +12,077 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 40/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 77,972 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 140/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 180/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Somalia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Somalia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 12,077 - 1,702,358
2024 - 26,859 - 1,146,012
2023 608,203 46,217 -283,185 -299,961
2022 551,450 -92,434 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 566,399 35,506 -449,941 -1,129
2020 561,311 77,259 -307,533 -4,167
2019 548,756 53,124 -236,296 -6,908
2018 514,244 40,844 -227,491 -32,220
2017 478,556 38,067 -158,390 -36,155
2016 495,132 124,017 -135,710 -31,340
2015 481,573 -17,178 -147,107 -21,992
2014 464,481 6,065 -140,216 -65,678
2013 448,518 20,723 -129,662 26,781
2012 399,468 -51,833 -130,451 66,768
2011 203,213 -326,192 -158,372 26,457
2010 385,571 -88,448 -180,388 16,030
2009 405,784 -101,795 -197,918 26,796
2008 394,258 -102,035 -229,086 9,312
2007 380,303 8,476 -282,659 15,237
2006 372,597 -67,200 -300,787 136,442
2005 363,117 -5,955 -337,857 -111,493
2004 351,959 17,353 -344,157 5,644
2003 341,192 33,174 -351,299 18,540
2002 331,215 12,603 -364,544 -26,991
2001 319,059 40,274 -374,734 -92,847
2000 306,651 53,580 -364,143 -67,865
1999 295,523 37,548 -348,286 -59,247
1998 284,779 55,426 -318,299 -80,684
1997 271,894 49,692 -306,549 -108,735
1996 264,807 -46,291 -305,154 -158,008
1995 254,509 65,888 -281,629 -134,053
1994 246,950 -50,921 -238,820 -166,380
1993 232,960 261,815 -169,405 26,357
1992 57,495 -179,675 -95,857 291,788
1991 53,052 -568,166 -16,486 125,962
1990 225,162 -248,155 48,463 75,760
1989 225,255 -266,281 106,431 36,978
1988 215,599 -415,660 162,002 75,637
1987 231,580 -17,391 198,850 -18,275
1986 218,416 74,424 225,751 -12,369
1985 207,960 62,183 201,011 5,546
1984 199,017 60,630 222,430 13,340
1983 190,775 9,505 241,741 23,608
1982 182,793 6,115 194,101 9,096
1981 185,211 -332,129 182,839 40,807
1980 174,790 65,519 197,223 47,406
1979 151,016 582,746 197,294 25,635
1978 132,689 402,005 206,554 -29,180
1977 124,818 2,170 216,932 -24,745
1976 113,319 -3,831 247,323 -8,219
1975 108,998 -1,934 256,787 15,336
1974 104,813 -495 273,486 31,725
1973 108,038 143 274,938 18,777
1972 104,493 -351 309,785 56,928
1971 101,196 -1,850 305,849 74,604
1970 98,025 1,104 291,839 -48,335
1969 95,045 690 274,858 51,763
1968 92,208 906 295,162 102,096
1967 89,497 1,498 313,899 85,527
1966 86,930 941 337,794 89,737
1965 84,448 2,142 334,365 69,354
1964 82,042 1,518 391,120 76,650
1963 79,859 1,449 449,648 60,178
1962 77,737 1,496 481,887 45,712
1961 75,513 1,336 508,602 51,625
1960 73,850 750 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/somalia/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 77,972 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Somalia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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