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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Somalia was 19,009,151 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Somalia's population is 20,503,678 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 6.06 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Somalia is ranked the 66th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.25% for Somalia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Somalia has had an average growth rate of +3.61% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Somalia has increased from 11M people to 20.5M (86.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Somalia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Somalia Uruguay
2100 68,384,185 2,256,741
2099 68,040,371 2,279,899
2098 67,702,230 2,303,351
2097 67,362,336 2,326,987
2096 66,972,933 2,350,799
2095 66,585,659 2,374,835
2094 66,179,819 2,398,960
2093 65,760,590 2,423,269
2092 65,324,261 2,447,646
2091 64,852,843 2,472,126
2090 64,362,727 2,496,514
2089 63,922,797 2,520,852
2088 63,464,036 2,545,052
2087 62,987,028 2,569,100
2086 62,447,029 2,592,974
2085 61,873,597 2,616,629
2084 61,318,916 2,640,001
2083 60,761,800 2,663,150
2082 60,187,980 2,686,021
2081 59,676,722 2,708,594
2080 59,100,915 2,730,883
2079 58,477,428 2,752,831
2078 57,852,528 2,774,432
2077 57,211,821 2,795,709
2076 56,602,463 2,816,677
2075 56,005,600 2,837,308
2074 55,330,165 2,857,709
2073 54,651,918 2,877,721
2072 53,978,548 2,897,543
2071 53,284,016 2,917,097
2070 52,573,210 2,936,478
2069 51,878,214 2,955,616
2068 51,197,653 2,974,445
2067 50,493,028 2,992,987
2066 49,779,172 3,011,309
2065 49,024,665 3,029,441
2064 48,265,876 3,047,343
2063 47,522,361 3,065,064
2062 46,785,920 3,082,642
2061 46,037,526 3,100,006
2060 45,220,507 3,117,149
2059 44,397,936 3,133,952
2058 43,659,021 3,150,250
2057 42,897,422 3,166,055
2056 42,121,542 3,181,373
2055 41,318,179 3,196,072
2054 40,513,141 3,210,110
2053 39,744,995 3,223,395
2052 38,992,177 3,235,973
2051 38,228,872 3,247,888
2050 37,471,735 3,259,108
2049 36,739,905 3,269,675
2048 35,984,999 3,279,610
2047 35,218,863 3,288,969
2046 34,462,403 3,297,696
2045 33,717,596 3,305,917
2044 32,977,674 3,313,556
2043 32,247,710 3,320,565
2042 31,537,272 3,326,955
2041 30,794,853 3,332,884
2040 30,032,324 3,338,277
2039 29,312,883 3,343,295
2038 28,583,386 3,347,790
2037 27,838,646 3,351,911
2036 27,114,453 3,355,671
2035 26,385,421 3,359,126
2034 25,687,629 3,362,276
2033 25,018,509 3,365,250
2032 24,338,597 3,368,057
2031 23,657,353 3,370,727
2030 22,965,742 3,373,273
2029 22,299,610 3,375,805
2028 21,651,582 3,378,198
2027 20,991,860 3,380,504
2026 20,322,668 3,382,789
2025 19,666,990 3,384,805
2024 19,009,151 3,386,588
2023 18,358,615 3,388,081
2022 17,801,897 3,390,913
2021 17,271,431 3,396,695
2020 16,651,191 3,398,968
2019 16,030,971 3,397,206
2018 15,452,487 3,394,534
2017 14,916,629 3,388,438
2016 14,348,740 3,379,283
2015 13,806,963 3,368,017
2014 13,339,491 3,356,334
2013 12,869,594 3,345,337
2012 12,461,160 3,335,401
2011 12,348,830 3,326,825
2010 12,261,756 3,318,580
2009 11,961,201 3,310,091
2008 11,663,084 3,302,177
2007 11,322,582 3,295,153
2006 10,975,502 3,289,506
2005 10,644,228 3,285,771
2004 10,280,998 3,283,148
2003 9,909,157 3,281,186
2002 9,550,063 3,278,867
2001 9,198,493 3,274,251
2000 8,838,713 3,266,206
1999 8,492,059 3,254,015
1998 8,155,417 3,239,280
1997 7,824,525 3,223,345
1996 7,554,474 3,206,324
1995 7,285,007 3,189,440
1994 7,026,797 3,172,834
1993 6,681,399 3,156,345
1992 6,495,107 3,139,702
1991 6,813,760 3,122,354
1990 7,082,811 3,104,403
1989 7,114,817 3,086,255
1988 7,235,360 3,067,961
1987 7,228,302 3,049,896
1986 6,974,788 3,032,845
1985 6,693,289 3,017,037
1984 6,428,389 3,002,488
1983 6,198,430 2,988,778
1982 6,003,840 2,975,492
1981 5,982,849 2,963,246
1980 5,936,154 2,951,953
1979 5,449,117 2,939,903
1978 4,814,892 2,925,715
1977 4,484,050 2,909,461
1976 4,365,812 2,891,392
1975 4,257,535 2,872,320
1974 4,151,842 2,853,944
1973 4,045,592 2,837,133
1972 3,939,436 2,821,644
1971 3,837,691 2,806,462
1970 3,738,448 2,790,807
1969 3,641,015 2,773,974
1968 3,546,590 2,754,606
1967 3,454,537 2,732,277
1966 3,365,106 2,707,646
1965 3,277,874 2,681,169
1964 3,192,796 2,653,180
1963 3,110,361 2,623,766
1962 3,030,091 2,593,298
1961 2,952,054 2,562,044
1960 2,876,331 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Somalia increased by 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Somalia gained 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Somalia was ranked 75th most populous country in 2006 and is 66th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Somalia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Somalia Uruguay
2100 0.51% -1.02%
2099 0.5% -1.02%
2098 0.5% -1.02%
2097 0.58% -1.01%
2096 0.58% -1.01%
2095 0.61% -1.01%
2094 0.64% -1%
2093 0.67% -1%
2092 0.73% -0.99%
2091 0.76% -0.98%
2090 0.69% -0.97%
2089 0.72% -0.95%
2088 0.76% -0.94%
2087 0.86% -0.92%
2086 0.93% -0.9%
2085 0.9% -0.89%
2084 0.92% -0.87%
2083 0.95% -0.85%
2082 0.86% -0.83%
2081 0.97% -0.82%
2080 1.07% -0.8%
2079 1.08% -0.78%
2078 1.12% -0.76%
2077 1.08% -0.74%
2076 1.07% -0.73%
2075 1.22% -0.71%
2074 1.24% -0.7%
2073 1.25% -0.68%
2072 1.3% -0.67%
2071 1.35% -0.66%
2070 1.34% -0.65%
2069 1.33% -0.63%
2068 1.4% -0.62%
2067 1.43% -0.61%
2066 1.54% -0.6%
2065 1.57% -0.59%
2064 1.56% -0.58%
2063 1.57% -0.57%
2062 1.63% -0.56%
2061 1.81% -0.55%
2060 1.85% -0.54%
2059 1.69% -0.52%
2058 1.78% -0.5%
2057 1.84% -0.48%
2056 1.94% -0.46%
2055 1.99% -0.44%
2054 1.93% -0.41%
2053 1.93% -0.39%
2052 2% -0.37%
2051 2.02% -0.34%
2050 1.99% -0.32%
2049 2.1% -0.3%
2048 2.18% -0.28%
2047 2.2% -0.26%
2046 2.21% -0.25%
2045 2.24% -0.23%
2044 2.26% -0.21%
2043 2.25% -0.19%
2042 2.41% -0.18%
2041 2.54% -0.16%
2040 2.45% -0.15%
2039 2.55% -0.13%
2038 2.68% -0.12%
2037 2.67% -0.11%
2036 2.76% -0.1%
2035 2.72% -0.09%
2034 2.67% -0.09%
2033 2.79% -0.08%
2032 2.88% -0.08%
2031 3.01% -0.08%
2030 2.99% -0.08%
2029 2.99% -0.07%
2028 3.14% -0.07%
2027 3.29% -0.07%
2026 3.33% -0.06%
2025 3.46% -0.05%
2024 3.54% -0.04%
2023 3.13% -0.08%
2022 3.07% -0.17%
2021 3.72% -0.07%
2020 3.87% 0.05%
2019 3.74% 0.08%
2018 3.59% 0.18%
2017 3.96% 0.27%
2016 3.92% 0.33%
2015 3.5% 0.35%
2014 3.65% 0.33%
2013 3.28% 0.3%
2012 0.91% 0.26%
2011 0.71% 0.25%
2010 2.51% 0.26%
2009 2.56% 0.24%
2008 3.01% 0.21%
2007 3.16% 0.17%
2006 3.11% 0.11%
2005 3.53% 0.08%
2004 3.75% 0.06%
2003 3.76% 0.07%
2002 3.82% 0.14%
2001 4.07% 0.25%
2000 4.08% 0.37%
1999 4.13% 0.45%
1998 4.23% 0.49%
1997 3.57% 0.53%
1996 3.7% 0.53%
1995 3.67% 0.52%
1994 5.17% 0.52%
1993 2.87% 0.53%
1992 -4.68% 0.56%
1991 -3.8% 0.58%
1990 -0.45% 0.59%
1989 -1.67% 0.6%
1988 0.1% 0.59%
1987 3.63% 0.56%
1986 4.21% 0.52%
1985 4.12% 0.48%
1984 3.71% 0.46%
1983 3.24% 0.45%
1982 0.35% 0.41%
1981 0.79% 0.38%
1980 8.94% 0.41%
1979 13.2% 0.48%
1978 7.38% 0.56%
1977 2.71% 0.62%
1976 2.54% 0.66%
1975 2.55% 0.64%
1974 2.63% 0.59%
1973 2.69% 0.55%
1972 2.65% 0.54%
1971 2.65% 0.56%
1970 2.68% 0.61%
1969 2.66% 0.7%
1968 2.66% 0.82%
1967 2.66% 0.91%
1966 2.66% 0.99%
1965 2.66% 1.05%
1964 2.65% 1.12%
1963 2.65% 1.17%
1962 2.64% 1.22%
1961 2.63% 1.27%

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/uruguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Somalia grew by 3.54%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Somalia Uruguay
Current population
20503678
3382789
Population rank 66/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.25% 0.04%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
40 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,782 -4
Annual growth/decline +650,536 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +3.54% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 8/197 167/197
One migration net change every
43.6 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +12,077 -1,338
Net migration rank 40/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 77,972 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 140/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 180/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Somalia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Somalia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 12,077 - -1,338
2024 - 26,859 - -1,348
2023 608,203 46,217 298 -1,501
2022 551,450 -92,434 -2,964 -1,501
2021 566,399 35,506 -5,621 -1,482
2020 561,311 77,259 4,048 -1,482
2019 548,756 53,124 3,873 -2,899
2018 514,244 40,844 7,322 -2,963
2017 478,556 38,067 10,907 -3,091
2016 495,132 124,017 14,008 -3,506
2015 481,573 -17,178 16,194 -4,157
2014 464,481 6,065 16,238 -4,919
2013 448,518 20,723 16,318 -5,647
2012 399,468 -51,833 15,520 -6,317
2011 203,213 -326,192 14,934 -6,982
2010 385,571 -88,448 16,231 -7,696
2009 405,784 -101,795 16,947 -8,510
2008 394,258 -102,035 16,838 -9,458
2007 380,303 8,476 17,422 -10,750
2006 372,597 -67,200 17,783 -13,161
2005 363,117 -5,955 18,926 -16,086
2004 351,959 17,353 18,067 -15,668
2003 341,192 33,174 18,628 -17,105
2002 331,215 12,603 20,073 -16,957
2001 319,059 40,274 20,729 -14,620
2000 306,651 53,580 21,060 -11,076
1999 295,523 37,548 21,844 -7,441
1998 284,779 55,426 22,114 -7,048
1997 271,894 49,692 23,737 -6,938
1996 264,807 -46,291 24,635 -7,397
1995 254,509 65,888 24,872 -8,339
1994 246,950 -50,921 24,637 -7,955
1993 232,960 261,815 24,212 -7,922
1992 57,495 -179,675 24,847 -7,850
1991 53,052 -568,166 25,422 -7,714
1990 225,162 -248,155 25,699 -7,499
1989 225,255 -266,281 25,322 -7,229
1988 215,599 -415,660 25,071 -6,582
1987 231,580 -17,391 24,469 -6,833
1986 218,416 74,424 24,505 -8,046
1985 207,960 62,183 23,988 -8,832
1984 199,017 60,630 23,684 -9,730
1983 190,775 9,505 24,146 -10,671
1982 182,793 6,115 25,224 -12,131
1981 185,211 -332,129 24,968 -13,577
1980 174,790 65,519 25,451 -14,252
1979 151,016 582,746 27,456 -14,552
1978 132,689 402,005 30,076 -14,611
1977 124,818 2,170 31,321 -14,280
1976 113,319 -3,831 33,199 -14,096
1975 108,998 -1,934 33,393 -14,350
1974 104,813 -495 32,221 -14,512
1973 108,038 143 30,213 -14,312
1972 104,493 -351 28,896 -13,817
1971 101,196 -1,850 28,584 -13,288
1970 98,025 1,104 28,737 -12,727
1969 95,045 690 28,805 -11,149
1968 92,208 906 29,103 -8,028
1967 89,497 1,498 29,514 -5,938
1966 86,930 941 30,293 -4,599
1965 84,448 2,142 30,807 -3,542
1964 82,042 1,518 31,340 -2,623
1963 79,859 1,449 31,824 -1,707
1962 77,737 1,496 31,441 -623
1961 75,513 1,336 30,975 703
1960 73,850 750 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 77,972 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Somalia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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