Somalia, Fed. Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Somalia, Fed. Rep., 1961–2025.
Population growth for Somalia, Fed. Rep. was 3.34% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.37% in 1979. The lowest was -4.79% in 1992 (about -1.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.39% per year.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 8 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Somalia, Fed. Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 3 of 48 economies; Niger (3.22%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1821% in 1989. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1978. Doubling roughly every 177 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 83rd of 216 in 1961 → 70th of 216 in 1970 → 2nd of 216 in 1980 → 205th of 216 in 1990 → 7th of 217 in 2000 → 43rd of 217 in 2010 → 3rd of 217 in 2020 → 8th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.48% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 3.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.03% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.53% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.59% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.23% | +2.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 0.71% | -1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.52% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 2.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.06% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 3.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.14% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 3.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.61% | -1.4 pp |
| 1994 | 5.04% | +2.2 pp |
| 1993 | 2.83% | +7.6 pp |
| 1992 | -4.79% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | -3.87% | -3.4 pp |
| 1990 | -0.45% | +1.2 pp |
| 1989 | -1.68% | -1.8 pp |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -3.5 pp |
| 1987 | 3.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 4.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 4.04% | +0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 3.64% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 3.19% | +2.8 pp |
| 1982 | 0.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 0.78% | -7.8 pp |
| 1980 | 8.56% | -3.8 pp |
| 1979 | 12.37% | +5.3 pp |
| 1978 | 7.12% | +4.4 pp |
| 1977 | 2.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 2.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Somalia, Fed. Rep.’s Population growth in 1962?
2.61% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Somalia, Fed. Rep.’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +28.5% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.34%; 2024: 3.48%; 2023: 3.08%; 2022: 3.03%; 2021: 3.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.