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The estimated population of Somalia in 2025 amounted to 19 654 739 people, which is 3.4% more than in 2024, when it was 19 009 151 people. It has been growing in this country for already 33 years in a row. Over the entire period of data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs since 1950, this indicator has increased in 8.88 times. The lowest population was recorded in 1950, when it was 2 213 131 people. The highest value was in 2025, when population of Somalia reached 19 654 739 people. The data is sourced from the UN report "World Population Prospects 2024", with the values for 2024 and 2025 being projections.
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Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
