Population density in Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. had 30.3 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2024 30.3 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +3.5% 2023: 29.3 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2024).
Position in 2024 169th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period Somalia, Fed. Rep.World
2024 30.3 people per km² –
2023 29.3 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 28.4 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 27.5 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 26.5 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 25.6 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 24.6 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 23.8 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 22.9 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 22.0 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 21.3 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 20.5 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 19.9 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 19.7 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 19.5 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 19.1 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 18.6 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 18.0 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 17.5 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 17.0 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 16.4 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 15.8 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 15.2 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 14.7 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 14.1 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.5% from 29.3 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 21.3 people per km², the figure has changed by +42.5%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 169th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates