Urban population share in Somalia, Fed. Rep.
55.1% of people in Somalia, Fed. Rep. lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2025
55.1%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
144th of 217
Urban population share in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.1% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 33.5% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 54.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.9%, the figure has changed by +11.3 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
All statistics for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Population estimates and projections
18,358,615 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
15.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.13 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.57%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
19,654,739 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
3.34%
2025 · World Bank