Somalia: Population density

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 Somalia

Population density, people per square km

 Latest value 27
 Year 2021
 Measure people per square km
 Data availability 1961 - 2021
 Average 13
 Min - Max 5 - 27
 Source Food and Agriculture Organization
The latest value from 2021 is 27 people per square km, an increase from 26 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Somalia from 1961 to 2021 is 13 people per square km. The minimum value, 5 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 27 people per square km was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Somalia - Population density - Recent values chart

Historical series
Somalia - Population density - historical chart - 1961-2021




Definition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 18.14 2023 million
 Percent urban population 47.92 2023 percent
 Population density 27 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 2.55 2023 percent
 Percent children 47.05 2023 percent
 Percent female population 49.86 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 52.08 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 98.44 2023 percent
 Refugee population 17,770 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 0 2015 percent
 Population growth 3.05 2023 percent
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