Niger vs Somalia: Population growth
Niger
3.2%
in 2025
Somalia
3.3%
in 2025
Niger rank
9th
Somalia rank
8th
Population growth over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for population growth?
- Niger ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.