Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Somalia
3.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.4%
in 2025
Somalia rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.3% against 2.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 3.3% against 2.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population growth?
- Somalia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 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.