Somalia vs Syria: Population growth
Somalia
3.3%
in 2025
Syria
3.8%
in 2025
Somalia rank
8th
Syria rank
5th
Population growth over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 8th and Syria ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Syria |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -0.8% | 3.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.5%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for population growth?
- Somalia ranks 8th and Syria ranks 5th 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.