Somalia vs Ukraine: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Somalia
14.5%
in 2025
Ukraine
14.0%
in 2025
Somalia rank
93rd
Ukraine rank
96th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Somalia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.
Somalia ranks 93rd and Ukraine ranks 96th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 7.2% | 2.7% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 10.1% | 5.5% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 1.6% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.7% | 1.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 0.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Somalia or Ukraine?
- Somalia, at 14.5% against 14.0% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Somalia and Ukraine?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Ukraine rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Somalia ranks 93rd and Ukraine ranks 96th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.