Mali vs Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual
Mali
4.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
4.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mali rank
12th
Somalia rank
9th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.39 % change on previous year against 4.25 % change on previous year in Mali, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.97 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 8.86 % change on previous year | 8.81 % change on previous year | 0.0532 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 1980s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 6.28 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2000s | 5.36 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.89 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 0.6557 % change on previous year | 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, annual, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.39 % change on previous year against 4.25 % change on previous year in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Mali and Somalia?
- 0.14 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
- Mali ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.