Greece vs Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Greece
3.16 million
in 2025
Somalia
2.85 million
in 2025
Greece rank
72nd
Somalia rank
75th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Greece
- Somalia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.16 million against 2.85 million in Somalia, a difference of 308,900.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 72nd and Somalia ranks 75th of 121 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.10 million | 146,495 | 1.95 million | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.72 million | 406,670 | 2.31 million | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.04 million | 734,915 | 2.31 million | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.12 million | 1.14 million | 1.98 million | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 1.28 million | 1.90 million | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.16 million | 1.75 million | 1.41 million | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 2.56 million | 595,610 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Greece or Somalia?
- Greece, at 3.16 million against 2.85 million in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Greece and Somalia?
- 308,900, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Somalia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Greece ranks 72nd and Somalia ranks 75th 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. 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 country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.