Somalia vs Tunisia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Somalia
2.85 million
in 2025
Tunisia
2.55 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
75th
Tunisia rank
77th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Somalia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.85 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia, a difference of 301,390.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Somalia ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146,495 | 654,028 | 507,533 | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 406,670 | 882,474 | 475,804 | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 734,915 | 1.22 million | 486,659 | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.65 million | 518,036 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 1.86 million | 581,788 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 2.17 million | 414,737 | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.46 million | 102,113 | 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 Tunisia?
- Somalia, at 2.85 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Somalia and Tunisia?
- 301,390, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Tunisia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Somalia ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 77th 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.