Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia

Name: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

6th

of 120 countries

All-time high

0.0016 units per US$ of GDP

in 1992

All-time low

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2008

Years of data

1960–2025

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia peaked at 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

Somalia ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1962	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1963	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1964	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1965	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1966	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1967	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1968	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1969	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1970	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1971	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1972	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1973	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1974	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1975	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1976	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1977	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+82.4%
1978	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1979	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1980	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1981	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1982	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1983	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1984	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1985	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1986	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1987	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1988	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1989	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1990	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	+22.3%
1991	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	+53.3%
1992	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1993	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-43.2%
1994	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1995	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1996	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1997	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1998	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
1999	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2000	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2001	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+52.9%
2002	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2003	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2004	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2005	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2006	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2007	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-30.8%
2008	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2009	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+114.9%
2010	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
2011	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2012	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
2013	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2014	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2015	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2016	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2017	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2018	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2019	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2020	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2021	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2022	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2023	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2024	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2025	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-3.9%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Somalia's 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2009	+114.9%	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
1977	+82.4%	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP
1991	+53.3%	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP
2001	+52.9%	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Somalia

3 Afghanistan 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
4 Congo 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
7 Madagascar 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
8 Sierra Leone 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
9 Togo 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

More urban development data for Somalia

Population in the largest city 26.3% (2025)
Population density 29.26 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 18.54 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.85 million (2025)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2025)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 4.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
Population in largest city 2.85 million (2025)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 48.36 Hectares (2020)
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia?: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit in Somalia was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP in 1992.
What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Somalia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit?: Somalia ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 120 places, 7,236 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.