Population density rose 2.89% to 16.3 km per capita in Somalia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Somalia reached an all time high of 16.7 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.49 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Somalia's main peers, population density in Djibouti amounted to 37.1 km per capita, 91.7 km per capita in Ethiopia, 75.9 km per capita in Kenya and 45.2 km per capita in Yemen in 2015.
Somalia has been ranked 150th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Djibouti | km per capita | 35.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | km per capita | 55.0 | 56.8 | 58.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | km per capita | 84.8 | 87.1 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | km per capita | 70.0 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 75.9 | 77.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Oman | km per capita | 8.60 | 9.06 | 9.77 | 10.7 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | km per capita | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | km per capita | 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | km per capita | 164 | 170 | 176 | 182 | 188 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |