Area Database (v4.4)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Somalia
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Somalia (Africa)  
Total 26.1 30.1 34.1 38.1 42.1 46.1 50.1 54.1 58.1 62.1 66.1 70.1
Awdal 34.6 36.4 38.2 40.0 41.8 43.7 45.5 47.3 49.1 50.9 52.7 54.5
Bakool 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3
Banadir 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Bari 40.2 43.1 45.9 48.8 51.6 54.5 57.4 60.2 63.1 65.9 68.8 71.6
Bay 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2
Galguduud 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49 8.49
Gedo 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2
Hiran 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4
Lower Juba 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6
Lower Shabelle 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6
Middle Juba 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2
Middle Shabelle 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Mudug 0.01 7.99 16.0 24.0 32.6 41.2 49.9 58.5 67.2 75.8 84.5 93.1
Nugal 5.55 12.4 19.3 26.1 33.0 39.8 46.7 53.5 60.4 67.2 74.1 80.9
Sanaag 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.9 21.0 21.1
Sool 14.0 16.5 19.1 21.6 24.1 26.7 29.2 31.7 34.3 36.8 39.4 41.9
Togdhere 10.4 14.1 17.9 21.6 25.3 29.1 32.8 36.6 40.3 44.0 47.8 51.5
W Galbeed 77.7 76.7 75.7 74.7 73.6 72.6 71.6 70.6 69.6 68.6 67.6 66.6
Lighter numbers are estimates