What is the most accurate population data for Somalia?

repo

Bantu Liberation Movement
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PopulationSource
13 millionCIA Factbook (2025)
18.3 millionWorld Bank (2023)
18.7 millionUnited Nations Population Fund (2024)

Most of the country seems empty. I think the 13 million number is closer to reality.
 
PopulationSource
13 millionCIA Factbook (2025)
18.3 millionWorld Bank (2023)
18.7 millionUnited Nations Population Fund (2024)

Most of the country seems empty. I think the 13 million number is closer to reality.
Somalia is huge and has too many cities. It's probably closer to 20mil
 

Shimbiris

بىَر غىَل إيؤ عآنؤ لؤ
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Somalia is huge and has too many cities. It's probably closer to 20mil

Don't know if I'd cosign your guess but it is insane how big it truly is. It only fully occurred to me when I was in Bosaso and we were going to road trip to Garowe. I was so used to UAE distances all my life and figured maybe we were in for 2-3 hours? I was in shock when the driver explained to me that it would be an 8 hour trip.

If you go from Cape Guardafui down to Ras Kambooni you're looking at a distance comparable to NYC down to Miami as the crow flies:

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And this is without counting the length added to the coast once you consider northern Bari and SL. Not to mention when you consider the rest of Somaliweyn with Galbeed, NFD and Jabuuti in terms of land added. Somaliweyn is comparable in size to the eastern USA. Crazy to think about. Northeast Africa is not a small place.
 
PopulationSource
13 millionCIA Factbook (2025)
18.3 millionWorld Bank (2023)
18.7 millionUnited Nations Population Fund (2024)

Most of the country seems empty. I think the 13 million number is closer to reality.
Ok mr Bantu liberation movement, why such an unhealthy fixation on Somali numbers?

Lets just say that we are enough thanks to Allah the merciful owner of all things who gave this land to the sons and daughters of Samaale.
 
PopulationSource
13 millionCIA Factbook (2025)
18.3 millionWorld Bank (2023)
18.7 millionUnited Nations Population Fund (2024)

Most of the country seems empty. I think the 13 million number is closer to reality.
I truly think there are 50 million+ Somali's in Somalia. Somalia has the highest birth rate in Africa. These numbers they put out is to demoralize Somali's and to inbolden our neighbors to invade due false information. For instance the amount of Somali's in northern Kenya nfd area census was recently taken and they had to do a recount due to the Kenya government amenting they had lied on the census of the amount of Somali's in nfd area or Somali in Kenya. This can also be said about Ogandan Region Ethiopian government states Somalis are the third largest community in Ethiopia, but they don't put correct numbers up due them not wanting Somali to know there true numbers
 
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Don't know if I'd cosign your guess but it is insane how big it truly is. It only fully occurred to me when I was in Bosaso and we were going to road trip to Garowe. I was so used to UAE distances all my life and figured maybe we were in for 2-3 hours? I was in shock when the driver explained to me that it would be an 8 hour trip.

If you go from Cape Guardafui down to Ras Kambooni you're looking at a distance comparable to NYC down to Miami as the crow flies:

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And this is without counting the length added to the coast once you consider northern Bari and SL. Not to mention when you consider the rest of Somaliweyn with Galbeed, NFD and Jabuuti in terms of land added. Somaliweyn is comparable in size to the eastern USA. Crazy to think about. Northeast Africa is not a small place.
I agree now if you add Ogdan region and nfd. Somalia is the size of America
 

Wabari

Wabari Guleed Liban
The Somali ethnic population count has to be done by people without an agenda. I mean, in Ethiopia, they say the Somali population is 6% of the country, which I doubt is true. I’m sure they aren’t counting the Somalis who live in other states or chartered cities. I think it’s the same in Kenya. So, unless we get a truly reliable source to conduct the count, I wouldn’t trust it.
 

repo

Bantu Liberation Movement
VIP
Ok mr Bantu liberation movement, why such an unhealthy fixation on Somali numbers?

Lets just say that we are enough thanks to Allah the merciful owner of all things who gave this land to the sons and daughters of Samaale.
Ok but what does that have to do with my question?
 

repo

Bantu Liberation Movement
VIP
I truly think there are 50 million+ Somali's in Somalia. Somalia has the highest birth rate in Africa. These numbers they put out is to demoralize Somali's and to inbolden our neighbors to invade due false information. For instance the amount of Somali's in northern Kenya nfd area census was recently taken and they had to do a recount due to the Kenya government amenting they had lied on the census of the amount of Somali's in nfd area or Somali in Kenya. This can also be said about Ogandan Region Ethiopian government states Somalis are the third largest community in Ethiopia, but they don't put correct numbers up due them not wanting Somali to know there true numbers
Ok so who would lie about the numbers to demoralize Somalis? UN? CIA? Don't you think that's delusional?
 
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