Somalia vs Tanzania
Somalia vs Tanzania: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 55.1% in Somalia and 36.9% in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Somalia, by 18.3 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Tanzania.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Somalia ranked 151 and Tanzania ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Somalia at 61.3% and Tanzania at 62.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Somalia | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.1 | 36.9 |
| 2024 | 54.6 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 54.1 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 53.5 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | 52.9 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 52.3 | 33.9 |
| 2019 | 51.6 | 33.4 |
| 2018 | 51 | 32.8 |
| 2017 | 48.4 | 32.3 |
| 2016 | 45.9 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | 43.9 | 31.2 |
| 2014 | 42.4 | 30.6 |
| 2013 | 41.3 | 30.1 |
| 2012 | 40.3 | 29.5 |
| 2011 | 39.4 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 38.6 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 37.8 | 27.5 |
| 2008 | 37.2 | 26.8 |
| 2007 | 36.6 | 26.1 |
| 2006 | 36 | 25.4 |
| 2005 | 35.5 | 24.7 |
| 2004 | 35 | 24.1 |
| 2003 | 34.5 | 23.5 |
| 2002 | 34 | 23 |
| 2001 | 33.5 | 22.6 |
| 2000 | 33.1 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 32.6 | 21.8 |
| 1998 | 32.2 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 21.1 |
| 1996 | 31.4 | 20.8 |
| 1995 | 31.1 | 20.5 |
| 1994 | 30.7 | 20.2 |
| 1993 | 30.4 | 19.9 |
| 1992 | 30 | 19.6 |
| 1991 | 29.7 | 19.3 |
| 1990 | 29.4 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 29.1 | 18.6 |
| 1988 | 28.8 | 18.2 |
| 1987 | 28.5 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 28.2 | 17.4 |
| 1985 | 28 | 17 |
| 1984 | 27.7 | 16.6 |
| 1983 | 27.5 | 16.2 |
| 1982 | 27.3 | 15.7 |
| 1981 | 27.1 | 15.3 |
| 1980 | 26.9 | 14.8 |
| 1979 | 26.6 | 14.3 |
| 1978 | 26.4 | 13.7 |
| 1977 | 26.1 | 13 |
| 1976 | 25.8 | 12.1 |
| 1975 | 25.5 | 11.2 |
| 1974 | 25.2 | 10.1 |
| 1973 | 24.8 | 9.1 |
| 1972 | 24.3 | 8 |
| 1971 | 23.8 | 7.1 |
| 1970 | 23.2 | 6.3 |
| 1969 | 22.7 | 5.6 |
| 1968 | 22.1 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 21.5 | 5 |
| 1966 | 20.9 | 5 |
| 1965 | 20.3 | 5 |
| 1964 | 19.7 | 5 |
| 1963 | 19.2 | 4.9 |
| 1962 | 18.7 | 4.9 |
| 1961 | 18.2 | 4.9 |
| 1960 | 17.7 | 4.9 |
| 1959 | 17.2 | 4.9 |
| 1958 | 16.7 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 16.2 | 4.8 |
| 1956 | 15.7 | 4.7 |
| 1955 | 15.2 | 4.6 |
| 1954 | 14.7 | 4.5 |
| 1953 | 14.2 | 4.3 |
| 1952 | 13.7 | 4.1 |
| 1951 | 13.3 | 3.9 |
| 1950 | 12.9 | 3.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Somalia | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55.6 | 37.6 |
| 2027 | 56.1 | 38.4 |
| 2028 | 56.6 | 39.2 |
| 2029 | 57 | 40 |
| 2030 | 57.4 | 40.8 |
| 2031 | 57.8 | 41.7 |
| 2032 | 58.2 | 42.5 |
| 2033 | 58.5 | 43.4 |
| 2034 | 58.8 | 44.4 |
| 2035 | 59.1 | 45.3 |
| 2036 | 59.4 | 46.3 |
| 2037 | 59.6 | 47.3 |
| 2038 | 59.9 | 48.3 |
| 2039 | 60.1 | 49.3 |
| 2040 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| 2041 | 60.5 | 51.5 |
| 2042 | 60.6 | 52.6 |
| 2043 | 60.8 | 53.7 |
| 2044 | 60.9 | 54.9 |
| 2045 | 61 | 56.1 |
| 2046 | 61.1 | 57.3 |
| 2047 | 61.2 | 58.5 |
| 2048 | 61.2 | 59.8 |
| 2049 | 61.2 | 61.1 |
| 2050 | 61.3 | 62.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Somalia vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025