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Somalia: area, population and density
Somalia has 627,340 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 19,654,739; calculated population density is 31 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Somalia ranks 42nd of 196 by land area, 67th by population and 152nd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 627,340 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 19,654,739World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 31 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Somalia in the country comparison set
Somalia has 627,340 sq km of land area and a population value of 19,654,739 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 42nd by land area, 67th by population, and 152nd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Somalia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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