List of cities in Somalia by population explained

Overview

This is a list of districts in Somalia by population., the country has an estimated population of 15,626,039 inhabitants. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the total population count in Somalia is complicated by internal movements of nomads and individuals displaced during the civil war.^[1] CIA estimates are extrapolated from the Somali national census of February 1975.^[1], towns are defined as all communities with 5,000 or more persons, as well as any regional or district headquarters, regardless of size. There is little reliable statistical information on urbanization in Somalia. However, rough estimates have been made indicating a rate of urbanization of 7.2% per annum (2016–10 est.), with many towns quickly growing into cities.^[1]

List of the districts in Somalia

List of Somalia's districts by population ^{[2] [3]} !Region            !District        !Population (2023 Approximations) !Total

Awdal	Baki	48,702	1,010,566
		297,842
		28,702
		35,320
Bakool		64,404	383,360
		41,786
		65,555
		88,173
	Xudur	123,442
Banadir		2,330,708	2,330,708
Bari		19,013	949,693
		615,067
		65,594
		78,903
		66,545
		104,571
Bay		546,957	1,035,904
		187,499
		199,929
	Qansax Dheere	101,519
Gedo		151,207	566,318
		90,045
		50,402
		71,356
		151,773
	Luuq	51,535
Galgaduud		164,286	634,309
		121,153
		83,729
		115,444
		149,697
Hiraan		278,118	566,431
		138,209
		150,104
Lower Juba		231,017	632,924
		58,229
		100,635
		243,043
Lower Shabelle		265,684	1,218,733
		71,905
		262,028
		199,872
		286,402
		107,249
	Sablaale	25,593
Middle Juba		121,894	432,248
	Jilib	98,985
		211,369
Middle Shabelle		45,454	622,660
		255,291
		100,871
		221,044
Mudug		501,542	864,728
		115,009
	Hobyo	111,550
		94,255
		42,372
Nugaal		74,883	473,940
	Eyl	79,954
		189,103
Sanaag	Ceel Afweyn	167,739	578,092
		367,252
		33,101
Sool		99,427	618,619
	Xudun	71,199
		146,020
		21,973
Togdheer	Burco	754,464	962,439
		68,216
	Oodweyne	233,779
Woqooyi Galbeed		90,469	1,744,367
		451,189
		146,527
		1,346,651

Due to the lack of reliable and accurate census data in Somalia, the information presented above is merely an estimation provided by the United Nations and other organizations.

See also

• Demographics of Somalia

References

• Somalia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

Notes and References

1. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ Somalia
2. Web site: 2021-05-02 . The population of the pre-war regions and districts of Somalia according to estimates and calculations . www.citypopulation.de/en . 2024-04-04 . 2024-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404232359/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/somalia/admin/ . live .
3. Web site: 26 Dec 2023 . Somalia Flooding: Population Density with Baseline Population by District . reliefweb.