Mogadishu's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,726,820. In 1950, the population of Mogadishu was 54,661. Mogadishu has grown by 116,340 in the last year, which represents a 4.46% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Mogadishu, which typically includes Mogadishu's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 4,249,080 |
| 2034 | 4,090,260 |
| 2033 | 3,935,680 |
| 2032 | 3,785,320 |
| 2031 | 3,639,240 |
| 2030 | 3,497,310 |
| 2029 | 3,359,490 |
| 2028 | 3,225,660 |
| 2027 | 3,095,690 |
| 2026 | 2,969,320 |
| 2025 | 2,846,420 |
| 2024 | 2,726,820 |
| 2023 | 2,610,480 |
| 2022 | 2,497,460 |
| 2021 | 2,387,920 |
| 2020 | 2,282,010 |
| 2019 | 2,179,860 |
| 2018 | 2,081,620 |
| 2017 | 1,976,830 |
| 2016 | 1,877,310 |
| 2015 | 1,782,800 |
| 2014 | 1,693,040 |
| 2013 | 1,607,810 |
| 2012 | 1,526,980 |
| 2011 | 1,450,000 |
| 2010 | 1,353,300 |
| 2009 | 1,263,050 |
| 2008 | 1,178,930 |
| 2007 | 1,100,210 |
| 2006 | 1,471,000 |
| 2005 | 1,415,110 |
| 2004 | 1,361,420 |
| 2003 | 1,309,620 |
| 2002 | 1,259,870 |
| 2001 | 1,212,000 |
| 2000 | 1,200,860 |
| 1999 | 1,189,800 |
| 1998 | 1,178,860 |
| 1997 | 1,168,010 |
| 1996 | 1,157,280 |
| 1995 | 1,146,620 |
| 1994 | 1,136,070 |
| 1993 | 1,125,620 |
| 1992 | 1,115,280 |
| 1991 | 1,105,000 |
| 1990 | 1,035,250 |
| 1989 | 969,899 |
| 1988 | 908,756 |
| 1987 | 851,315 |
| 1986 | 797,577 |
| 1985 | 747,230 |
| 1984 | 700,125 |
| 1983 | 648,176 |
| 1982 | 600,127 |
| 1981 | 574,977 |
| 1980 | 550,966 |
| 1979 | 527,895 |
| 1978 | 505,820 |
| 1977 | 484,668 |
| 1976 | 464,428 |
| 1975 | 444,981 |
| 1974 | 407,863 |
| 1973 | 363,185 |
| 1972 | 323,453 |
| 1971 | 287,975 |
| 1970 | 256,430 |
| 1969 | 228,340 |
| 1968 | 203,359 |
| 1967 | 181,054 |
| 1966 | 161,221 |
| 1965 | 143,560 |
| 1964 | 127,855 |
| 1963 | 116,398 |
| 1962 | 108,361 |
| 1961 | 100,879 |
| 1960 | 93,923 |
| 1959 | 88,236 |
| 1958 | 83,664 |
| 1957 | 79,329 |
| 1956 | 75,224 |
| 1955 | 71,321 |
| 1954 | 67,625 |
| 1953 | 64,120 |
| 1952 | 60,803 |
| 1951 | 57,648 |
| 1950 | 54,661 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54,661 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 57,648 | 5.46% | 2,987 |
| 1952 | 60,803 | 5.47% | 3,155 |
| 1953 | 64,120 | 5.46% | 3,317 |
| 1954 | 67,625 | 5.47% | 3,505 |
| 1955 | 71,321 | 5.47% | 3,696 |
| 1956 | 75,224 | 5.47% | 3,903 |
| 1957 | 79,329 | 5.46% | 4,105 |
| 1958 | 83,664 | 5.46% | 4,335 |
| 1959 | 88,236 | 5.46% | 4,572 |
| 1960 | 93,923 | 6.45% | 5,687 |
| 1961 | 100,879 | 7.41% | 6,956 |
| 1962 | 108,361 | 7.42% | 7,482 |
| 1963 | 116,398 | 7.42% | 8,037 |
| 1964 | 127,855 | 9.84% | 11,457 |
| 1965 | 143,560 | 12.28% | 15,705 |
| 1966 | 161,221 | 12.3% | 17,661 |
| 1967 | 181,054 | 12.3% | 19,833 |
| 1968 | 203,359 | 12.32% | 22,305 |
| 1969 | 228,340 | 12.28% | 24,981 |
| 1970 | 256,430 | 12.3% | 28,090 |
| 1971 | 287,975 | 12.3% | 31,545 |
| 1972 | 323,453 | 12.32% | 35,478 |
| 1973 | 363,185 | 12.28% | 39,732 |
| 1974 | 407,863 | 12.3% | 44,678 |
| 1975 | 444,981 | 9.1% | 37,118 |
| 1976 | 464,428 | 4.37% | 19,447 |
| 1977 | 484,668 | 4.36% | 20,240 |
| 1978 | 505,820 | 4.36% | 21,152 |
| 1979 | 527,895 | 4.36% | 22,075 |
| 1980 | 550,966 | 4.37% | 23,071 |
| 1981 | 574,977 | 4.36% | 24,011 |
| 1982 | 600,127 | 4.37% | 25,150 |
| 1983 | 648,176 | 8.01% | 48,049 |
| 1984 | 700,125 | 8.01% | 51,949 |
| 1985 | 747,230 | 6.73% | 47,105 |
| 1986 | 797,577 | 6.74% | 50,347 |
| 1987 | 851,315 | 6.74% | 53,738 |
| 1988 | 908,756 | 6.75% | 57,441 |
| 1989 | 969,899 | 6.73% | 61,143 |
| 1990 | 1,035,250 | 6.74% | 65,351 |
| 1991 | 1,105,000 | 6.74% | 69,750 |
| 1992 | 1,115,280 | 0.93% | 10,280 |
| 1993 | 1,125,620 | 0.93% | 10,340 |
| 1994 | 1,136,070 | 0.93% | 10,450 |
| 1995 | 1,146,620 | 0.93% | 10,550 |
| 1996 | 1,157,280 | 0.93% | 10,660 |
| 1997 | 1,168,010 | 0.93% | 10,730 |
| 1998 | 1,178,860 | 0.93% | 10,850 |
| 1999 | 1,189,800 | 0.93% | 10,940 |
| 2000 | 1,200,860 | 0.93% | 11,060 |
| 2001 | 1,212,000 | 0.93% | 11,140 |
| 2002 | 1,259,870 | 3.95% | 47,870 |
| 2003 | 1,309,620 | 3.95% | 49,750 |
| 2004 | 1,361,420 | 3.96% | 51,800 |
| 2005 | 1,415,110 | 3.94% | 53,690 |
| 2006 | 1,471,000 | 3.95% | 55,890 |
| 2007 | 1,100,210 | -25.21% | -370,790 |
| 2008 | 1,178,930 | 7.15% | 78,720 |
| 2009 | 1,263,050 | 7.14% | 84,120 |
| 2010 | 1,353,300 | 7.15% | 90,250 |
| 2011 | 1,450,000 | 7.15% | 96,700 |
| 2012 | 1,526,980 | 5.31% | 76,980 |
| 2013 | 1,607,810 | 5.29% | 80,830 |
| 2014 | 1,693,040 | 5.3% | 85,230 |
| 2015 | 1,782,800 | 5.3% | 89,760 |
| 2016 | 1,877,310 | 5.3% | 94,510 |
| 2017 | 1,976,830 | 5.3% | 99,520 |
| 2018 | 2,081,620 | 5.3% | 104,790 |
| 2019 | 2,179,860 | 4.72% | 98,240 |
| 2020 | 2,282,010 | 4.69% | 102,150 |
| 2021 | 2,387,920 | 4.64% | 105,910 |
| 2022 | 2,497,460 | 4.59% | 109,540 |
| 2023 | 2,610,480 | 4.53% | 113,020 |
| 2024 | 2,726,820 | 4.46% | 116,340 |
| 2025 | 2,846,420 | 4.39% | 119,600 |
| 2026 | 2,969,320 | 4.32% | 122,900 |
| 2027 | 3,095,690 | 4.26% | 126,370 |
| 2028 | 3,225,660 | 4.2% | 129,970 |
| 2029 | 3,359,490 | 4.15% | 133,830 |
| 2030 | 3,497,310 | 4.1% | 137,820 |
| 2031 | 3,639,240 | 4.06% | 141,930 |
| 2032 | 3,785,320 | 4.01% | 146,080 |
| 2033 | 3,935,680 | 3.97% | 150,360 |
| 2034 | 4,090,260 | 3.93% | 154,580 |
| 2035 | 4,249,080 | 3.88% | 158,820 |