Somalia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Somalia had an estimated population of 11,967,011 in 2005, with 63 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Somalia today — population now 20,305,907, against 11,967,011 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 11,967,011 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 10,644,228 | 20,305,907 | +91% |
The two sources differ by 12% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogadishu | Banādir | 2,587,183 | 2,587,183 now |
| 2 | Hargeysa | Woqōyi Galbēd | 477,876 | 477,876 now |
| 3 | Marka | Šabēllaha Hōse | 320,436 | 230,100 now |
| 4 | Berbera | Woqōyi Galbēd | 242,344 | 242,344 now |
| 5 | Kismāyo | Jubbada Hōse | 234,852 | 234,852 now |
| 6 | Jamāme | Jubbada Hōse | 185,270 | — |
| 7 | Bayđabo | Bāy | 129,839 | — |
| 8 | Burʿo | Togdēr | 99,270 | — |
| 9 | Bōsāso | Bārī | 74,287 | 74,287 now |
| 10 | Afgōye | Šabēllaha Hōse | 65,461 | — |
| 11 | Gālkaʿyo | Mudug | 61,144 | — |
| 12 | Beled Wēyne | Hīrān | 55,410 | 55,410 now |
| 13 | Qoryōley | Šabēllaha Hōse | 51,720 | — |
| 14 | Garōwe | Nūgāl | 49,913 | — |
| 15 | Jawhar | Šabēllaha Đexe | 47,086 | 47,086 now |
| 16 | Jilib | Jubbada Đexe | 43,694 | 43,694 now |
| 17 | Bārđēre | Gedō | 42,240 | — |
| 18 | Qarđo | Bārī | 39,115 | — |
| 19 | Bōramā | Awdāl | 38,075 | — |
| 20 | Lāsʿānōd | Nūgāl | 34,427 | — |
| 21 | ʿĒrigabo | Sanāg | 33,853 | — |
| 22 | Lūq | Gedō | 33,820 | — |
| 23 | Būr Hakkaba | Bāy | 27,792 | — |
| 24 | Barāwe | Šabēllaha Hōse | 27,067 | — |
| 25 | ʿĒlđēre | Gālgūdūd | 26,562 | — |
| 26 | Dōlaw | Gedō | 22,126 | — |
| 27 | Wanlaweyn | Šabēllaha Hōse | 22,022 | 22,022 now |
| 28 | Bālʿad | Hīrān | 19,914 | — |
| 29 | Baki | Awdāl | 19,470 | 20,000 now |
| 30 | Eyl | Nūgāl | 18,904 | 18,904 now |
| 31 | Awđēgle | Šabēllaha Đexe | 18,682 | — |
| 32 | Būlobarde | Hīrān | 16,928 | — |
| 33 | Dīnsōr | Bāy | 16,149 | — |
| 34 | Qandala | Bārī | 15,923 | 19,300 now |
| 35 | Bandarbeyla | Bārī | 13,753 | 13,753 now |
| 36 | Xuddur | Bākōl | 13,303 | 12,500 now |
| 37 | Garbahārey | Gedō | 12,652 | — |
| 38 | Hobyo | Mudug | 12,564 | 12,564 now |
| 39 | Afmādu | Jubbada Hōse | 11,939 | — |
| 40 | Berēda | Bārī | 11,262 | — |
| 41 | Xāfūn | Bārī | 10,919 | — |
| 42 | Jalalassi | Hīrān | 9,743 | — |
| 43 | ʿĒlbūr | Gālgūdūd | 9,031 | — |
| 44 | ʿAdādlay | Woqōyi Galbēd | 9,018 | — |
| 45 | Đūsa Marrēb | Gālgūdūd | 8,658 | — |
| 46 | Yēt | Bākōl | 8,429 | — |
| 47 | Saylaʿ | Awdāl | 8,351 | — |
| 48 | Mahadday Weyne | Šabēllaha Đexe | 8,273 | — |
| 49 | Sāʿo | Gedō | 7,893 | — |
| 50 | Gebilay | Awdāl | 7,565 | — |
| 51 | Lāsqoray | Sanāg | 6,941 | — |
| 52 | Bargāl | Bārī | 6,798 | — |
| 53 | Wājid | Gedō | 6,666 | — |
| 54 | Bandarmuʿayo | Bārī | 6,040 | — |
| 55 | Iskušuban | Bārī | 5,759 | — |
| 56 | Ōdweyne | Togdēr | 5,491 | — |
| 57 | ʿAdale | Šabēllaha Đexe | 5,385 | — |
| 58 | ʿAlūla | Bārī | 5,057 | — |
| 59 | ʿĒk | Togdēr | 4,325 | — |
| 60 | Būr Gābo | Jubbada Hōse | 3,096 | — |
| 61 | Dujūma | Gedō | 2,432 | — |
| 62 | Tayēglo | Bākōl | 2,119 | — |
| 63 | Xararđēre | Mudug | 2,018 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šabēllaha Hōse | 1,345,759 |
| 2 | Banādir | 1,226,654 |
| 3 | Woqōyi Galbēd | 1,143,634 |
| 4 | Bāy | 1,063,682 |
| 5 | Togdēr | 905,427 |
| 6 | Šabēllaha Đexe | 830,191 |
| 7 | Mudug | 733,964 |
| 8 | Jubbada Hōse | 642,454 |
| 9 | Gālgūdūd | 603,539 |
| 10 | Gedō | 554,483 |
| 11 | Bārī | 524,293 |
| 12 | Hīrān | 517,218 |
| 13 | Sanāg | 510,614 |
| 14 | Awdāl | 401,181 |
| 15 | Bākōl | 350,709 |
| 16 | Jubbada Đexe | 348,586 |
| 17 | Nūgāl | 153,774 |
| 18 | Şōl | 110,849 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.