Burao has a population of 99,270, making it the 11th largest place we list in Somalia. It is in Togdheer.
Burao holds 0.49% of Somalia's 20,305,907 people. Mogadishu, the largest place we list there, is 26 times its size.
99,270
population
#11
in Somalia
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Ruqi | Awdal | 148,702 |
| Baidoa | Bay | 129,839 |
| Cabudwaaq | Galguduud | 120,000 |
| Kaambooni | Lower Juba | 79,000 |
| Gebiley | Woqooyi Galbeed | 77,320 |
| Bosaso | Bari | 74,287 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.