Arab World vs Somalia: Population, male, annual growth rate
Arab World
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Arab World rank
11th
Somalia rank
8th
Population, male, annual growth rate over time
- Arab World
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.38 % change on previous year against 2.21 % change on previous year in Arab World, a difference of 1.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Arab World ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.1392 % change on previous year | Arab World |
| 1970s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.42 % change on previous year | Arab World |
| 1990s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.8112 % change on previous year | Arab World |
| 2000s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 0.9591 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.7329 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.09 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, annual growth rate, Arab World or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.38 % change on previous year against 2.21 % change on previous year in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, annual growth rate between Arab World and Somalia?
- 1.17 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Somalia rank globally for population, male, annual growth rate?
- Arab World ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.