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Somalia: cities by population

Somalia has a population of 15,008,154, with Mogadishu as its capital. The 50 largest of its 73 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Mogadishu	Banaadir	2,587,183
2	Borama	Awdal	597,842
3	Hargeysa	Woqooyi Galbeed	477,876
4	Berbera	Woqooyi Galbeed	242,344
5	Kismayo	Lower Juba	234,852
6	Marka	Lower Shabeelle	230,100
7	El Dibir	Bari	200,000
8	Ruqi	Awdal	148,702
9	Baidoa	Bay	129,839
10	Cabudwaaq	Galguduud	120,000
11	Burao	Togdheer	99,270
12	Kaambooni	Lower Juba	79,000
13	Gebiley	Woqooyi Galbeed	77,320
14	Bosaso	Bari	74,287
15	Beled Hawo	Gedo	73,000
16	Balanbale	Galguduud	68,000
17	Afgooye	Lower Shabeelle	65,461
18	Gaalkacyo	Mudug	61,200
19	Laascaanood	Sool	60,100
20	Garoowe	Nugaal	57,300
21	Beledweyne	Hiiraan	55,410
22	Qoryooley	Lower Shabeelle	51,720
23	Jawhar	Middle Shabele	47,086
24	Jilib	Middle Juba	43,694
25	Jamaame	Lower Juba	42,270
26	Baardheere	Gedo	42,240
27	Dhabad	Galguduud	36,000
28	Ceerigaabo	Sanaag	33,853
29	Luuq	Gedo	33,820
30	Buurhakaba	Bay	27,792
31	Dhamas	Gedo	27,000
32	Ceeldheer	Galguduud	26,562
33	Saaxo	Mudug	26,000
34	Tog Wajaale	Woqooyi Galbeed	22,700
35	Wanlaweyn	Lower Shabeelle	22,022
36	Diinsoor	Bay	20,000
37	Baki	Awdal	20,000
38	Qandala	Bari	19,300
39	Eyl	Nugaal	18,904
40	Saylac	Awdal	18,600
41	Bu’aale	Middle Juba	17,475
42	Buulobarde	Hiiraan	16,928
43	Bandarbeyla	Bari	13,753
44	Garbahaarrey	Gedo	12,652
45	Hobyo	Mudug	12,564
46	Xuddur	Bakool	12,500
47	Yagoori	Sool	12,190
48	Buhodle	Togdheer	11,373
49	Bereeda	Bari	11,262
50	Garadag	Sanaag	10,000

Twenty years earlier: Somalia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 11,967,011.