🌆 Largest Cities in Somalia
Cities of Somalia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Mogadishu41%
Borama9.4%
Hargeysa7.5%
Berbera3.8%
Kismayo3.7%
Marka3.6%
El Dibir3.1%
Ruqi2.3%
Baidoa
Cabudwaaq
Burao
Kaambooni
Gebiley
Bosaso
Beled Hawo
Balanbale
Afgooye
Gaalkacyo
Laascaanood
Garoowe
Beledweyne
Qoryooley
Jawhar
Jilib
Jamaame
Baardheere
Dhabad
1
MogadishuBanaadir
2,587,183
2
BoramaAwdal
597,842
3
HargeysaWoqooyi Galbeed
477,876
4
BerberaWoqooyi Galbeed
242,344
5
KismayoLower Juba
234,852
6
MarkaLower Shabeelle
230,100
7
El DibirBari
200,000
8
RuqiAwdal
148,702
9
BaidoaBay
129,839
10
CabudwaaqGalguduud
120,000
11
BuraoTogdheer
99,270
12
KaambooniLower Juba
79,000
13
GebileyWoqooyi Galbeed
77,320
14
BosasoBari
74,287
15
Beled HawoGedo
73,000
16
BalanbaleGalguduud
68,000
17
AfgooyeLower Shabeelle
65,461
18
GaalkacyoMudug
61,200
19
LaascaanoodSool
60,100
20
GarooweNugaal
57,300
21
BeledweyneHiiraan
55,410
22
QoryooleyLower Shabeelle
51,720
23
JawharMiddle Shabele
47,086
24
JilibMiddle Juba
43,694
25
JamaameLower Juba
42,270
26
BaardheereGedo
42,240
27
DhabadGalguduud
36,000
28
CeerigaaboSanaag
33,853
29
LuuqGedo
33,820
30
BuurhakabaBay
27,792
31
DhamasGedo
27,000
32
CeeldheerGalguduud
26,562
33
SaaxoMudug
26,000
34
Tog WajaaleWoqooyi Galbeed
22,700
35
WanlaweynLower Shabeelle
22,022
36
BakiAwdal
20,000
37
DiinsoorBay
20,000
38
QandalaBari
19,300
39
EylNugaal
18,904
40
SaylacAwdal
18,600
41
Bu’aaleMiddle Juba
17,475
42
BuulobardeHiiraan
16,928
Highlights
Within Somalia, Mogadishu ranks first in 2026 with 2,587,183, followed by Borama (597,842) and Hargeysa (477,876).
Mogadishu is 4.3 times higher than Borama, the runner-up.
Across 42 entries, values run from 2,587,183 (Mogadishu) to 16,928 (Buulobarde), with a median of 53,565.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.