What is the population of Mogadishu?
Mogadishu has a city population of 2,587,183. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Somalia · Africa
Mogadishu
Banaadir · Somalia
City population
2,587,183
#1
in Somalia
#150
worldwide
2.037, 45.344
About Mogadishu
Somalia's largest city, Mogadishu holds 2,587,183 residents and accounts for 13.2% of the national population. The capital sits at 12 m above sea level. Afgooye, the nearest listed city, lies 27 km away with 65,461 residents; Marka, the second-nearest, is 73 km distant with a population of 230,100.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Banaadir
Coordinates
2.037, 45.344
Record updated
18 October 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 42 in SomaliaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Mogadishu | 2.59M |
Mogadishu Population FAQ
Where is Mogadishu?
Mogadishu is in Banaadir, Somalia. Its coordinates are 2.037, 45.344.
How big is Mogadishu compared with other cities in Somalia?
It is the 1st largest of the 42 cities listed in Somalia, holding 13.2% of the national population.