Population in Urban Area, now
740,504
- World: 829th
- Africa: 103rd
- Somalia: 3rd
Population in City Area, 2014-05-28
230,100
- World: 1319th
- Africa: 166th
- Somalia: 5th
Merca Urban Area Population Graph
Merca Urban Area Population History
1950 31,000
1951 32,000
1952 34,000
1953 35,000
1954 37,000
1955 38,000
1956 40,000
1957 42,000
1958 44,000
1959 46,000
1960 48,000
1961 50,000
1962 52,000
1963 54,000
1964 56,000
1965 58,000
1966 60,000
1967 62,000
1968 64,000
1969 66,000
1970 68,000
1971 71,000
1972 73,000
1973 75,000
1974 78,000
1975 80,000
1976 83,000
1977 85,000
1978 88,000
1979 91,000
1980 94,000
1981 97,000
1982 100,000
1983 105,000
1984 111,000
1985 116,000
1986 122,000
1987 129,000
1988 135,000
1989 142,000
1990 149,000
1991 157,000
1992 165,000
1993 174,000
1994 183,000
1995 192,000
1996 202,000
1997 212,000
1998 223,000
1999 235,000
2000 247,000
2001 260,000
2002 273,000
2003 287,000
2004 302,000
2005 317,000
2006 334,000
2007 351,000
2008 369,000
2009 388,000
2010 408,000
2011 429,000
2012 451,000
2013 474,000
2014 499,000
2015 524,000
2016 551,000
2017 580,000
2018 609,000
2019 637,000
2020 666,000
2021 697,000
2022 728,000
2023 760,000
2024 794,000
Merca Urban Area Population Projections
2025 828,000
2026 864,000
2027 900,000
2028 938,000
2029 977,000
2030 1,017,000
2031 1,058,000
2032 1,100,000
2033 1,144,000
2034 1,189,000
2035 1,235,000