A high resolution spatial population database of Somalia for disease risk mapping

Table 2 Population distribution and projected population estimates in Somalia

Zone	% Pop in towns, IDP camps and rural settlements	Total population 2005	Total population 2010
Central & South	82.7	4,810,467	5,619,949
North West	63.1	863,088	1,007,850
North East	83.7	1,828,756	2,129,204
Total	80.7	7,502,310	8,757,003

The first column presents the percentage of people living in settlements (towns, IDP camps or rural settlements) for three Somalian administrative zones and the last two columns show population estimates for 2005 and 2010 in these three zones.

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