Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Somalia

Rural population share in Somalia in 2025 — 44.9%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 37.5 pp.

2025 44.9% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 217
Period maximum 82.3%1960
Period minimum 44.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Somalia, 1960–202540506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 82.3%1962: 81.3%1964: 80.3%1966: 79.1%1968: 77.9%1970: 76.8%1972: 75.7%1974: 74.8%1976: 74.2%1978: 73.6%1980: 73.2%1982: 72.7%1984: 72.3%1986: 71.8%1988: 71.2%1990: 70.6%1992: 70%1994: 69.3%1996: 68.6%1998: 67.8%2000: 66.9%2002: 66%2004: 65%2006: 64%2008: 62.8%2010: 61.4%2012: 59.7%2014: 57.6%2016: 54.1%2018: 49%2020: 47.7%2022: 46.5%2024: 45.4%2025: 44.9%
Change over the period: −37.5 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 44.9%
World 42.2%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.9 −0.5 pp
2024 45.4 −0.5 pp
2023 45.9 −0.6 pp
2022 46.5 −0.6 pp
2021 47.1 −0.6 pp
2020 47.7 −0.6 pp
2019 48.4 −0.7 pp
2018 49 −2.6 pp
2017 51.6 −2.4 pp
2016 54.1 −2.1 pp
2015 56.1 −1.5 pp
2014 57.6 −1.1 pp
2013 58.7 −1 pp
2012 59.7 −0.9 pp
2011 60.6 −0.8 pp
2010 61.4 −0.7 pp
2009 62.2 −0.7 pp
2008 62.8 −0.6 pp
2007 63.4 −0.6 pp
2006 64 −0.5 pp
2005 64.5 −0.5 pp
2004 65 −0.5 pp
2003 65.5 −0.5 pp
2002 66 −0.5 pp
2001 66.5 −0.5 pp
2000 66.9 −0.4 pp
1999 67.4 −0.4 pp
1998 67.8 −0.4 pp
1997 68.2 −0.4 pp
1996 68.6 −0.4 pp
1995 68.9 −0.4 pp
1994 69.3 −0.3 pp
1993 69.6 −0.3 pp
1992 70 −0.3 pp
1991 70.3 −0.3 pp
1990 70.6 −0.3 pp
1989 70.9 −0.3 pp
1988 71.2 −0.3 pp
1987 71.5 −0.3 pp
1986 71.8 −0.3 pp
1985 72 −0.2 pp
1984 72.3 −0.2 pp
1983 72.5 −0.2 pp
1982 72.7 −0.2 pp
1981 72.9 −0.2 pp
1980 73.2 −0.2 pp
1979 73.4 −0.2 pp
1978 73.6 −0.3 pp
1977 73.9 −0.3 pp
1976 74.2 −0.3 pp
1975 74.5 −0.4 pp
1974 74.8 −0.4 pp
1973 75.2 −0.5 pp
1972 75.7 −0.5 pp
1971 76.2 −0.5 pp
1970 76.8 −0.6 pp
1969 77.3 −0.6 pp
1968 77.9 −0.6 pp
1967 78.5 −0.6 pp
1966 79.1 −0.6 pp
1965 79.7 −0.6 pp
1964 80.3 −0.5 pp
1963 80.8 −0.5 pp
1962 81.3 −0.5 pp
1961 81.8 −0.5 pp
1960 82.3

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.