Rural population in Somalia in 2025 — 8,817,134 people. Ranked 64 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 272.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.82M | +190,334 | +2.21% |
| 2024 | 8.63M | +194,953 | +2.31% |
| 2023 | 8.43M | +154,145 | +1.86% |
| 2022 | 8.28M | +143,906 | +1.77% |
| 2021 | 8.13M | +188,900 | +2.38% |
| 2020 | 7.94M | +192,658 | +2.49% |
| 2019 | 7.75M | +172,889 | +2.28% |
| 2018 | 7.58M | −123,007 | −1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7M | −54,165 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.76M | +5,542 | +0.07% |
| 2015 | 7.75M | +60,965 | +0.79% |
| 2014 | 7.69M | +130,331 | +1.72% |
| 2013 | 7.56M | +116,915 | +1.57% |
| 2012 | 7.44M | −43,053 | −0.58% |
| 2011 | 7.49M | −46,146 | −0.61% |
| 2010 | 7.53M | +97,108 | +1.31% |
| 2009 | 7.43M | +107,576 | +1.47% |
| 2008 | 7.33M | +144,712 | +2.01% |
| 2007 | 7.18M | +158,053 | +2.25% |
| 2006 | 7.02M | +155,531 | +2.26% |
| 2005 | 6.87M | +182,439 | +2.73% |
| 2004 | 6.69M | +193,272 | +2.98% |
| 2003 | 6.49M | +189,013 | +3% |
| 2002 | 6.3M | +188,444 | +3.08% |
| 2001 | 6.12M | +199,150 | +3.37% |
| 2000 | 5.92M | +195,253 | +3.41% |
| 1999 | 5.72M | +192,982 | +3.49% |
| 1998 | 5.53M | +193,204 | +3.62% |
| 1997 | 5.34M | +155,312 | +3% |
| 1996 | 5.18M | +158,036 | +3.15% |
| 1995 | 5.02M | +153,149 | +3.15% |
| 1994 | 4.87M | +216,498 | +4.65% |
| 1993 | 4.65M | +108,224 | +2.38% |
| 1992 | 4.54M | −244,835 | −5.11% |
| 1991 | 4.79M | −211,290 | −4.23% |
| 1990 | 5M | −44,408 | −0.88% |
| 1989 | 5.04M | −107,253 | −2.08% |
| 1988 | 5.15M | −16,439 | −0.32% |
| 1987 | 5.17M | +161,631 | +3.23% |
| 1986 | 5.01M | +184,836 | +3.83% |
| 1985 | 4.82M | +175,489 | +3.78% |
| 1984 | 4.65M | +152,243 | +3.39% |
| 1983 | 4.49M | +128,038 | +2.93% |
| 1982 | 4.37M | +2,423 | +0.06% |
| 1981 | 4.36M | +21,155 | +0.49% |
| 1980 | 4.34M | +343,995 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 4M | +453,879 | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 3.54M | +232,002 | +7% |
| 1977 | 3.31M | +75,046 | +2.32% |
| 1976 | 3.24M | +67,032 | +2.11% |
| 1975 | 3.17M | +64,125 | +2.06% |
| 1974 | 3.11M | +62,806 | +2.06% |
| 1973 | 3.04M | +61,468 | +2.06% |
| 1972 | 2.98M | +57,373 | +1.96% |
| 1971 | 2.92M | +55,162 | +1.92% |
| 1970 | 2.87M | +53,894 | +1.91% |
| 1969 | 2.82M | +52,071 | +1.88% |
| 1968 | 2.76M | +51,065 | +1.88% |
| 1967 | 2.71M | +50,156 | +1.88% |
| 1966 | 2.66M | +49,839 | +1.91% |
| 1965 | 2.61M | +49,789 | +1.94% |
| 1964 | 2.56M | +49,547 | +1.97% |
| 1963 | 2.51M | +49,267 | +2% |
| 1962 | 2.46M | +48,363 | +2% |
| 1961 | 2.42M | +47,349 | +2% |
| 1960 | 2.37M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
