Somalia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Somalia rural population for 2021 was 9,090,664, a 2.07% increase from 2020.
  • Somalia rural population for 2020 was 8,906,671, a 2.36% increase from 2019.
  • Somalia rural population for 2019 was 8,701,179, a 2.6% increase from 2018.
  • Somalia rural population for 2018 was 8,480,571, a 2.6% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Somalia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 9,090,664 53.27 2.04%
2020 8,906,671 53.86 2.33%
2019 8,701,179 54.45 2.57%
2018 8,480,571 55.03 2.56%
2017 8,265,845 55.61 2.89%
2016 8,030,293 56.18 2.76%
2015 7,811,705 56.76 2.37%
2014 7,628,987 57.32 2.52%
2013 7,439,404 57.88 2.30%
2012 7,270,375 58.44 0.86%
2011 7,207,934 59.00 -1.26%
2010 7,298,973 60.69 -0.21%
2009 7,314,265 62.36 -0.13%
2008 7,323,458 63.99 0.42%
2007 7,293,024 65.60 7.24%
2006 6,783,748 62.90 1.74%
2005 6,666,514 63.69 2.18%
2004 6,522,557 64.47 2.42%
2003 6,366,693 65.24 2.46%
2002 6,212,269 66.01 3.12%
2001 6,021,434 66.38 3.37%
2000 5,821,840 66.75 3.39%
1999 5,627,830 67.12 3.44%
1998 5,437,496 67.49 3.55%
1997 5,247,963 67.85 2.91%
1996 5,097,332 68.22 3.04%
1995 4,944,895 68.58 3.02%
1994 4,797,618 68.93 4.48%
1993 4,587,437 69.29 2.45%
1992 4,476,622 69.64 -5.13%
1991 4,712,420 69.99 -4.38%
1990 4,923,304 70.34 -1.01%
1989 4,973,168 70.69 -2.25%
1988 5,086,147 71.03 -0.45%
1987 5,108,882 71.37 3.14%
1986 4,951,171 71.67 3.74%
1985 4,769,616 71.93 3.66%
1984 4,598,178 72.20 3.26%
1983 4,450,803 72.46 2.79%
1982 4,328,153 72.72 -0.07%
1981 4,331,258 72.98 0.37%
1980 4,315,288 73.24 8.21%
1979 3,975,099 73.49 12.06%
1978 3,523,460 73.75 6.77%
1977 3,292,678 74.00 2.30%
1976 3,217,918 74.25 2.13%
1975 3,150,160 74.50 1.83%
1974 3,093,130 74.97 1.74%
1973 3,039,800 75.57 1.84%
1972 2,984,312 76.17 1.82%
1971 2,930,575 76.75 1.84%
1970 2,877,134 77.32 1.88%
1969 2,823,545 77.89 1.89%
1968 2,770,724 78.44 1.91%
1967 2,718,333 78.98 1.92%
1966 2,666,600 79.51 1.94%
1965 2,615,251 80.04 1.97%
1964 2,564,286 80.55 1.93%
1963 2,515,239 81.08 1.92%
1962 2,467,473 81.63 1.93%
1961 2,420,303 82.17 1.94%
1960 2,373,751 82.69 %