Somalia Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 9,449,071, a 1.94% increase from 2022.
  • Somalia rural population for 2022 was 9,269,665, a 1.97% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Somalia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 9,449,071 52.08 1.92%
2022 9,269,665 52.68 1.95%
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 %