Rural population, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Rural population, per capita was 0.4486 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Somalia is 0.4486 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.8233 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4486 units per person, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8233 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8183 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8131 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.808 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8027 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.797 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7912 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7852 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7792 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7733 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7676 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.757 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7523 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7482 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7447 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7416 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7387 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7362 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7338 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7315 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7293 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7272 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.725 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7228 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7204 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7178 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.715 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.712 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.709 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.706 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7028 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6996 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6963 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6929 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6893 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6857 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6819 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6779 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6737 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6694 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6649 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6601 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6553 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6504 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6453 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.64 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6344 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6282 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6216 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6143 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6062 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5973 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5874 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5765 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5614 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5406 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5164 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4905 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4836 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4771 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4709 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.465 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4593 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4538 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4486 units per person | -1.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.4486 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.4486 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7991 units per person | 0.7733 units per person | 0.8233 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7482 units per person | 0.7338 units per person | 0.7676 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.721 units per person | 0.709 units per person | 0.7315 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6906 units per person | 0.6737 units per person | 0.706 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.647 units per person | 0.6216 units per person | 0.6694 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5574 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 0.6143 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4625 units per person | 0.4486 units per person | 0.4771 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Somalia?
- Rural population, per capita in Somalia was 0.4486 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8233 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4486 units per person in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.