Rural population, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Rural population, per square kilometre was 13.44 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 13.44 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 13.44 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.85 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Somalia 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 3.85 units per square kilometre | 4.49 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.13 units per square kilometre | 4.57 units per square kilometre | 6.37 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.56 units per square kilometre | 6.92 units per square kilometre | 8.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.07 units per square kilometre | 7.24 units per square kilometre | 9.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 units per square kilometre | 9.43 units per square kilometre | 11.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 units per square kilometre | 11.86 units per square kilometre | 12.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.07 units per square kilometre | 12.66 units per square kilometre | 13.44 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 149 Mexico 13.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Djibouti 13.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Luxembourg 13.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Mali 13.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Iran 13.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Türkiye 12.17 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Somalia was 13.44 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.44 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.