Guatemala vs Somalia: Rural population

Guatemala
8.17 million
in 2025
Somalia
8.82 million
in 2025
Guatemala rank
66th
Somalia rank
64th

Rural population over time

  • Guatemala
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.82 million against 8.17 million in Guatemala, a difference of 650,000.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Globally, Guatemala ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 64th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.