Rural population growth in Somalia
Somalia: Rural population growth was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Somalia, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Somalia stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Somalia peaked at 12.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 15th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | -2.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -5.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 503.5 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 178,060 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 0.1292 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Somalia?
- Rural population growth in Somalia was 2.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for rural population growth?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.