Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5514 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.5514 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.5514 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1767 people per person, in 1960.
That places Somalia 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1767 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1817 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1869 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.192 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1973 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.203 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2088 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2148 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2208 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2267 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2324 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2379 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.243 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2477 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2518 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2553 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2584 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2613 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2638 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2662 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2685 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2707 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2728 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.275 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2772 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2796 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2822 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.285 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.288 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.291 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.294 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2972 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3004 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3037 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3071 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3107 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3143 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3181 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3221 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3263 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3306 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3351 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3399 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3447 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3496 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3547 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.36 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3656 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3718 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3784 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3857 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3938 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4027 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4126 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4235 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4386 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4594 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4836 people per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5095 people per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5164 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5229 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5291 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.535 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5407 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5462 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5514 people per person | +1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5514 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5514 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2009 people per person | 0.1767 people per person | 0.2267 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2518 people per person | 0.2324 people per person | 0.2662 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.279 people per person | 0.2685 people per person | 0.291 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3094 people per person | 0.294 people per person | 0.3263 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.353 people per person | 0.3306 people per person | 0.3784 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4426 people per person | 0.3857 people per person | 0.5164 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5375 people per person | 0.5229 people per person | 0.5514 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Somalia was 0.5514 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5514 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1767 people per person in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.