Rural population, male in Somalia
Somalia: Rural population, male was 29.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Somalia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Somalia stood at 29.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Somalia peaked at 35.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2015.
That places Somalia 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.9% | — |
| 1985 | 35.3% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.6% | 35.3% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.8% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 32.0% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.4% compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 30.2% compare
- 50 Mali 29.9% compare
- 52 Mauritius 29.8% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.6% compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 29.3% compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 363,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 338,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 349,118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Somalia?
- Rural population, male in Somalia was 29.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for rural population, male?
- Somalia ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.