Niger Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Niger rural population for 2023 was 22,563,670, a 3.6% increase from 2022.
  • Niger rural population for 2022 was 21,780,401, a 3.6% increase from 2021.
  • Niger rural population for 2021 was 21,022,639, a 3.62% increase from 2020.
  • Niger rural population for 2020 was 20,287,928, a 3.66% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Niger Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 22,563,670 82.95 3.53%
2022 21,780,401 83.11 3.54%
2021 21,022,639 83.25 3.56%
2020 20,287,928 83.37 3.60%
2019 19,571,248 83.48 3.66%
2018 18,868,776 83.58 3.70%
2017 18,183,772 83.65 3.76%
2016 17,513,591 83.71 3.82%
2015 16,857,908 83.75 3.80%
2014 16,230,067 83.78 3.77%
2013 15,629,889 83.79 3.82%
2012 15,043,639 83.79 3.82%
2011 14,480,483 83.78 3.75%
2010 13,947,145 83.78 3.74%
2009 13,435,763 83.78 3.71%
2008 12,946,955 83.77 3.68%
2007 12,479,352 83.77 3.65%
2006 12,032,552 83.76 3.62%
2005 11,604,856 83.76 3.59%
2004 11,195,167 83.75 3.55%
2003 10,804,283 83.75 3.51%
2002 10,431,710 83.75 3.48%
2001 10,075,119 83.74 3.37%
2000 9,741,420 83.81 3.32%
1999 9,422,866 83.90 3.31%
1998 9,115,962 83.98 3.28%
1997 8,821,740 84.06 3.24%
1996 8,540,664 84.15 3.27%
1995 8,265,969 84.23 3.22%
1994 8,003,727 84.31 3.12%
1993 7,758,039 84.39 3.06%
1992 7,524,376 84.47 3.02%
1991 7,300,674 84.55 3.01%
1990 7,084,247 84.63 3.00%
1989 6,875,208 84.71 2.96%
1988 6,674,961 84.79 2.78%
1987 6,491,637 85.01 2.76%
1986 6,314,667 85.24 2.76%
1985 6,142,826 85.46 2.76%
1984 5,975,752 85.69 2.76%
1983 5,813,191 85.91 2.78%
1982 5,653,891 86.13 2.82%
1981 5,496,885 86.34 2.83%
1980 5,343,317 86.56 2.82%
1979 5,194,871 86.77 2.76%
1978 5,053,553 86.98 2.46%
1977 4,930,761 87.35 2.09%
1976 4,828,866 87.98 2.07%
1975 4,729,780 88.58 2.07%
1974 4,633,010 89.16 2.06%
1973 4,538,468 89.70 2.08%
1972 4,444,918 90.23 2.11%
1971 4,352,332 90.73 2.17%
1970 4,259,054 91.21 2.25%
1969 4,164,153 91.66 2.32%
1968 4,068,671 92.09 2.39%
1967 3,972,512 92.51 2.45%
1966 3,876,253 92.90 2.58%
1965 3,777,520 93.19 2.62%
1964 3,679,961 93.47 2.66%
1963 3,583,434 93.74 2.69%
1962 3,488,404 94.00 2.86%
1961 3,390,125 94.10 2.85%
1960 3,294,825 94.21 %