Niger Rural Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Niger rural population for 2019 was 19,571,248, a 3.72% increase from 2018.
  • Niger rural population for 2018 was 18,868,776, a 3.77% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Niger Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %