Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Niger

Rural population share in Niger in 2025 — 81.6%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.7 pp.

2025 81.6% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 5of 217
Period maximum 94.3%1960
Period minimum 81.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Niger, 1960–20258085909519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 94.3%1962: 94%1964: 93.5%1966: 92.9%1968: 92%1970: 90.9%1972: 89.7%1974: 88.6%1976: 87.6%1978: 86.9%1980: 86.3%1982: 85.8%1984: 85.4%1986: 85%1988: 84.7%1990: 84.6%1992: 84.4%1994: 84.3%1996: 84.2%1998: 84%2000: 83.9%2002: 83.7%2004: 83.7%2006: 83.7%2008: 83.7%2010: 83.8%2012: 83.8%2014: 83.8%2016: 83.6%2018: 83.4%2020: 83%2022: 82.5%2024: 82%2025: 81.6%
Change over the period: −12.7 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Niger

Niger 81.6%
World 42.2%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 81.6 −0.3 pp
2024 82 −0.3 pp
2023 82.2 −0.3 pp
2022 82.5 −0.2 pp
2021 82.8 −0.2 pp
2020 83 −0.2 pp
2019 83.2 −0.2 pp
2018 83.4 −0.1 pp
2017 83.5 −0.1 pp
2016 83.6 −0.1 pp
2015 83.7 −0.1 pp
2014 83.8 −0 pp
2013 83.8 −0 pp
2012 83.8 +0 pp
2011 83.8 +0 pp
2010 83.8 +0 pp
2009 83.7 +0 pp
2008 83.7 +0 pp
2007 83.7 +0 pp
2006 83.7 +0 pp
2005 83.7 +0 pp
2004 83.7 +0 pp
2003 83.7 −0 pp
2002 83.7 +0 pp
2001 83.7 −0.1 pp
2000 83.9 −0.1 pp
1999 83.9 −0.1 pp
1998 84 −0.1 pp
1997 84.1 −0.1 pp
1996 84.2 −0 pp
1995 84.2 −0.1 pp
1994 84.3 −0.1 pp
1993 84.3 −0.1 pp
1992 84.4 −0.1 pp
1991 84.5 −0.1 pp
1990 84.6 −0.1 pp
1989 84.6 −0.1 pp
1988 84.7 −0.1 pp
1987 84.9 −0.1 pp
1986 85 −0.2 pp
1985 85.2 −0.2 pp
1984 85.4 −0.2 pp
1983 85.6 −0.2 pp
1982 85.8 −0.2 pp
1981 86 −0.3 pp
1980 86.3 −0.3 pp
1979 86.6 −0.3 pp
1978 86.9 −0.3 pp
1977 87.2 −0.4 pp
1976 87.6 −0.5 pp
1975 88 −0.5 pp
1974 88.6 −0.6 pp
1973 89.1 −0.6 pp
1972 89.7 −0.6 pp
1971 90.3 −0.6 pp
1970 90.9 −0.6 pp
1969 91.5 −0.5 pp
1968 92 −0.5 pp
1967 92.5 −0.4 pp
1966 92.9 −0.3 pp
1965 93.2 −0.3 pp
1964 93.5 −0.3 pp
1963 93.8 −0.2 pp
1962 94 −0.1 pp
1961 94.1 −0.1 pp
1960 94.3

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.