Rural population in Nigeria in 2025 — 86,043,446 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 122.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.04M | −104,810 | −0.12% |
| 2024 | 86.15M | −49,206 | −0.06% |
| 2023 | 86.2M | +441 | +0% |
| 2022 | 86.2M | +30,606 | +0.04% |
| 2021 | 86.17M | +67,118 | +0.08% |
| 2020 | 86.1M | +128,733 | +0.15% |
| 2019 | 85.97M | +214,628 | +0.25% |
| 2018 | 85.76M | +344,624 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.41M | +473,510 | +0.56% |
| 2016 | 84.94M | +532,258 | +0.63% |
| 2015 | 84.41M | +609,244 | +0.73% |
| 2014 | 83.8M | +718,297 | +0.86% |
| 2013 | 83.08M | +796,038 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 82.28M | +860,122 | +1.06% |
| 2011 | 81.42M | +896,366 | +1.11% |
| 2010 | 80.53M | +901,719 | +1.13% |
| 2009 | 79.62M | +905,870 | +1.15% |
| 2008 | 78.72M | +912,987 | +1.17% |
| 2007 | 77.8M | +917,181 | +1.19% |
| 2006 | 76.89M | +848,854 | +1.12% |
| 2005 | 76.04M | +854,728 | +1.14% |
| 2004 | 75.18M | +871,355 | +1.17% |
| 2003 | 74.31M | +875,564 | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 73.44M | +878,107 | +1.21% |
| 2001 | 72.56M | +873,072 | +1.22% |
| 2000 | 71.69M | +855,782 | +1.21% |
| 1999 | 70.83M | +841,141 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.99M | +837,609 | +1.21% |
| 1997 | 69.15M | +842,169 | +1.23% |
| 1996 | 68.31M | +860,657 | +1.28% |
| 1995 | 67.45M | +885,437 | +1.33% |
| 1994 | 66.56M | +897,247 | +1.37% |
| 1993 | 65.67M | +910,761 | +1.41% |
| 1992 | 64.76M | +900,192 | +1.41% |
| 1991 | 63.86M | +907,689 | +1.44% |
| 1990 | 62.95M | +939,859 | +1.52% |
| 1989 | 62.01M | +926,930 | +1.52% |
| 1988 | 61.08M | +910,509 | +1.51% |
| 1987 | 60.17M | +899,585 | +1.52% |
| 1986 | 59.27M | +925,245 | +1.59% |
| 1985 | 58.35M | +986,707 | +1.72% |
| 1984 | 57.36M | +826,704 | +1.46% |
| 1983 | 56.53M | +841,512 | +1.51% |
| 1982 | 55.69M | +1.06M | +1.93% |
| 1981 | 54.63M | +1.09M | +2.04% |
| 1980 | 53.54M | +1.1M | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 52.44M | +1.07M | +2.09% |
| 1978 | 51.37M | +1.05M | +2.09% |
| 1977 | 50.32M | +998,680 | +2.02% |
| 1976 | 49.32M | +934,601 | +1.93% |
| 1975 | 48.39M | +878,359 | +1.85% |
| 1974 | 47.51M | +804,707 | +1.72% |
| 1973 | 46.7M | +742,304 | +1.62% |
| 1972 | 45.96M | +695,828 | +1.54% |
| 1971 | 45.26M | +668,996 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 44.59M | +646,613 | +1.47% |
| 1969 | 43.95M | +619,826 | +1.43% |
| 1968 | 43.33M | +594,475 | +1.39% |
| 1967 | 42.73M | +588,075 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 42.15M | +607,041 | +1.46% |
| 1965 | 41.54M | +606,266 | +1.48% |
| 1964 | 40.93M | +595,592 | +1.48% |
| 1963 | 40.34M | +582,982 | +1.47% |
| 1962 | 39.75M | +566,606 | +1.45% |
| 1961 | 39.19M | +545,644 | +1.41% |
| 1960 | 38.64M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
