Rural population in Middle Africa in 2025 — 107,744,264 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 305.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108M | +2.34M | +2.22% |
| 2024 | 105M | +2.56M | +2.49% |
| 2023 | 103M | +2.41M | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 100M | +2.15M | +2.19% |
| 2021 | 98.29M | +2.18M | +2.27% |
| 2020 | 96.11M | +2.11M | +2.25% |
| 2019 | 93.99M | +2.07M | +2.25% |
| 2018 | 91.93M | +2.16M | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.77M | +2.28M | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 87.49M | +2.18M | +2.55% |
| 2015 | 85.31M | +1.96M | +2.35% |
| 2014 | 83.35M | +2.04M | +2.51% |
| 2013 | 81.31M | +2.02M | +2.55% |
| 2012 | 79.29M | +1.96M | +2.53% |
| 2011 | 77.34M | +1.91M | +2.53% |
| 2010 | 75.42M | +1.77M | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 73.66M | +1.7M | +2.36% |
| 2008 | 71.96M | +1.68M | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.27M | +1.61M | +2.35% |
| 2006 | 68.66M | +1.58M | +2.35% |
| 2005 | 67.08M | +1.6M | +2.45% |
| 2004 | 65.48M | +1.45M | +2.27% |
| 2003 | 64.03M | +1.36M | +2.17% |
| 2002 | 62.67M | +1.32M | +2.15% |
| 2001 | 61.35M | +1.33M | +2.21% |
| 2000 | 60.02M | +1.32M | +2.25% |
| 1999 | 58.7M | +1.33M | +2.31% |
| 1998 | 57.37M | +1.1M | +1.95% |
| 1997 | 56.27M | +755,525 | +1.36% |
| 1996 | 55.52M | +910,046 | +1.67% |
| 1995 | 54.61M | +1.56M | +2.94% |
| 1994 | 53.05M | +1.58M | +3.06% |
| 1993 | 51.47M | +1.21M | +2.41% |
| 1992 | 50.26M | +1.23M | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 49.03M | +1.16M | +2.43% |
| 1990 | 47.87M | +1.1M | +2.35% |
| 1989 | 46.77M | +1.06M | +2.31% |
| 1988 | 45.72M | +1.03M | +2.32% |
| 1987 | 44.68M | +1.01M | +2.32% |
| 1986 | 43.67M | +982,825 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 42.68M | +925,238 | +2.22% |
| 1984 | 41.76M | +907,487 | +2.22% |
| 1983 | 40.85M | +941,053 | +2.36% |
| 1982 | 39.91M | +886,058 | +2.27% |
| 1981 | 39.02M | +742,268 | +1.94% |
| 1980 | 38.28M | +750,228 | +2% |
| 1979 | 37.53M | +839,975 | +2.29% |
| 1978 | 36.69M | +720,958 | +2% |
| 1977 | 35.97M | +581,777 | +1.64% |
| 1976 | 35.39M | +584,107 | +1.68% |
| 1975 | 34.8M | +596,903 | +1.74% |
| 1974 | 34.21M | +598,524 | +1.78% |
| 1973 | 33.61M | +603,307 | +1.83% |
| 1972 | 33.01M | +592,640 | +1.83% |
| 1971 | 32.41M | +588,305 | +1.85% |
| 1970 | 31.83M | +580,422 | +1.86% |
| 1969 | 31.24M | +560,231 | +1.83% |
| 1968 | 30.68M | +557,367 | +1.85% |
| 1967 | 30.13M | +546,644 | +1.85% |
| 1966 | 29.58M | +531,551 | +1.83% |
| 1965 | 29.05M | +514,403 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 28.53M | +503,360 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 28.03M | +497,449 | +1.81% |
| 1962 | 27.53M | +476,002 | +1.76% |
| 1961 | 27.06M | +469,835 | +1.77% |
| 1960 | 26.59M | — | — |
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.