Rural population in Western Africa in 2025 — 213,279,004 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 188.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213M | +1.77M | +0.84% |
| 2024 | 212M | +1.9M | +0.91% |
| 2023 | 210M | +1.86M | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 208M | +1.9M | +0.92% |
| 2021 | 206M | +2.01M | +0.99% |
| 2020 | 204M | +2.17M | +1.08% |
| 2019 | 202M | +2.35M | +1.18% |
| 2018 | 199M | +2.52M | +1.28% |
| 2017 | 197M | +2.7M | +1.39% |
| 2016 | 194M | +2.8M | +1.46% |
| 2015 | 191M | +2.88M | +1.53% |
| 2014 | 188M | +2.92M | +1.58% |
| 2013 | 185M | +2.9M | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 183M | +2.96M | +1.65% |
| 2011 | 180M | +3.01M | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 177M | +2.96M | +1.71% |
| 2009 | 174M | +2.94M | +1.72% |
| 2008 | 171M | +2.92M | +1.74% |
| 2007 | 168M | +2.9M | +1.76% |
| 2006 | 165M | +2.78M | +1.71% |
| 2005 | 162M | +2.72M | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 159M | +2.65M | +1.69% |
| 2003 | 157M | +2.65M | +1.72% |
| 2002 | 154M | +2.67M | +1.76% |
| 2001 | 151M | +2.6M | +1.75% |
| 2000 | 149M | +2.5M | +1.71% |
| 1999 | 146M | +2.46M | +1.71% |
| 1998 | 144M | +2.5M | +1.77% |
| 1997 | 141M | +2.44M | +1.75% |
| 1996 | 139M | +2.43M | +1.78% |
| 1995 | 137M | +2.46M | +1.83% |
| 1994 | 134M | +2.41M | +1.83% |
| 1993 | 132M | +2.4M | +1.86% |
| 1992 | 129M | +2.33M | +1.84% |
| 1991 | 127M | +1.9M | +1.52% |
| 1990 | 125M | +2.18M | +1.77% |
| 1989 | 123M | +2.26M | +1.88% |
| 1988 | 121M | +2.2M | +1.86% |
| 1987 | 118M | +2.07M | +1.78% |
| 1986 | 116M | +2.21M | +1.94% |
| 1985 | 114M | +2.16M | +1.93% |
| 1984 | 112M | +1.99M | +1.81% |
| 1983 | 110M | +2M | +1.86% |
| 1982 | 108M | +2.17M | +2.05% |
| 1981 | 106M | +2.16M | +2.09% |
| 1980 | 104M | +2.13M | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 101M | +2.06M | +2.08% |
| 1978 | 99.4M | +1.97M | +2.02% |
| 1977 | 97.43M | +1.84M | +1.92% |
| 1976 | 95.59M | +1.77M | +1.89% |
| 1975 | 93.82M | +1.75M | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 92.07M | +1.64M | +1.82% |
| 1973 | 90.43M | +1.54M | +1.74% |
| 1972 | 88.89M | +1.46M | +1.67% |
| 1971 | 87.42M | +1.41M | +1.64% |
| 1970 | 86.01M | +1.39M | +1.64% |
| 1969 | 84.62M | +1.31M | +1.57% |
| 1968 | 83.32M | +1.22M | +1.48% |
| 1967 | 82.1M | +1.18M | +1.46% |
| 1966 | 80.92M | +1.18M | +1.48% |
| 1965 | 79.74M | +1.16M | +1.48% |
| 1964 | 78.58M | +1.15M | +1.48% |
| 1963 | 77.43M | +1.14M | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 76.29M | +1.13M | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 75.16M | +1.13M | +1.53% |
| 1960 | 74.03M | — | — |
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.