Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.63% to 45.0% in Nigeria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Nigeria reached an all time high of 84.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 45.0% in 2024. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Benin amounted to 49.3%, 40.1% in Cameroon, 75.3% in Chad and 82.8% in Niger in 2024.
Nigeria has been ranked 65th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 27.4% | 26.8% | 26.3% | 25.7% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 52.7% | 52.1% | 51.6% | 51.0% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 70.6% | 70.0% | 69.4% | 68.8% | 68.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 43.6% | 43.0% | 42.4% | 41.9% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 58.6% | 58.2% | 57.8% | 57.4% | 56.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 76.9% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 75.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.91% | 9.58% | 9.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 57.6% | 56.9% | 56.1% | 55.3% | 54.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.4% | 83.2% | 83.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 49.7% | 48.8% | 48.0% | 47.3% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 65.4% | 65.1% | 64.7% | 64.4% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 58.3% | 57.8% | 57.2% | 56.6% | 56.1% |
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