Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.67% to 25.1% in Equatorial Guinea in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea reached an all time high of 74.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 25.1% in 2024. When compared to Equatorial Guinea's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Cameroon amounted to 40.1%, 30.4% in Congo, 8.69% in Gabon and 45.0% in Nigeria in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea has been ranked 117th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 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 |
| Angola | % | 34.5% | 33.8% | 33.2% | 32.5% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 52.7% | 52.1% | 51.6% | 51.0% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 33.1% | 32.6% | 32.2% | 31.7% | 31.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 55.5% | 55.0% | 54.4% | 53.8% | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.9% | 26.4% | 26.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.91% | 9.58% | 9.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.4% | 83.2% | 83.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 49.7% | 48.8% | 48.0% | 47.3% | 46.5% |
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