Rural population rose 3.11% to 22.4 mil in Niger in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Niger reached an all time high of 22.4 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 3.30 mil in 1960. When compared to Niger's main peers, rural population in Algeria amounted to 11.4 mil, 15.3 mil in Chad, 1.34 mil in Libya and 13.0 mil in Mali in 2024.
Niger has been ranked 25th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 60.6 | 61.6 | 62.5 | 63.4 | 64.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 9.21 | 9.16 | 9.09 | 8.99 | 8.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 28.9 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.63 | 3.61 |
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