Nigeria | Rural population growth (annual %)
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | 1.17939259 |
| 1962 | 1.20225037 |
| 1963 | 1.21671611 |
| 1964 | 1.2209916 |
| 1965 | 1.220267 |
| 1966 | 1.56180619 |
| 1967 | 1.57644443 |
| 1968 | 1.60065814 |
| 1969 | 1.63670507 |
| 1970 | 1.68284989 |
| 1971 | 1.65715385 |
| 1972 | 1.69221261 |
| 1973 | 1.76304495 |
| 1974 | 1.87719111 |
| 1975 | 2.00990696 |
| 1976 | 2.09219433 |
| 1977 | 2.19573569 |
| 1978 | 2.21624136 |
| 1979 | 2.13620188 |
| 1980 | 1.99422565 |
| 1981 | 1.77567966 |
| 1982 | 1.64482333 |
| 1983 | 1.56257225 |
| 1984 | 1.54576944 |
| 1985 | 1.57098748 |
| 1986 | 1.54767631 |
| 1987 | 1.55913985 |
| 1988 | 1.54907495 |
| 1989 | 1.50960749 |
| 1990 | 1.45151108 |
| 1991 | 1.35797172 |
| 1992 | 1.31028309 |
| 1993 | 1.26683564 |
| 1994 | 1.22961226 |
| 1995 | 1.19856618 |
| 1996 | 1.18519687 |
| 1997 | 1.15886609 |
| 1998 | 1.1466622 |
| 1999 | 1.15113819 |
| 2000 | 1.1662654 |
| 2001 | 1.22306269 |
| 2002 | 1.23808636 |
| 2003 | 1.24583477 |
| 2004 | 1.24342936 |
| 2005 | 1.23391296 |
| 2006 | 1.27746042 |
| 2007 | 1.26855963 |
| 2008 | 1.26056115 |
| 2009 | 1.2543023 |
| 2010 | 1.24842483 |
| 2011 | 1.31116035 |
| 2012 |
Nigeria | Rural population growth (annual %)
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.