Nigeria | Rural population (% of total population)
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 | 83.839 |
| 1961 | 83.0496 |
| 1962 | 82.2602 |
| 1963 | 81.4708 |
| 1964 | 80.6814 |
| 1965 | 79.892 |
| 1966 | 79.3724 |
| 1967 | 78.8528 |
| 1968 | 78.3332 |
| 1969 | 77.8136 |
| 1970 | 77.294 |
| 1971 | 76.7286 |
| 1972 | 76.1632 |
| 1973 | 75.5978 |
| 1974 | 75.0324 |
| 1975 | 74.467 |
| 1976 | 73.8572 |
| 1977 | 73.2474 |
| 1978 | 72.6376 |
| 1979 | 72.0278 |
| 1980 | 71.418 |
| 1981 | 70.767 |
| 1982 | 70.116 |
| 1983 | 69.465 |
| 1984 | 68.814 |
| 1985 | 68.163 |
| 1986 | 67.474 |
| 1987 | 66.785 |
| 1988 | 66.096 |
| 1989 | 65.407 |
| 1990 | 64.718 |
| 1991 | 64.0058 |
| 1992 | 63.2936 |
| 1993 | 62.5814 |
| 1994 | 61.8692 |
| 1995 | 61.157 |
| 1996 | 60.4554 |
| 1997 | 59.7538 |
| 1998 | 59.0522 |
| 1999 | 58.3506 |
| 2000 | 57.649 |
| 2001 | 56.9692 |
| 2002 | 56.2894 |
| 2003 | 55.6096 |
| 2004 | 54.9298 |
| 2005 | 54.25 |
| 2006 | 53.5998 |
| 2007 | 52.9496 |
| 2008 | 52.2994 |
| 2009 | 51.6492 |
| 2010 | 50.999 |
| 2011 | 50.3848 |
| 2012 |
Nigeria | Rural population (% of total population)
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.