Nigeria | Rural 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 | 38504111.25267 |
| 1961 | 38960914.341696 |
| 1962 | 39432149.114556 |
| 1963 | 39914857.061304 |
| 1964 | 40405201.552044 |
| 1965 | 40901273.43752 |
| 1966 | 41545086.527244 |
| 1967 | 42205211.309872 |
| 1968 | 42886208.135408 |
| 1969 | 43593904.530408 |
| 1970 | 44333732.1385 |
| 1971 | 45074531.424546 |
| 1972 | 45843778.621056 |
| 1973 | 46659191.977312 |
| 1974 | 47543346.856944 |
| 1975 | 48508591.66086 |
| 1976 | 49534176.871428 |
| 1977 | 50633845.196418 |
| 1978 | 51768540.770744 |
| 1979 | 52886317.793582 |
| 1980 | 53951576.84184 |
| 1981 | 54918140.15322 |
| 1982 | 55828916.33052 |
| 1983 | 56708134.8075 |
| 1984 | 57591521.79678 |
| 1985 | 58503421.55241 |
| 1986 | 59415908.10364 |
| 1987 | 60349544.63985 |
| 1988 | 61291682.69184 |
| 1989 | 62223965.72872 |
| 1990 | 63133740.24926 |
| 1991 | 63996926.235888 |
| 1992 | 64840984.843528 |
| 1993 | 65667638.664026 |
| 1994 | 66480080.703884 |
| 1995 | 67281682.74016 |
| 1996 | 68083847.365524 |
| 1997 | 68877437.42367 |
| 1998 | 69671774.438096 |
| 1999 | 70478426.774448 |
| 2000 | 71305204.11864 |
| 2001 | 72182666.485624 |
| 2002 | 73081905.421618 |
| 2003 | 73998080.373312 |
| 2004 | 74923938.494524 |
| 2005 | 75854161.95 |
| 2006 | 76829384.626122 |
| 2007 | 77810219.265592 |
| 2008 | 78797272.79562 |
| 2009 | 79791853.283424 |
| 2010 | 80794238.58818 |
| 2011 | 81860555.895976 |
| 2012 |
Nigeria | Rural 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.