Chad vs Niger: Rural population, annual growth rate
Chad
2.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
2.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Chad rank
9th
Niger rank
6th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.87 % change on previous year against 2.57 % change on previous year in Chad, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Chad ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 0.4974 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 0.2326 % change on previous year | Chad |
| 2000s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 0.0937 % change on previous year | Chad |
| 2010s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.5304 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 0.15 % change on previous year | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Chad or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.87 % change on previous year against 2.57 % change on previous year in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Chad and Niger?
- 0.3 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Chad ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.