Brazil vs Niger: Rural population

Brazil
25.16 million
in 2025
Niger
22.79 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
Niger rank
25th

Rural population over time

  • Brazil
  • Niger
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 25.16 million against 22.79 million in Niger, a difference of 2.37 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 25th of 215 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 42.56 million 3.73 million 38.83 million Brazil
1970s 42.73 million 4.66 million 38.07 million Brazil
1980s 38.59 million 6.01 million 32.58 million Brazil
1990s 35.88 million 8.10 million 27.78 million Brazil
2000s 31.60 million 11.39 million 20.22 million Brazil
2010s 28.99 million 16.43 million 12.56 million Brazil
2020s 26.31 million 21.22 million 5.09 million Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Brazil or Niger?
Brazil, at 25.16 million against 22.79 million in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Brazil and Niger?
2.37 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Niger?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Niger rank globally for rural population?
Brazil ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.