Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Nigeria
How they compare
Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.88 billion against 86.04 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.79 billion.
That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 21.9 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 46 groups.
Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 826.93 million | 41.25 million | 785.67 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 1.00 billion | 48.19 million | 955.18 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion | 57.86 million | 1.15 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 1.44 billion | 66.95 million | 1.37 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 1.63 billion | 75.63 million | 1.56 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 1.77 billion | 83.76 million | 1.68 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 1.86 billion | 86.14 million | 1.77 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
- Early-demographic dividend, at 1.88 billion against 86.04 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 1.79 billion, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for rural population?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 46 groups.
- 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
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.