Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Lower middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.71 billion against 86.04 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.62 billion.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 19.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 681.50 million | 41.25 million | 640.24 million | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 826.03 million | 48.19 million | 777.84 million | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion | 57.86 million | 948.85 million | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion | 66.95 million | 1.16 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 1.42 billion | 75.63 million | 1.35 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 1.58 billion | 83.76 million | 1.50 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 1.68 billion | 86.14 million | 1.60 billion | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
- Lower middle income, at 1.71 billion against 86.04 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
- 1.62 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for rural population?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 44 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.