Rural population, annual growth rate in Niger
Niger: Rural population, annual growth rate was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2025. β² Rising
Rural population, annual growth rate in Niger, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Niger recorded 2.87 % change on previous year for rural population, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Niger peaked at 3.87 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places Niger 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 3 United Arab Emirates 3.73 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3.68 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Georgia 2.97 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Ukraine 2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Central African Republic 2.63 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Chad 2.57 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 47.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 47.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 81.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Niger?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Niger was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.