Rural population, per capita in Niger
Niger: Rural population, per capita was 0.8163 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Niger stood at 0.8163 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.9429 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8163 units per person, in 2025.
That places Niger 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9429 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9415 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.94 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9381 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9355 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9324 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.929 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9251 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9204 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9151 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9094 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9034 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8973 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8913 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8856 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8803 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8757 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8719 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8688 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8658 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8631 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8605 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.858 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8558 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8537 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8518 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8501 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8486 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8473 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8463 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8455 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8448 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8441 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8434 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8427 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.842 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8419 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8411 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8403 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8395 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8387 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8373 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8373 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8373 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8373 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8373 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8373 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8374 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8374 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8375 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8377 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8379 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8378 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8376 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.837 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8361 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.835 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8336 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8319 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8299 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8277 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8252 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8225 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8195 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8163 units per person | -0.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.8163 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.8163 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.932 units per person | 0.9151 units per person | 0.9429 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8849 units per person | 0.8658 units per person | 0.9094 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8535 units per person | 0.8463 units per person | 0.8631 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8425 units per person | 0.8395 units per person | 0.8455 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8375 units per person | 0.8373 units per person | 0.8387 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8362 units per person | 0.8319 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8235 units per person | 0.8163 units per person | 0.8299 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (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, per capita in Niger?
- Rural population, per capita in Niger was 0.8163 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9429 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8163 units per person in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for rural population, per capita?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.