Rural population, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Rural population, per capita was 0.3622 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Nigeria is 0.3622 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.8577 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3622 units per person, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 105th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8577 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8521 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.8465 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8408 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8352 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8293 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8234 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8172 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8109 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7978 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7911 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7843 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7773 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7702 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.763 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7558 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7484 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.741 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7334 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7259 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7182 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7105 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.695 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6872 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6794 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6716 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6638 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6559 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6481 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6403 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6325 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6247 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6167 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6086 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6005 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5923 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.584 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5756 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5672 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5587 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5502 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5416 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.533 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5243 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5158 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5076 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4995 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4914 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4832 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4751 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.467 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4589 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4508 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4427 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4346 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4265 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4184 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4104 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4023 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3943 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3863 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3783 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3702 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3622 units per person | -2.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3622 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3622 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8317 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.8577 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7662 units per person | 0.7334 units per person | 0.7978 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.691 units per person | 0.6559 units per person | 0.7259 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6123 units per person | 0.5756 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5289 units per person | 0.4914 units per person | 0.5672 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4468 units per person | 0.4104 units per person | 0.4832 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3823 units per person | 0.3622 units per person | 0.4023 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Nigeria?
- Rural population, per capita in Nigeria was 0.3622 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8577 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3622 units per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for rural population, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.