Share of the population living in rural areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Rural Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.6% |
| 2024 | 82% |
| 2023 | 82.2% |
| 2022 | 82.5% |
| 2021 | 82.8% |
| 2020 | 83% |
| 2019 | 83.2% |
| 2018 | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 83.8% |
54 countries carry a recent share of the population living in rural areas figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
161 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Niger, grouped by topic.