Share of the population living in rural areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Rural Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.2% |
| 2024 | 37% |
| 2023 | 37.8% |
| 2022 | 38.6% |
| 2021 | 39.4% |
| 2020 | 40.2% |
| 2019 | 41% |
| 2018 | 41.8% |
| 2017 | 42.7% |
| 2016 | 43.5% |
| 2015 | 44.3% |
| 2014 | 45.1% |
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.
164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Nigeria, grouped by topic.