Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0451 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0459 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0515 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0535 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0586 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.06 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0629 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0641 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0652 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0672 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0683 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0693 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0704 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0715 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0725 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0736 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0749 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0763 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0776 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.079 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0804 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0832 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0861 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0886 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0897 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0908 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0919 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0929 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0951 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0962 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0973 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0984 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0995 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1038 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1048 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1058 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1068 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1078 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1087 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1097 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1107 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0629 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0725 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0798 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0736 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0861 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0875 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0973 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0984 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1078 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1087 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 27 Tonga 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 28 Jamaica 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 31 Togo 0.0918 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 32 Gambia 0.0876 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.