Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger
Niger: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.1837 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1837 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.1837 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 people per person, in 1960.
That places Niger 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0571 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0585 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.06 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0619 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0645 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0676 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.071 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0749 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0796 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0849 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0906 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0966 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1027 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1087 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1144 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1197 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1243 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1281 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1312 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1342 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1369 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1395 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.142 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1442 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1463 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1482 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1499 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1514 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1527 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1537 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1545 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1552 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1559 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1566 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1573 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.158 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1581 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1589 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1597 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1605 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1613 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1627 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1627 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1627 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1627 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1627 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1627 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1626 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1626 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1625 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1624 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1623 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1621 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1622 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1625 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.163 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.165 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1664 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1701 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1723 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1748 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1775 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1805 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1837 people per person | +1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1837 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1837 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.068 people per person | 0.0571 people per person | 0.0849 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1151 people per person | 0.0906 people per person | 0.1342 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1465 people per person | 0.1369 people per person | 0.1537 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1575 people per person | 0.1545 people per person | 0.1605 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1625 people per person | 0.1613 people per person | 0.1627 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1638 people per person | 0.1621 people per person | 0.1681 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1765 people per person | 0.1701 people per person | 0.1837 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More population data for Niger
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.6941 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,043 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.68 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4248 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 71.7 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.29 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Niger was 0.1837 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1837 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 people per person in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Niger ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.