Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Rural population

Bangladesh
117.29 million
in 2025
Nigeria
86.04 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
Nigeria rank
7th

Rural population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 117.29 million against 86.04 million in Nigeria, a difference of 31.25 million.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.