Niger vs Yemen: Rural population

Niger
22.79 million
in 2025
Yemen
26.30 million
in 2025
Niger rank
25th
Yemen rank
22nd

Rural population over time

  • Niger
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 26.30 million against 22.79 million in Niger, a difference of 3.52 million.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Globally, Niger ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 22nd 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.