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The rural population of Africa

Africa (Number in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by the population of rural among 54 countries. As of 2022, the population of rural in Nigeria was 101 million that accounts for 12.84% of total the population of rural. The top 5 countries (others are Ethiopia, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United Republic of Tanzania) account for 44.80% of it. The total the population of rural was estimated at 791 million in 2022.

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Nigeria 101,575,770 WB
Ethiopia 95,420,799 WB
Egypt 63,300,985 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 52,636,799 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 41,471,864 WB
Kenya 38,358,435 WB
Uganda 34,889,566 WB
Sudan 30,020,115 WB
Niger 21,780,401 WB
Mozambique 20,379,448 WB
South Africa 18,965,399 WB
Madagascar 17,801,970 WB
Malawi 16,736,441 WB
Burkina Faso 15,446,047 WB
Ghana 13,853,989 WB
Chad 13,458,554 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 13,330,919 WB
Morocco 13,261,620 WB
Mali 12,327,741 WB
Cameroon 11,519,492 WB
Angola 11,359,649 WB
Rwanda 11,335,329 WB
Algeria 11,328,186 WB
Zimbabwe 11,033,499 WB
Burundi 11,031,286 WB
Zambia 10,857,387 WB
Somalia 9,269,665 WB
Senegal 8,816,497 WB
Guinea 8,638,804 WB
South Sudan 8,638,206 WB
Benin 6,738,656 WB
Togo 4,962,262 WB
Sierra Leone 4,833,746 WB
Tunisia 3,680,393 WB
Central African Republic 3,173,417 WB
Liberia 2,488,813 WB
Eritrea 2,113,713 WB
Mauritania 2,040,187 WB
Congo 1,866,593 WB
Lesotho 1,615,392 WB
Libya 1,273,772 WB
Namibia 1,181,955 WB
Guinea Bissau 1,157,198 WB
Gambia 978,162 WB
Eswatini 906,348 WB
Mauritius 747,287 WB
Botswana 730,591 WB
Comoros 586,880 WB
Equatorial Guinea 435,309 WB
Djibouti 242,328 WB
Gabon 221,340 WB
Cabo Verde 192,507 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 55,128 WB
Seychelles 49,874 WB
Residence
Urban 45 % in 2023 UNCTAD
Demographics
Residence