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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Rural population

DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Nigeria 68.13 million 2005
2 Ethiopia 59.86 million 2005
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.08 million 2005
4 Tanzania 29.05 million 2005
5 Kenya 27.16 million 2005
6 Uganda 25.19 million 2005
7 Sudan 21.45 million 2005
8 South Africa 19.08 million 2005
9 Madagascar 13.62 million 2005
10 Mozambique 12.96 million 2005
11 Niger 11.61 million 2005
12 Ghana 11.54 million 2005
13 Burkina Faso 10.81 million 2005
14 Malawi 10.67 million 2005
15 Cote d'Ivoire 9.98 million 2005
16 Mali 9.4 million 2005
17 Zimbabwe 8.34 million 2005
18 Zambia 7.58 million 2005
19 Angola 7.44 million 2005
20 Cameroon 7.41 million 2005
21 Rwanda 7.29 million 2005
22 Chad 7.28 million 2005
23 Senegal 6.81 million 2005
24 Burundi 6.79 million 2005
25 Guinea 6.3 million 2005
26 Somalia 5.33 million 2005
27 Benin 5.05 million 2005
28 Togo 3.68 million 2005
29 Eritrea 3.55 million 2005
30 Sierra Leone 3.28 million 2005
31 Central African Republic 2.5 million 2005
32 Mauritania 1.83 million 2005
33 Lesotho 1.46 million 2005
34 Liberia 1.38 million 2005
35 Namibia 1.32 million 2005
36 Guinea-Bissau 1.12 million 2005
37 Swaziland 858,429 2005
38 Botswana 751,858.5 2005
39 Mauritius 716,113.8 2005
40 The Gambia 699,373.4 2005
41 Comoros 378,308.4 2005
42 Equatorial Guinea 307,650.1 2005
43 Gabon 226,949.9 2005
44 Cape Verde 216,406.6 2005
45 Djibouti 110,237.8 2005
46 Sao Tome and Principe 65,739.66 2005
47 Seychelles 39,796.88 2005

Citation

Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Rural population

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Interesting observations about People > Rural population

  • India ranked first for rural population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Macau has ranked last for rural population since 1964.
  • Indonesia ranked first for rural population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for rural population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for rural population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for rural population amongst Europe in 2005.
  • China ranked first for rural population amongst Cold countries in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for rural population amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Nigeria ranked first for rural population amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Philippines ranked first for rural population amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
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