Niger Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Niger urban population for 2023 was 4,639,173, a 4.78% increase from 2022.
  • Niger urban population for 2022 was 4,427,576, a 4.67% increase from 2021.
  • Niger urban population for 2021 was 4,230,083, a 4.56% increase from 2020.
  • Niger urban population for 2020 was 4,045,711, a 4.48% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 48,517,567
Ethiopia 29,299,871
Tanzania 25,227,921
North Korea 16,534,424
Yemen 13,721,710
Syrian Arab Republic 13,334,396
Mozambique 13,136,242
Uganda 13,005,977
Madagascar 12,298,904
Afghanistan 11,376,460
Mali 10,759,126
Senegal 8,806,799
Somalia 8,694,307
Burkina Faso 7,561,383
Haiti 6,994,525
Benin 6,870,127
Nepal 6,767,280
Zimbabwe 5,419,091
Guinea 5,404,495
Niger 4,639,173
Chad 4,453,756
Togo 4,028,035
Sierra Leone 3,894,454
Malawi 3,826,324
Liberia 2,902,462
Tajikistan 2,863,928
Rwanda 2,521,821
Central African Republic 2,504,453
South Sudan 2,350,270
Burundi 1,957,189
Gambia 1,787,917
Eritrea 1,622,037
Guinea-Bissau 977,902
Comoros 256,747
Niger Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 4,639,173 17.05 4.67%
2022 4,427,576 16.89 4.56%
2021 4,230,083 16.75 4.46%
2020 4,045,711 16.63 4.38%
2019 3,872,145 16.52 4.32%
2018 3,708,282 16.43 4.25%
2017 3,554,150 16.35 4.19%
2016 3,408,152 16.29 4.13%
2015 3,270,216 16.25 4.00%
2014 3,141,947 16.22 3.85%
2013 3,023,310 16.21 3.79%
2012 2,910,768 16.21 3.79%
2011 2,802,629 16.22 3.72%
2010 2,700,398 16.22 3.71%
2009 2,602,152 16.23 3.68%
2008 2,508,220 16.23 3.64%
2007 2,418,521 16.23 3.62%
2006 2,332,616 16.24 3.59%
2005 2,250,365 16.24 3.56%
2004 2,171,718 16.25 3.52%
2003 2,096,507 16.25 3.48%
2002 2,024,807 16.26 3.44%
2001 1,956,311 16.26 3.91%
2000 1,881,245 16.19 3.94%
1999 1,808,603 16.10 3.93%
1998 1,738,958 16.02 3.90%
1997 1,672,461 15.94 3.85%
1996 1,609,273 15.86 3.89%
1995 1,547,949 15.77 3.84%
1994 1,489,597 15.69 3.73%
1993 1,435,039 15.61 3.67%
1992 1,383,268 15.53 3.63%
1991 1,333,966 15.45 3.63%
1990 1,286,401 15.37 3.60%
1989 1,240,867 15.29 3.57%
1988 1,197,291 15.21 4.47%
1987 1,144,954 14.99 4.58%
1986 1,093,697 14.76 4.57%
1985 1,044,792 14.54 4.57%
1984 998,097 14.31 4.58%
1983 953,415 14.09 4.60%
1982 910,554 13.87 4.63%
1981 869,377 13.66 4.65%
1980 829,860 13.44 4.63%
1979 792,280 13.23 4.58%
1978 756,798 13.03 5.83%
1977 713,942 12.65 7.89%
1976 659,792 12.02 7.89%
1975 609,717 11.42 7.87%
1974 563,569 10.85 7.87%
1973 520,914 10.30 7.89%
1972 481,400 9.77 7.92%
1971 444,736 9.27 7.97%
1970 410,654 8.79 8.06%
1969 378,840 8.34 8.12%
1968 349,283 7.91 8.20%
1967 321,771 7.49 8.26%
1966 296,248 7.10 7.08%
1965 276,004 6.81 7.12%
1964 257,047 6.53 7.17%
1963 239,263 6.26 7.19%
1962 222,664 6.00 4.72%
1961 212,405 5.90 4.72%
1960 202,606 5.79 %