Niger - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Niger was 4,024,595 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,024,595 in 2020 and a minimum value of 196,312 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 196,312
1961 205,554
1962 215,294
1963 231,207
1964 248,285
1965 266,512
1966 285,986
1967 310,554
1968 337,106
1969 365,742
1970 396,666
1971 429,987
1972 465,951
1973 504,725
1974 546,674
1975 592,068
1976 641,330
1977 694,522
1978 736,258
1979 769,997
1980 805,101
1981 841,716
1982 879,911
1983 919,886
1984 961,668
1985 1,005,309
1986 1,050,961
1987 1,098,827
1988 1,148,041
1989 1,189,521
1990 1,233,527
1991 1,280,527
1992 1,330,334
1993 1,383,092
1994 1,438,600
1995 1,496,903
1996 1,558,007
1997 1,622,099
1998 1,689,424
1999 1,760,045
2000 1,834,126
2001 1,910,772
2002 1,981,483
2003 2,055,424
2004 2,132,567
2005 2,212,887
2006 2,296,698
2007 2,384,028
2008 2,475,071
2009 2,570,548
2010 2,670,629
2011 2,775,331
2012 2,884,959
2013 2,999,175
2014 3,120,565
2015 3,249,670
2016 3,386,494
2017 3,531,990
2018 3,686,235
2019 3,850,231
2020 4,024,595

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization