Niger - Urban population

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

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Niger was 16.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.79 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5.79
1961 5.90
1962 6.00
1963 6.26
1964 6.53
1965 6.81
1966 7.10
1967 7.49
1968 7.91
1969 8.34
1970 8.79
1971 9.27
1972 9.77
1973 10.30
1974 10.85
1975 11.42
1976 12.02
1977 12.65
1978 13.03
1979 13.23
1980 13.44
1981 13.66
1982 13.87
1983 14.09
1984 14.31
1985 14.54
1986 14.76
1987 14.99
1988 15.21
1989 15.29
1990 15.37
1991 15.45
1992 15.53
1993 15.61
1994 15.69
1995 15.77
1996 15.86
1997 15.94
1998 16.02
1999 16.10
2000 16.19
2001 16.26
2002 16.26
2003 16.25
2004 16.25
2005 16.24
2006 16.24
2007 16.23
2008 16.23
2009 16.23
2010 16.22
2011 16.22
2012 16.21
2013 16.21
2014 16.22
2015 16.25
2016 16.29
2017 16.35
2018 16.43
2019 16.52
2020 16.63

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization