Niger Urban Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Niger urban population for 2019 was 3,872,145, a 4.42% increase from 2018.
  • Niger urban population for 2018 was 3,708,282, a 4.34% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Niger Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %