Urban population growth in Niger
The urban population of Niger changed by 5.00% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1980.
Niger, 2025
5.00%
Change from 2024
+0.05percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
4th of 217
Urban population growth in Niger over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.00% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.95% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.85% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.68% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.55% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.45% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.37% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 4.30% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 4.25% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 4.20% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.06% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.87% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.77% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.67% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.65% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.67% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.67% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.67% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.66% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.65% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.63% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.60% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.56% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.53% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.36% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.05 percentage points from 4.95% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.06%, the figure has changed by +0.95 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Niger has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
Urban population share
18.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
3.22%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,159,867 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
15.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.06 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.31%
2023 · UN Population Division