Urban population growth in Nigeria
The urban population of Nigeria changed by 3.32% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Nigeria, 2025
3.32%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
36th of 217
Urban population growth in Nigeria 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.32% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.36% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.40% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.41% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.43% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.49% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.57% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.71% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.85% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.91% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.00% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.13% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.22% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 4.31% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 4.36% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 4.38% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.40% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.43% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.43% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.55% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.61% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.63% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.65% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.66% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.66% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 3.36% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.00%, the figure has changed by −0.67 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
63.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.06%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
227,882,945 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.48 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.10%
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