Urban population share in Nigeria
63.8% of people in Nigeria lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Nigeria, 2025
63.8%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
112th of 217
Urban population share in Nigeria over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.8% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 63.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.7%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 112th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
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
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.10%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
237,527,782 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.06%
2025 · World Bank