Austria vs Nigeria
Austria vs Nigeria: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 69.7% in Austria and 63.8% in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Nigeria.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Austria ranked 98 and Nigeria ranked 119 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Austria at 79.2% and Nigeria at 83.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Austria | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.7 | 63.8 |
| 2024 | 69.5 | 63 |
| 2023 | 69.2 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | 69 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 68.8 | 60.6 |
| 2020 | 68.5 | 59.8 |
| 2019 | 68.3 | 59 |
| 2018 | 68.1 | 58.2 |
| 2017 | 67.9 | 57.4 |
| 2016 | 67.7 | 56.5 |
| 2015 | 67.6 | 55.7 |
| 2014 | 67.4 | 54.9 |
| 2013 | 67.3 | 54.1 |
| 2012 | 67.2 | 53.3 |
| 2011 | 67.2 | 52.5 |
| 2010 | 67.1 | 51.7 |
| 2009 | 67.1 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 67 | 50.1 |
| 2007 | 67 | 49.2 |
| 2006 | 67 | 48.4 |
| 2005 | 67 | 47.6 |
| 2004 | 67 | 46.7 |
| 2003 | 66.9 | 45.8 |
| 2002 | 66.9 | 45 |
| 2001 | 66.8 | 44.1 |
| 2000 | 66.8 | 43.3 |
| 1999 | 66.7 | 42.4 |
| 1998 | 66.5 | 41.6 |
| 1997 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| 1996 | 66.1 | 40 |
| 1995 | 65.9 | 39.1 |
| 1994 | 65.6 | 38.3 |
| 1993 | 65.3 | 37.5 |
| 1992 | 65 | 36.8 |
| 1991 | 64.6 | 36 |
| 1990 | 64.1 | 35.2 |
| 1989 | 63.4 | 34.4 |
| 1988 | 62.4 | 33.6 |
| 1987 | 61.3 | 32.8 |
| 1986 | 60.1 | 32.1 |
| 1985 | 58.9 | 31.3 |
| 1984 | 57.7 | 30.5 |
| 1983 | 56.7 | 29.7 |
| 1982 | 55.8 | 29 |
| 1981 | 55.2 | 28.2 |
| 1980 | 54.7 | 27.4 |
| 1979 | 54.3 | 26.7 |
| 1978 | 53.9 | 25.9 |
| 1977 | 53.5 | 25.2 |
| 1976 | 53.2 | 24.4 |
| 1975 | 52.9 | 23.7 |
| 1974 | 52.6 | 23 |
| 1973 | 52.4 | 22.3 |
| 1972 | 52.1 | 21.6 |
| 1971 | 51.9 | 20.9 |
| 1970 | 51.7 | 20.2 |
| 1969 | 51.4 | 19.6 |
| 1968 | 51.2 | 18.9 |
| 1967 | 51 | 18.3 |
| 1966 | 50.8 | 17.7 |
| 1965 | 50.6 | 17.1 |
| 1964 | 50.4 | 16.5 |
| 1963 | 50.3 | 15.9 |
| 1962 | 50.1 | 15.4 |
| 1961 | 50 | 14.8 |
| 1960 | 49.9 | 14.2 |
| 1959 | 49.8 | 13.7 |
| 1958 | 49.7 | 13.2 |
| 1957 | 49.6 | 12.7 |
| 1956 | 49.5 | 12.2 |
| 1955 | 49.4 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 49.3 | 11.3 |
| 1953 | 49.3 | 11 |
| 1952 | 49.2 | 10.7 |
| 1951 | 49.2 | 10.4 |
| 1950 | 49.2 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Austria | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 64.6 |
| 2027 | 70.2 | 65.4 |
| 2028 | 70.5 | 66.2 |
| 2029 | 70.8 | 67 |
| 2030 | 71.1 | 67.8 |
| 2031 | 71.4 | 68.6 |
| 2032 | 71.7 | 69.3 |
| 2033 | 72.1 | 70.1 |
| 2034 | 72.4 | 70.9 |
| 2035 | 72.8 | 71.7 |
| 2036 | 73.1 | 72.5 |
| 2037 | 73.5 | 73.3 |
| 2038 | 73.9 | 74.1 |
| 2039 | 74.3 | 74.9 |
| 2040 | 74.7 | 75.6 |
| 2041 | 75.1 | 76.4 |
| 2042 | 75.5 | 77.2 |
| 2043 | 75.9 | 78 |
| 2044 | 76.4 | 78.8 |
| 2045 | 76.8 | 79.5 |
| 2046 | 77.3 | 80.3 |
| 2047 | 77.8 | 81.1 |
| 2048 | 78.2 | 81.8 |
| 2049 | 78.7 | 82.6 |
| 2050 | 79.2 | 83.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022