Benin vs Niger

Benin vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 53.4% in Benin and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 35 percentage points, or 2.9 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Benin vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 53.4% in Benin and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 35 percentage points, or 2.9 times that in Niger.
BeninNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 154 and Niger ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Benin at 79.4% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearBeninNiger
202553.418.4
202452.618.1
202351.817.8
20225117.5
202150.217.2
202049.517
201948.716.8
20184816.6
201747.316.5
201646.616.4
201545.916.3
201445.316.3
201344.716.2
201244.116.2
201143.516.2
201042.916.2
200942.316.3
200841.816.3
200741.316.3
200640.816.3
200540.316.3
200439.916.3
200339.416.3
20023916.3
200138.616.3
200038.316.1
19993816.1
199837.716
199737.415.9
199637.115.8
199536.815.8
199436.515.7
199336.215.7
199235.815.6
199135.315.5
199034.815.5
198934.215.4
198833.615.3
198732.915.1
198632.215
198531.414.8
198430.614.6
198329.814.4
198228.914.2
198128.114
198027.313.7
197926.513.4
197825.713.1
197724.812.8
197623.912.4
197522.912
197421.911.4
197320.910.9
197219.810.3
197118.89.7
197017.79.1
196916.78.5
196815.78
196714.87.5
196613.87.1
1965136.8
196412.26.5
196311.56.2
196210.86
196110.35.9
19609.85.7
19599.45.6
195895.5
19578.65.4
19568.25.4
19557.85.3
19547.55.3
19537.35.2
195275.2
19516.85.2
19506.75.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearBeninNiger
202654.218.7
202755.119.1
202855.919.5
202956.819.9
203057.720.4
203158.620.8
203259.621.3
203360.521.8
203461.522.4
203562.522.9
203663.523.5
203764.524.1
203865.524.8
203966.625.4
204067.726.1
204168.826.8
204269.927.5
20437128.2
204472.229
204573.329.7
204674.530.5
204775.731.3
204876.932.1
204978.233
205079.433.8

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.

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