Chad vs Niger

Chad vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 9.2 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Chad vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 9.2 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Niger.
ChadNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher since 1956, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and Niger ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChadNiger
202527.618.4
202426.918.1
202326.317.8
202225.817.5
202125.217.2
202024.717
201924.316.8
201823.916.6
201723.516.5
201623.116.4
201522.816.3
201422.516.3
201322.316.2
201222.116.2
20112216.2
201021.916.2
200921.816.3
200821.816.3
200721.816.3
200621.816.3
200521.816.3
200421.716.3
200321.716.3
200221.716.3
200121.716.3
200021.716.1
199921.616.1
199821.616
199721.615.9
199621.515.8
199521.515.8
199421.515.7
199321.415.7
199221.415.6
199121.315.5
199021.215.5
198921.115.4
19882115.3
198720.815.1
198620.615
198520.414.8
198420.214.6
19832014.4
198219.714.2
198119.414
198019.113.7
197918.813.4
197818.413.1
197717.812.8
197616.812.4
197515.712
197414.511.4
197313.310.9
197212.510.3
197111.99.7
197011.39.1
196910.78.5
196810.18
19679.57.5
19668.97.1
19658.46.8
196486.5
19637.66.2
19627.36
19616.95.9
19606.65.7
19596.35.6
195865.5
19575.75.4
19565.45.4
19555.25.3
195455.3
19534.85.2
19524.75.2
19514.65.2
19504.55.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChadNiger
202628.218.7
202728.919.1
202829.719.5
202930.419.9
203031.220.4
20313220.8
203232.921.3
203333.821.8
203434.722.4
203535.622.9
203636.623.5
203737.524.1
203838.624.8
203939.625.4
204040.626.1
204141.726.8
204242.827.5
20434428.2
204445.129
204546.329.7
204647.530.5
204748.731.3
204849.932.1
204951.133
205052.433.8

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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