Ethiopia vs Niger

Ethiopia vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 24.1% in Ethiopia and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 5.7 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Ethiopia vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 24.1% in Ethiopia and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 5.7 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Niger.
EthiopiaNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 217 and Niger ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Ethiopia at 33.9% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearEthiopiaNiger
202524.118.4
202423.618.1
202323.117.8
202222.717.5
202122.117.2
202021.617
201921.316.8
201820.816.6
201720.316.5
201619.916.4
201519.516.3
20141916.3
201318.616.2
201218.216.2
201117.916.2
201017.516.2
200917.216.3
200816.816.3
200716.116.3
200616.216.3
20051616.3
200415.816.3
200315.516.3
200215.316.3
200115.116.3
200014.916.1
199914.716.1
199814.516
199714.315.9
199614.115.8
199513.915.8
199413.715.7
199313.515.7
199213.315.6
19911315.5
199012.815.5
198912.515.4
198812.215.3
198711.915.1
198611.715
198511.414.8
198411.214.6
19831114.4
198210.814.2
198110.614
198010.413.7
197910.213.4
19781013.1
19779.812.8
19769.612.4
19759.412
19749.211.4
19739.110.9
19728.910.3
19718.79.7
19708.69.1
19698.48.5
19688.38
19678.17.5
196687.1
19657.86.8
19647.76.5
19637.56.2
19627.46
19617.25.9
19607.15.7
195975.6
19586.85.5
19576.75.4
19566.65.4
19556.55.3
19546.45.3
19536.35.2
19526.15.2
195165.2
19505.95.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearEthiopiaNiger
202624.618.7
202725.119.1
202825.619.5
20292619.9
203026.520.4
20312720.8
203227.421.3
203327.921.8
203428.322.4
203528.722.9
203629.223.5
203729.624.1
20383024.8
203930.425.4
204030.826.1
204131.126.8
204231.527.5
204331.828.2
204432.229
204532.529.7
204632.830.5
204733.131.3
204833.432.1
204933.633
205033.933.8

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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