Mali vs Niger

Mali vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 32.2% in Mali and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Mali vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 32.2% in Mali and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Niger.
MaliNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Niger.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Mali at 47.7% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearMaliNiger
202532.218.4
202431.618.1
20233117.8
202230.417.5
202129.717.2
20202917
201928.416.8
201827.716.6
201727.116.5
201626.516.4
201525.916.3
201425.316.3
201324.716.2
201224.216.2
201123.616.2
201023.116.2
200922.716.3
200822.216.3
200721.716.3
200621.316.3
200520.916.3
200420.516.3
200320.116.3
200219.716.3
200119.316.3
20001916.1
199918.716.1
199818.416
199718.115.9
199617.915.8
199517.615.8
199417.415.7
199317.215.7
19921715.6
199116.815.5
199016.615.5
198916.415.4
198816.215.3
19871615.1
198615.715
198515.514.8
198415.214.6
198314.914.4
198214.614.2
198114.414
198014.113.7
197913.813.4
197813.513.1
197713.212.8
197612.812.4
197512.512
197412.211.4
197311.910.9
197211.510.3
197111.19.7
197010.89.1
196910.48.5
1968108
19679.67.5
19669.27.1
19658.96.8
19648.56.5
19638.16.2
19627.76
19617.45.9
196075.7
19596.75.6
19586.45.5
19576.15.4
19565.85.4
19555.55.3
19545.25.3
195355.2
19524.85.2
19514.65.2
19504.55.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearMaliNiger
202632.818.7
202733.419.1
20283419.5
202934.619.9
203035.320.4
203135.920.8
203236.521.3
203337.121.8
203437.722.4
203538.322.9
203638.923.5
203739.524.1
203840.224.8
203940.825.4
204041.426.1
20414226.8
204242.627.5
204343.328.2
204443.929
204544.529.7
204645.130.5
204745.831.3
204846.432.1
20494733
205047.733.8

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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