Mozambique vs Niger

Mozambique vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 37.2% in Mozambique and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 18.8 percentage points, or 2.03 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Mozambique vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 37.2% in Mozambique and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 18.8 percentage points, or 2.03 times that in Niger.
MozambiqueNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Mozambique has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Mozambique ranked 186 and Niger ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Mozambique at 52.8% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearMozambiqueNiger
202537.218.4
202436.418.1
202335.717.8
202235.117.5
202134.517.2
202033.917
201933.416.8
20183316.6
201732.616.5
201632.416.4
201532.116.3
201431.916.3
201331.716.2
201231.416.2
201131.216.2
20103116.2
200930.816.3
200830.616.3
200730.416.3
200630.216.3
20053016.3
200429.916.3
200329.716.3
200229.616.3
200129.416.3
200029.216.1
199929.116.1
199828.816
199728.615.9
199628.215.8
199527.615.8
199426.915.7
199326.115.7
199225.215.6
199124.215.5
199023.215.5
198922.115.4
19882115.3
198719.815.1
198618.715
198517.614.8
198416.514.6
198315.514.4
198214.614.2
198113.814
198013.113.7
197912.513.4
197811.913.1
197711.312.8
197610.612.4
19751012
19749.511.4
19738.910.9
19728.310.3
19717.89.7
19707.39.1
19696.88.5
19686.38
19675.87.5
19665.47.1
196556.8
19644.76.5
19634.46.2
19624.16
19613.85.9
19603.65.7
19593.45.6
19583.35.5
19573.15.4
19562.95.4
19552.85.3
19542.65.3
19532.55.2
19522.45.2
19512.45.2
19502.45.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearMozambiqueNiger
20263818.7
202738.919.1
202839.719.5
202940.519.9
203041.220.4
203141.920.8
203242.721.3
203343.421.8
203444.122.4
203544.822.9
203645.523.5
203746.124.1
203846.824.8
203947.425.4
20404826.1
204148.626.8
204249.227.5
204349.728.2
204450.229
204550.729.7
204651.230.5
204751.631.3
204852.132.1
204952.433
205052.833.8

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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