Niger vs Uganda

Niger vs Uganda: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 18.4% in Niger and 31.9% in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 13.6 percentage points, or 1.74 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Niger vs Uganda: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 18.4% in Niger and 31.9% in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 13.6 percentage points, or 1.74 times that in Niger.
NigerUgandaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Niger ranked 223 and Uganda ranked 201 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Niger at 33.8% and Uganda at 43.2% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearNigerUganda
202518.431.9
202418.131.3
202317.830.6
202217.529.9
202117.229.2
20201728.5
201916.827.8
201816.627.1
201716.526.4
201616.425.7
201516.325
201416.324.2
201316.222.7
201216.221.4
201116.220.1
201016.218.8
200916.317.6
200816.316.5
200716.315.5
200616.314.6
200516.313.8
200416.313.1
200316.312.6
200216.312.2
200116.311.9
200016.111.6
199916.111.4
19981611.2
199715.911.1
199615.810.9
199515.810.7
199415.710.6
199315.710.4
199215.610.2
199115.510
199015.59.8
198915.49.5
198815.39.1
198715.18.8
1986158.4
198514.88.1
198414.67.7
198314.47.4
198214.27.1
1981146.9
198013.76.8
197913.46.7
197813.16.6
197712.86.5
197612.46.5
1975126.4
197411.46.4
197310.96.3
197210.36.3
19719.76.2
19709.16.2
19698.56.1
196886
19677.55.8
19667.15.6
19656.85.4
19646.55.2
19636.25
196264.8
19615.94.5
19605.74.4
19595.64.2
19585.54.1
19575.44
19565.43.8
19555.33.7
19545.33.6
19535.23.5
19525.23.4
19515.23.3
19505.13.2
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearNigerUganda
202618.732.6
202719.133.2
202819.533.9
202919.934.5
203020.435.1
203120.835.7
203221.336.2
203321.836.8
203422.437.3
203522.937.9
203623.538.4
203724.138.9
203824.839.3
203925.439.8
204026.140.2
204126.840.6
204227.541
204328.241.4
20442941.7
204529.742
204630.542.3
204731.342.6
204832.142.8
20493343
205033.843.2

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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