Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cote d'Ivoire
18.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
17.6%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
76th
Nigeria rank
78th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 18.5% against 17.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 8.1% | 5.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 11.0% | 6.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 13.1% | 4.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 2.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.3% | 2.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 1.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.5% against 17.6% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 0.9%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.