India vs Nigeria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
India
17.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
17.6%
in 2025
India rank
81st
Nigeria rank
78th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.6% against 17.0% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 2.4% | India |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 1.2% | India |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 11.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 13.1% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.3% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 15.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 17.6% against 17.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between India and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- India ranks 81st 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.