Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Urban population, annual growth rate
Nigeria
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9457 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
33rd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.38 % change on previous year against 0.9457 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.43 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.96 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.49 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 3.38 % change on previous year against 0.9457 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 2.43 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.