Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Urban population

Early-demographic dividend
1.71 billion
in 2025
Nigeria
151.48 million
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
7th
Nigeria rank
6th

Urban population over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.71 billion against 151.48 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.56 billion.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 11.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 49 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 262.27 million 8.41 million 253.86 million Early-demographic dividend
1970s 390.40 million 14.83 million 375.57 million Early-demographic dividend
1980s 580.02 million 26.08 million 553.94 million Early-demographic dividend
1990s 813.49 million 42.70 million 770.80 million Early-demographic dividend
2000s 1.08 billion 67.87 million 1.02 billion Early-demographic dividend
2010s 1.40 billion 104.44 million 1.29 billion Early-demographic dividend
2020s 1.64 billion 139.49 million 1.50 billion Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Early-demographic dividend, at 1.71 billion against 151.48 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
1.56 billion, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for urban population?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.