Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger
Niger: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger is 5.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger peaked at 6.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.
Niger ranks 119th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Niger was 5.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Niger ranks 119th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.