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Nigeria Average Urban Population 1960–2024

Name: Nigeria Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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37.38% 65 data points

Share of total population living in areas classified as urban by national statistical offices. Urbanization tends to rise with economic development. · World Bank

Nigeria's average urban population from 1960 to 2024 was 37.38%, based on 65 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2024	62.98%	+0.80%	104th
2023	62.17%	+0.80%	102nd
2022	61.37%	+0.80%	98th
2021	60.57%	+0.80%	97th
2020	59.77%	+0.80%	96th
2019	58.96%	+0.81%	95th
2018	58.16%	+0.81%	93rd
2017	57.35%	+0.81%	93rd
2016	56.54%	+0.81%	93rd
2015	55.73%	+0.81%	93rd
2014	54.92%	+0.81%	92nd
2013	54.11%	+0.81%	88th
2012	53.30%	+0.81%	87th
2011	52.49%	+0.81%	86th
2010	51.68%	+0.81%	85th
2009	50.86%	+0.81%	86th
2008	50.05%	+0.81%	83rd
2007	49.24%	+0.81%	82nd
2006	48.42%	+0.86%	82nd
2005	47.57%	+0.87%	83rd
2004	46.70%	+0.86%	80th
2003	45.84%	+0.86%	80th
2002	44.98%	+0.85%	79th
2001	44.13%	+0.85%	78th
2000	43.28%	+0.84%	77th
1999	42.44%	+0.84%	76th
1998	41.60%	+0.83%	73rd
1997	40.77%	+0.82%	72nd
1996	39.95%	+0.81%	71st
1995	39.14%	+0.81%	71st
1994	38.33%	+0.80%	68th
1993	37.53%	+0.79%	69th
1992	36.75%	+0.78%	66th
1991	35.97%	+0.78%	64th
1990	35.19%	+0.78%	64th
1989	34.41%	+0.78%	61st
1988	33.62%	+0.78%	61st
1987	32.84%	+0.78%	56th
1986	32.06%	+0.78%	56th
1985	31.28%	+0.78%	57th
1984	30.50%	+0.78%	58th
1983	29.72%	+0.77%	58th
1982	28.95%	+0.77%	58th
1981	28.18%	+0.76%	57th
1980	27.41%	+0.76%	58th
1979	26.66%	+0.75%	58th
1978	25.90%	+0.74%	55th
1977	25.16%	+0.74%	55th
1976	24.42%	+0.73%	54th
1975	23.70%	+0.72%	53rd
1974	22.98%	+0.71%	53rd
1973	22.27%	+0.70%	50th
1972	21.57%	+0.69%	50th
1971	20.89%	+0.67%	50th
1970	20.22%	+0.66%	49th
1969	19.56%	+0.65%	49th
1968	18.91%	+0.63%	47th
1967	18.28%	+0.61%	46th
1966	17.66%	+0.60%	45th
1965	17.07%	+0.58%	45th
1964	16.48%	+0.57%	45th
1963	15.92%	+0.56%	47th
1962	15.35%	+0.56%	47th
1961	14.79%	+0.56%	46th
1960	14.23%	–	46th

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