Nigeria Average Urban Population 1960-2025
37.78%
66 data points
Urban population as % of total · World Bank
Nigeria's average urban population from 1960 to 2025 was 37.78%, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
63.78% |
+0.80% |
111th |
| 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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