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Urban population share in Nigeria

Urban population share in Nigeria was 63.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 112th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202563.8%
Change on 2024+0.8 pts
Rank112th of 215Countries ranked
Series high63.82025
Series low14.21960

Urban population share in Nigeria, 1960 to 2025

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10203040506070196019701980199020002010202020251960: 14.2 %1961: 14.8 %1962: 15.4 %1963: 15.9 %1964: 16.5 %1965: 17.1 %1966: 17.7 %1967: 18.3 %1968: 18.9 %1969: 19.6 %1970: 20.2 %1971: 20.9 %1972: 21.6 %1973: 22.3 %1974: 23 %1975: 23.7 %1976: 24.4 %1977: 25.2 %1978: 25.9 %1979: 26.7 %1980: 27.4 %1981: 28.2 %1982: 28.9 %1983: 29.7 %1984: 30.5 %1985: 31.3 %1986: 32.1 %1987: 32.8 %1988: 33.6 %1989: 34.4 %1990: 35.2 %1991: 36 %1992: 36.7 %1993: 37.5 %1994: 38.3 %1995: 39.1 %1996: 40 %1997: 40.8 %1998: 41.6 %1999: 42.4 %2000: 43.3 %2001: 44.1 %2002: 45 %2003: 45.8 %2004: 46.7 %2005: 47.6 %2006: 48.4 %2007: 49.2 %2008: 50.1 %2009: 50.9 %2010: 51.7 %2011: 52.5 %2012: 53.3 %2013: 54.1 %2014: 54.9 %2015: 55.7 %2016: 56.5 %2017: 57.3 %2018: 58.2 %2019: 59 %2020: 59.8 %2021: 60.6 %2022: 61.4 %2023: 62.2 %2024: 63 %2025: 63.8 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202563.8
202463
202362.2
202261.4
202160.6
202059.8
201959
201858.2
201757.3
201656.5
201555.7
201454.9
201354.1
201253.3
201152.5
201051.7
200950.9
200850.1
200749.2
200648.4
200547.6
200446.7
200345.8
200245
200144.1
200043.3
199942.4
199841.6
199740.8
199640
199539.1
199438.3
199337.5
199236.7
199136
199035.2
198934.4
198833.6
198732.8
198632.1
198531.3
198430.5
198329.7
198228.9
198128.2
198027.4
197926.7
197825.9
197725.2
197624.4
197523.7
197423
197322.3
197221.6
197120.9
197020.2
196919.6
196818.9
196718.3
196617.7
196517.1
196416.5
196315.9
196215.4
196114.8
196014.2

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Nigeria?

Urban population share in Nigeria was 63.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 112th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Nigeria?

63.8% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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