British Virgin Islands vs Niger: Annual growth rate of urban population share
British Virgin Islands
1.6%
in 2025
Niger
1.8%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
19th
Niger rank
16th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 19th and Niger ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 4.4% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 1.3% | 4.1% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, British Virgin Islands or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.8% against 1.6% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between British Virgin Islands and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Niger?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Niger rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 19th and Niger ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.