Nigeria vs Türkiye: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Nigeria
0.7%
in 2020
Türkiye
0.7%
in 2020
Nigeria rank
62nd
Türkiye rank
61st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Nigeria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 62nd and Türkiye ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.4% | 1.8% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 1.3% | 4.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Nigeria or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Nigeria and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd and Türkiye ranks 61st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.