Ethiopia vs Niger: Long term urban population region

Ethiopia
23.3
in 2025
Niger
23.36
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Niger rank
192nd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Niger
0510152025100015122025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 23.36 against 23.3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 34 and Niger in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Niger Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0.0002 0 Ethiopia
1100s 0.0006 0.0006 0 Ethiopia
1200s 0.0019 0.0019 0 Ethiopia
1300s 0.0058 0.0058 0 Ethiopia
1400s 0.0173 0.0173 0 Ethiopia
1500s 0.052 0.0519 0.0001 Ethiopia
1600s 0.1559 0.1557 0.0002 Ethiopia
1700s 0.4678 0.4671 0.0007 Ethiopia
1710s 0.527 0.5263 0.0007 Ethiopia
1720s 0.5772 0.5764 0.0008 Ethiopia
1730s 0.6322 0.6313 0.0009 Ethiopia
1740s 0.6924 0.6914 0.001 Ethiopia
1750s 0.7583 0.7573 0.0011 Ethiopia
1760s 0.8305 0.8294 0.0012 Ethiopia
1770s 0.9096 0.9084 0.0013 Ethiopia
1780s 0.9963 0.9949 0.0014 Ethiopia
1790s 1.09 1.09 0.0015 Ethiopia
1800s 1.2 1.19 0.0017 Ethiopia
1810s 1.31 1.31 0.0018 Ethiopia
1820s 1.43 1.43 0.002 Ethiopia
1830s 1.57 1.57 0.0022 Ethiopia
1840s 1.72 1.72 0.0024 Ethiopia
1850s 1.88 1.88 0.0026 Ethiopia
1860s 2.06 2.06 0.0029 Ethiopia
1870s 2.26 2.26 0.0031 Ethiopia
1880s 2.47 2.47 0.0034 Ethiopia
1890s 2.71 2.71 0.0038 Ethiopia
1900s 2.97 2.96 0.0041 Ethiopia
1910s 3.25 3.25 0.0045 Ethiopia
1920s 3.56 3.56 0.005 Ethiopia
1930s 3.9 3.89 0.0054 Ethiopia
1940s 4.27 4.26 0.0059 Ethiopia
1950s 5.47 5.04 0.4316 Ethiopia
1960s 7.6 6.56 1.04 Ethiopia
1970s 9.43 11.08 1.65 Niger
1980s 11.31 14.56 3.25 Niger
1990s 13.69 15.9 2.2 Niger
2000s 15.68 16.69 1.01 Niger
2010s 18.57 18.91 0.3385 Niger
2020s 22.1 22.24 0.134 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Ethiopia or Niger?
Niger, at 23.36 against 23.3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Ethiopia and Niger?
0.06, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for long term urban population region?
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed