Nepal vs Niger: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Nepal
25.5%
in 2025
Niger
23.4%
in 2025
Nepal rank
191st
Niger rank
192nd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Nepal
- Niger
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 25.5% against 23.4% in Niger, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Nepal ranks 191st and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 1800s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 1810s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1830s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 1840s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Niger |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Niger |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Niger |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | Niger |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | Niger |
| 1950s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.2% | Niger |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 6.6% | 2.9% | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 11.1% | 6.3% | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 14.6% | 7.3% | Niger |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 15.9% | 5.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 16.7% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.9% | 1.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.2% | 2.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Nepal or Niger?
- Nepal, at 25.5% against 23.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Nepal and Niger?
- 2.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Niger rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Nepal ranks 191st and Niger ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.