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
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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.