Niger vs (UN M49): Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Niger
5.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
(UN M49)
0.6697 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger rank
4th
(UN M49) rank
1st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Niger
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.13 % change on previous year against 0.6697 % change on previous year in (UN M49), a difference of 4.46 % change on previous year.
That makes Niger's figure about 7.7 times (UN M49)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was (UN M49) ahead.
Niger ranks 4th and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and (UN M49) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | (UN M49) |
| 1960s | 7.29 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.61 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.45 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.8126 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.8 % change on previous year | 0.5408 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2010s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 0.1805 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2020s | 4.86 % change on previous year | 0.7417 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Niger or (UN M49)?
- Niger, at 5.13 % change on previous year against 0.6697 % change on previous year in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Niger and (UN M49)?
- 4.46 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and (UN M49)?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Niger and (UN M49) rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 4th and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.