Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population share 2050

Niger
18.37
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.78
in 2025
Niger rank
226th
Papua New Guinea rank
229th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 18.37 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.59.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 226th and Papua New Guinea ranks 229th of 231 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 39 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0 0.0002 Niger
1100s 0.0006 0.0001 0.0006 Niger
1200s 0.0019 0.0003 0.0017 Niger
1300s 0.0058 0.0008 0.005 Niger
1400s 0.0173 0.0024 0.0149 Niger
1500s 0.0519 0.0072 0.0447 Niger
1600s 0.1557 0.0215 0.1342 Niger
1700s 0.4671 0.0644 0.4027 Niger
1710s 0.5263 0.0291 0.4972 Niger
1720s 0.5764 0.0339 0.5425 Niger
1730s 0.6313 0.0396 0.5917 Niger
1740s 0.6914 0.0462 0.6452 Niger
1750s 0.7573 0.0539 0.7034 Niger
1760s 0.8294 0.0628 0.7665 Niger
1770s 0.9084 0.0733 0.8351 Niger
1780s 0.9949 0.0855 0.9093 Niger
1790s 1.09 0.0998 0.9898 Niger
1800s 1.19 0.1164 1.08 Niger
1810s 1.31 0.1358 1.17 Niger
1820s 1.43 0.1585 1.27 Niger
1830s 1.57 0.1849 1.38 Niger
1840s 1.72 0.2157 1.5 Niger
1850s 1.88 0.2516 1.63 Niger
1860s 2.06 0.2936 1.77 Niger
1870s 2.26 0.3425 1.91 Niger
1880s 2.47 0.3996 2.07 Niger
1890s 2.71 0.4662 2.24 Niger
1900s 2.96 0.5439 2.42 Niger
1910s 3.25 0.6345 2.61 Niger
1920s 3.56 0.7403 2.82 Niger
1930s 3.89 0.8637 3.03 Niger
1940s 4.26 1.01 3.26 Niger
1950s 5.33 2.22 3.11 Niger
1960s 6.8 5.57 1.23 Niger
1970s 11.51 12.34 0.8338 Papua New Guinea
1980s 14.65 14.07 0.5785 Niger
1990s 15.75 14.44 1.3 Niger
2000s 16.25 13.1 3.16 Niger
2010s 16.38 13.3 3.08 Niger
2020s 17.65 14.93 2.72 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 18.37 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
2.59, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Niger ranks 226th and Papua New Guinea ranks 229th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed