Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Urban Population

Nigeria NG: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 4.301 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.370 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 4.667 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.815 % in 1960 and a record low of 3.466 % in 1961. Nigeria NG: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

The share of urban population in Nigeria stood at 54.28 percent in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the share rose by 38.87 percentage points from 1960.

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Urban Population Percent Of Total

Nigeria NG: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 13.798 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.954 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 15.685 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.298 % in 1992 and a record low of 10.961 % in 1960. Nigeria NG: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

Nigeria NG: Urban Land Area data was reported at 17,196.234 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 17,196.234 sq km for 2000. Nigeria NG: Urban Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 17,196.234 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,196.234 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 17,196.234 sq km in 2010. Nigeria NG: Urban Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;

Urban population growth (annual %) in Nigeria was reported at 3.4497 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Urban population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Nigeria NG: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data was reported at 16.376 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.245 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 12.267 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.376 % in 2017 and a record low of 4.753 % in 1960. Nigeria NG: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

Historical dataset showing Nigeria urban population by year from 1960 to 2023.

In 2020, the access rate of the urban population in Nigeria to clean cooking fuels and cooking technology stood at 30.2 percent. The rate increased significantly and steadily from 3.9 percent in 2010. Clean fuels exclude kerosene.

This dataset is about countries per year in Nigeria. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, urban land area, and urban population.

Nigeria NG: Urban Population data was reported at 94,524,992.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 90,545,336.000 Person for 2016. Nigeria NG: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 26,060,716.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94,524,992.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 6,955,737.000 Person in 1960. Nigeria NG: Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

This horizontal bar chart displays urban population (people) by region using the aggregation sum in Nigeria. The data is about countries per year.

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Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria People Practicing Open Defecation Urban Percent Of Urban Population

Urban refugees are refugees that for different reasons live in urban areas instead of camps. As of March 2021, there were about ************** refugees in Nigeria living in urban areas. The most common countries of origin of urban refugees are the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This bar chart displays urban population (people) by country using the aggregation sum in Nigeria. The data is about countries per year.

Time series data for the statistic Urban land area (sq. km) and country Nigeria. Indicator Definition:Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.

Data on a) Average share of urban areas allocated to streets and open public spaces, and b) Share of urban population with convenient access to an open public space (defined as share of urban population within 400 meters walking distance along the street network to an open public space).
Data on a) Average share of cities/urban areas in green areas (%), and b) Green area per capita (m2/person) for the periods 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020.

Multi-temporal city data on a) Annual land consumption rate (%), b) population growth rate (%), c) ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate, and d) built up area per capita.