Urban population (% of total population)
63.8% Nigeria, 2025
Up 0.8 points from 63.0% in 2024.
International estimateYearly
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
- Type of figure
- International estimate. Estimated by an international organisation from several national sources.
- Updated
- Yearly
- Compiled from
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.8% |
| 2024 | 63.0% |
| 2023 | 62.2% |
| 2022 | 61.4% |
| 2021 | 60.6% |
| 2020 | 59.8% |
| 2019 | 59.0% |
| 2018 | 58.2% |
| 2017 | 57.3% |
| 2016 | 56.5% |
| 2015 | 55.7% |
| 2014 | 54.9% |
| 2013 | 54.1% |
| 2012 | 53.3% |
| 2011 | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 51.7% |
| 2009 | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 50.1% |
| 2007 | 49.2% |
| 2006 | 48.4% |
| 2005 | 47.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% |
| 2003 | 45.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% |
| 2001 | 44.1% |
| 2000 | 43.3% |
| 1999 | 42.4% |
| 1998 | 41.6% |
| 1997 | 40.8% |
| 1996 | 40.0% |
| 1995 | 39.1% |
| 1994 | 38.3% |
| 1993 | 37.5% |
| 1992 | 36.7% |
| 1991 | 36.0% |
| 1990 | 35.2% |
| 1989 | 34.4% |
| 1988 | 33.6% |
| 1987 | 32.8% |
| 1986 | 32.1% |
| 1985 | 31.3% |
| 1984 | 30.5% |
| 1983 | 29.7% |
| 1982 | 28.9% |
| 1981 | 28.2% |
| 1980 | 27.4% |
| 1979 | 26.7% |
| 1978 | 25.9% |
| 1977 | 25.2% |
| 1976 | 24.4% |
| 1975 | 23.7% |
| 1974 | 23.0% |
| 1973 | 22.3% |
| 1972 | 21.6% |
| 1971 | 20.9% |
| 1970 | 20.2% |
| 1969 | 19.6% |
| 1968 | 18.9% |
| 1967 | 18.3% |
| 1966 | 17.7% |
| 1965 | 17.1% |
| 1964 | 16.5% |
| 1963 | 15.9% |
| 1962 | 15.4% |
| 1961 | 14.8% |
| 1960 | 14.2% |