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Nigeria vs South Africa: Urban population

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Urban population was 146.53M, compared to South Africa's 40.77M. That makes Nigeria's value 259.4% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #6 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
146.53M
Year-over-year
+3.4%
10-year change
+43.5%
Peak
146.53M (2024)
Trough
68.98M (2005)

South Africa

Rank #25 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
40.77M
Year-over-year
+1.4%
10-year change
+16.1%
Peak
40.77M (2024)
Trough
29.61M (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.