Nigeria vs South Africa: Urban population (% of total population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Urban population (% of total population) was 62.98, compared to South Africa's 63.69. That makes Nigeria's value 1.1% lower than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #113 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 62.98
- Year-over-year
- +1.3%
- 10-year change
- +14.7%
- Peak
- 62.98 (2024)
- Trough
- 47.57 (2005)
South Africa
Rank #111 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 63.69
- Year-over-year
- +0.2%
- 10-year change
- +0.9%
- Peak
- 63.69 (2024)
- Trough
- 59.82 (2005)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0.