Ethiopia vs Niger: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ethiopia
5.0%
in 2020
Niger
5.6%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
124th
Niger rank
123rd
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 124th and Niger ranks 123rd of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Ethiopia or Niger?
- Niger, at 5.6% against 5.0% in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ethiopia and Niger?
- 0.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ethiopia ranks 124th and Niger ranks 123rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.