Belgium vs Niger: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Belgium
1.38 million people
in 2020
Niger
1.33 million people
in 2020
Belgium rank
104th
Niger rank
107th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Belgium
- Niger
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.33 million people in Niger, a difference of 55,760 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Belgium ranks 104th and Niger ranks 107th of 182 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.04 million people | 0 people | 1.04 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.15 million people | 0 people | 1.15 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.09 million people | 213,425 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.38 million people | 1.33 million people | 55,760 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Belgium or Niger?
- Belgium, at 1.38 million people against 1.33 million people in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Belgium and Niger?
- 55,760 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Niger?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Niger rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Niger ranks 107th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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
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.