Niger vs Rwanda: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Niger
1.33 million people
in 2020
Rwanda
1.32 million people
in 2020
Niger rank
107th
Rwanda rank
108th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Niger
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.32 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 5,420 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Niger ranks 107th and Rwanda ranks 108th of 182 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
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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.