Burkina Faso vs Niger: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
4.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
4.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Niger rank
9th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.5 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in Niger, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Niger ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Niger ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1970s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | 5.82 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 0.1652 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.46 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.43 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.67 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 0.1263 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.5 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Niger ranks 9th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.