Mali vs Niger: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Mali
1.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mali rank
14th
Niger rank
16th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.91 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Niger, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 14th and Niger ranks 16th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 0.9361 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 1960s | 4.5 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 0.2191 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 1970s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.4268 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 1990s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.4365 % change on previous year | 0.845 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.1241 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 0.3413 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.6597 % change on previous year | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Mali or Niger?
- Mali, at 1.91 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Mali and Niger?
- 0.11 % change on previous year, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Mali ranks 14th and Niger ranks 16th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, 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 vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.