Niger vs Rwanda: Urban population growth
Niger
5.0%
in 2025
Rwanda
5.6%
in 2025
Niger rank
4th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Urban population growth over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Globally, Niger ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.