Chad vs Niger: Urban population

Chad
5.79 million
in 2025
Niger
5.13 million
in 2025
Chad rank
94th
Niger rank
97th

Urban population over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 5.79 million against 5.13 million in Niger, a difference of 660,220.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.

Globally, Chad ranks 94th and Niger ranks 97th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.