Chad vs Niger: Population in the largest city
Chad
29.8%
in 2025
Niger
30.4%
in 2025
Chad rank
76th
Niger rank
75th
Population in the largest city over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.4% against 29.8% in Chad, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 76th and Niger ranks 75th of 153 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 30.7% | 7.0% | Chad |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 31.4% | 4.9% | Chad |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 33.0% | 4.5% | Chad |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.8% | 1.8% | Chad |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 36.7% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 1.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.2% | 0.5% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Chad or Niger?
- Niger, at 30.4% against 29.8% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Chad and Niger?
- 0.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Chad ranks 76th and Niger ranks 75th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.