Niger vs Rwanda: Population in the largest city
Niger
30.4%
in 2025
Rwanda
29.5%
in 2025
Niger rank
75th
Rwanda rank
77th
Population in the largest city over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.4% against 29.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Niger ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 153 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.7% | 45.2% | 14.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 47.1% | 15.7% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 52.6% | 19.6% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 51.4% | 15.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 42.8% | 6.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 43.7% | 9.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.9% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Niger or Rwanda?
- Niger, at 30.4% against 29.5% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Niger and Rwanda?
- 0.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Niger ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 77th 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.