Which has higher population in the largest city, Nigeria or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 11.8% against 11.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

0.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Population in the largest city

Nigeria

11.3%

in 2025

Russian Federation

11.8%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

142nd

Russian Federation rank

141st

Population in the largest city over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 11.8% against 11.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 142nd and Russian Federation ranks 141st of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.9%	9.1%	3.8%	Nigeria
1970s	12.5%	8.5%	4.0%	Nigeria
1980s	13.2%	8.3%	4.9%	Nigeria
1990s	13.8%	8.6%	5.2%	Nigeria
2000s	12.8%	10.1%	2.7%	Nigeria
2010s	11.6%	11.2%	0.4%	Nigeria
2020s	11.3%	11.7%	0.4%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 11.8% against 11.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 0.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for population in the largest city?: Nigeria ranks 142nd and Russian Federation ranks 141st 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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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.