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Urbanization rate in Africa from 2000 to 2024

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2025

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

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Data for the African continent has been aggregated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Urban population data was divided by the total population.

Figures have been rounded.
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Data are estimates and have been calculated using the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects 2018 urban ratios.

Totals of rural and urban population may not aggregate to total population due to country coverage being different.

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Urbanization rate in Africa 2000-2024

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Jul 29, 2025

The urbanization rate in Africa was estimated at nearly **** percent in 2024. Urbanization on the continent has increased steadily since 2000, when close to ** percent of the total population lived in urban areas. This share is expected to increase further in the coming years. However, the proportion of the rural and urban population varies significantly on the continent. In 2024, Gabon and Libya were theÌýmost urbanized countries in Africa, each exceeding ** percent. In contrast, Burundi and Niger registered the lowest urbanization rates, which recorded only **Ìýand ** percent of their populations living in urban areas, respectively.Ìý

Overall, the degree of urbanization on the continent was lower than the world average, which was set at ** percent as of 2025. In that year, Africa and Asia were the continents with the lowest urbanization rate.

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