Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
85.0 %
Median country
39.1 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 85.0
Seychelles - Republic of the Congo

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Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Republic of the Congo (85.0 %) and the lowest in Seychelles (0.0 %).

The median country is at 39.1 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Republic of the Congo85.0
2Equatorial Guinea83.5
3Djibouti80.0
4Egypt70.2
5Somalia65.3
6Angola64.0
7São Tomé and Principe61.7
8Gabon61.2
9Cameroon53.6
10The Gambia52.5
11Morocco52.0
12South Africa50.5
13Nigeria49.7
14Ghana49.1
15Democratic Republic of the Congo48.6
16Senegal48.1
17Sudan46.8
18Comoros46.2
19Togo45.8
20Libya45.0
21Tunisia44.9
22Mauritius43.3
23Algeria42.8
24Liberia42.8
25Benin40.8
26Eritrea40.0
27Cabo Verde39.5
28Zambia38.6
29Mauritania38.4
30Côte d'Ivoire38.3
31Sierra Leone37.8
32Guinea35.4
33Guinea-Bissau34.3
34South Sudan33.5
35Chad31.6
36Mozambique28.5
37Burkina Faso26.8
38Mali26.7
39Ethiopia25.9
40Central African Republic24.8
41Kenya24.1
42Tanzania23.7
43Niger23.3
44Zimbabwe22.8
45Namibia21.2
46Botswana21.0
47Madagascar19.5
48Uganda16.2
49Burundi16.2
50Rwanda14.4
51Lesotho12.1
52Malawi11.3
53Eswatini7.5
54Seychelles0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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