Urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 590,231,475 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,707.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 590M | +20.73M | +3.64% |
| 2024 | 570M | +20.16M | +3.67% |
| 2023 | 549M | +19.3M | +3.64% |
| 2022 | 530M | +19.07M | +3.73% |
| 2021 | 511M | +18.4M | +3.73% |
| 2020 | 493M | +17.74M | +3.74% |
| 2019 | 475M | +17.21M | +3.76% |
| 2018 | 458M | +17.16M | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 440M | +16.39M | +3.87% |
| 2016 | 424M | +15.86M | +3.88% |
| 2015 | 408M | +15.65M | +3.99% |
| 2014 | 393M | +15.15M | +4.01% |
| 2013 | 377M | +14.53M | +4% |
| 2012 | 363M | +13.84M | +3.96% |
| 2011 | 349M | +13.4M | +3.99% |
| 2010 | 336M | +12.99M | +4.03% |
| 2009 | 323M | +12.73M | +4.11% |
| 2008 | 310M | +12.76M | +4.29% |
| 2007 | 297M | +11.73M | +4.11% |
| 2006 | 285M | +11.72M | +4.28% |
| 2005 | 274M | +11.27M | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 262M | +10.82M | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 252M | +10.25M | +4.25% |
| 2002 | 241M | +9.75M | +4.21% |
| 2001 | 232M | +9.27M | +4.17% |
| 2000 | 222M | +8.75M | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 214M | +8.38M | +4.09% |
| 1998 | 205M | +8.02M | +4.07% |
| 1997 | 197M | +7.46M | +3.93% |
| 1996 | 190M | +7.19M | +3.94% |
| 1995 | 183M | +7.16M | +4.08% |
| 1994 | 175M | +7.06M | +4.19% |
| 1993 | 168M | +6.79M | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 162M | +6.56M | +4.23% |
| 1991 | 155M | +6.82M | +4.61% |
| 1990 | 148M | +6.69M | +4.73% |
| 1989 | 141M | +6.62M | +4.91% |
| 1988 | 135M | +6.43M | +5.01% |
| 1987 | 128M | +6.3M | +5.16% |
| 1986 | 122M | +5.83M | +5.02% |
| 1985 | 116M | +5.59M | +5.05% |
| 1984 | 111M | +5.23M | +4.96% |
| 1983 | 105M | +5M | +4.98% |
| 1982 | 100M | +4.83M | +5.05% |
| 1981 | 95.62M | +4.58M | +5.03% |
| 1980 | 91.04M | +4.4M | +5.07% |
| 1979 | 86.64M | +4.24M | +5.14% |
| 1978 | 82.4M | +4.05M | +5.16% |
| 1977 | 78.36M | +3.86M | +5.18% |
| 1976 | 74.5M | +3.75M | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 70.75M | +3.62M | +5.39% |
| 1974 | 67.13M | +3.49M | +5.48% |
| 1973 | 63.65M | +3.31M | +5.48% |
| 1972 | 60.34M | +3.09M | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 57.24M | +2.91M | +5.36% |
| 1970 | 54.33M | +2.75M | +5.34% |
| 1969 | 51.58M | +2.61M | +5.33% |
| 1968 | 48.97M | +2.47M | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 46.5M | +2.34M | +5.29% |
| 1966 | 44.16M | +2.22M | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 41.94M | +2.1M | +5.27% |
| 1964 | 39.84M | +1.97M | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 37.87M | +1.85M | +5.14% |
| 1962 | 36.02M | +1.74M | +5.07% |
| 1961 | 34.28M | +1.62M | +4.96% |
| 1960 | 32.66M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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