Urban population in Western Africa in 2025 — 252,118,607 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,028.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252M | +8.49M | +3.48% |
| 2024 | 244M | +8.28M | +3.52% |
| 2023 | 235M | +8.19M | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 227M | +7.92M | +3.61% |
| 2021 | 219M | +7.65M | +3.61% |
| 2020 | 212M | +7.43M | +3.64% |
| 2019 | 204M | +7.24M | +3.68% |
| 2018 | 197M | +7.19M | +3.79% |
| 2017 | 190M | +7.15M | +3.92% |
| 2016 | 183M | +6.98M | +3.97% |
| 2015 | 176M | +6.8M | +4.03% |
| 2014 | 169M | +6.62M | +4.08% |
| 2013 | 162M | +6.39M | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 156M | +6.25M | +4.18% |
| 2011 | 150M | +6.08M | +4.23% |
| 2010 | 143M | +5.84M | +4.24% |
| 2009 | 138M | +5.63M | +4.27% |
| 2008 | 132M | +5.44M | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 127M | +5.23M | +4.31% |
| 2006 | 121M | +5.11M | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 116M | +4.94M | +4.44% |
| 2004 | 111M | +4.73M | +4.44% |
| 2003 | 107M | +4.56M | +4.47% |
| 2002 | 102M | +4.41M | +4.51% |
| 2001 | 97.6M | +4.22M | +4.52% |
| 2000 | 93.39M | +3.98M | +4.45% |
| 1999 | 89.41M | +3.82M | +4.46% |
| 1998 | 85.59M | +3.71M | +4.54% |
| 1997 | 81.88M | +3.53M | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 78.35M | +3.3M | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 75.05M | +3.13M | +4.35% |
| 1994 | 71.92M | +2.97M | +4.31% |
| 1993 | 68.95M | +2.91M | +4.41% |
| 1992 | 66.03M | +2.85M | +4.51% |
| 1991 | 63.18M | +2.94M | +4.88% |
| 1990 | 60.24M | +2.62M | +4.56% |
| 1989 | 57.62M | +2.61M | +4.75% |
| 1988 | 55M | +2.52M | +4.79% |
| 1987 | 52.49M | +2.5M | +5% |
| 1986 | 49.99M | +2.27M | +4.75% |
| 1985 | 47.72M | +2.28M | +5.01% |
| 1984 | 45.44M | +2.14M | +4.95% |
| 1983 | 43.3M | +2.09M | +5.07% |
| 1982 | 41.21M | +2.09M | +5.36% |
| 1981 | 39.11M | +2.02M | +5.44% |
| 1980 | 37.09M | +1.93M | +5.49% |
| 1979 | 35.16M | +1.84M | +5.52% |
| 1978 | 33.32M | +1.79M | +5.68% |
| 1977 | 31.53M | +1.72M | +5.79% |
| 1976 | 29.81M | +1.62M | +5.76% |
| 1975 | 28.19M | +1.52M | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 26.67M | +1.43M | +5.66% |
| 1973 | 25.24M | +1.35M | +5.65% |
| 1972 | 23.89M | +1.28M | +5.65% |
| 1971 | 22.61M | +1.22M | +5.71% |
| 1970 | 21.39M | +1.18M | +5.84% |
| 1969 | 20.21M | +1.13M | +5.91% |
| 1968 | 19.08M | +1.07M | +5.95% |
| 1967 | 18.01M | +1.02M | +6.03% |
| 1966 | 16.99M | +981,064 | +6.13% |
| 1965 | 16.01M | +932,396 | +6.19% |
| 1964 | 15.07M | +879,208 | +6.19% |
| 1963 | 14.19M | +831,525 | +6.22% |
| 1962 | 13.36M | +781,916 | +6.22% |
| 1961 | 12.58M | +733,418 | +6.19% |
| 1960 | 11.85M | — | — |
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.
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