World StatisticsUrban population (% of total) in Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Gabon92.12025
Regional median44.9
Lowest17.6Malawi
92.1
77.6
71.6
71.5
69.2
68.0
65.0
64.1
63.8
63.8
61.5
58.9
56.1
55.8
55.7
55.1
54.5
53.4
50.9
46.7
45.9
45.9
45.5
45.1
44.7
44.6
44.4
40.5
39.0
38.5
37.2
36.9
34.9
34.5
33.9
32.9
32.2
32.2
31.9
30.9
28.9
27.6
26.7
25.7
24.1
21.7
18.4
17.6
Regional median over time
| # | Country / region | Urban population (% of total) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 92.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 77.6 | 2025 |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 71.6 | 2025 |
| 4 | Angola | 71.5 | 2025 |
| 5 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 69.2 | 2025 |
| 6 | Botswana | 68.0 | 2025 |
| 7 | Gambia | 65.0 | 2025 |
| 8 | Congo - Brazzaville | 64.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | South Africa | 63.8 | 2025 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 63.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 61.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Ghana | 58.9 | 2025 |
| 13 | Liberia | 56.1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Senegal | 55.8 | 2025 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 55.7 | 2025 |
| 16 | Somalia | 55.1 | 2025 |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 54.5 | 2025 |
| 18 | Benin | 53.4 | 2025 |
| 19 | Namibia | 50.9 | 2025 |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.7 | 2025 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 45.9 | 2025 |
| 22 | Zambia | 45.9 | 2025 |
| 23 | Seychelles | 45.5 | 2025 |
| 24 | Congo - Kinshasa | 45.1 | 2025 |
| 25 | Lesotho | 44.7 | 2025 |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 44.6 | 2025 |
| 27 | Togo | 44.4 | 2025 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 40.5 | 2025 |
| 29 | Mauritius | 39.0 | 2025 |
| 30 | Guinea | 38.5 | 2025 |
| 31 | Mozambique | 37.2 | 2025 |
| 32 | Tanzania | 36.9 | 2025 |
| 33 | Sudan | 34.9 | 2025 |
| 34 | Eritrea | 34.5 | 2025 |
| 35 | Comoros | 33.9 | 2025 |
| 36 | Madagascar | 32.9 | 2025 |
| 37 | Mali | 32.2 | 2025 |
| 38 | Kenya | 32.2 | 2025 |
| 39 | Uganda | 31.9 | 2025 |
| 40 | Rwanda | 30.9 | 2025 |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 28.9 | 2025 |
| 42 | Chad | 27.6 | 2025 |
| 43 | Eswatini | 26.7 | 2025 |
| 44 | Burundi | 25.7 | 2025 |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 24.1 | 2025 |
| 46 | South Sudan | 21.7 | 2025 |
| 47 | Niger | 18.4 | 2025 |
| 48 | Malawi | 17.6 | 2025 |
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