Profiles
Country urbanization profiles.
Compare demographic, spatial, and policy signals for every African member state using standardized metrics curated with UNECA experts.
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Key totals
Countries
54
Sub-regions
30
Classifications
3
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Country
Algeria
DZ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Angola
AO
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Benin
BJ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Botswana
BW
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Burkina Faso
BF
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Burundi
BI
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Cabo Verde
CV
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Cameroon
CM
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Central African Republic
CF
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Chad
TD
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Comoros
KM
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Congo
CG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Cote d'Ivoire
CI
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CD
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Djibouti
DJ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Egypt
EG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Eritrea
ER
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Eswatini
SZ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Ethiopia
ET
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Gabon
GA
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Gambia, the
GM
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Ghana
GH
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Guinea
GN
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Guinea-Bissau
GW
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Kenya
KE
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Lesotho
LS
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Liberia
LR
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Libya
LY
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Madagascar
MG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Malawi
MW
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Mali
ML
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Mauritania
MR
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Mauritius
MU
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Morocco
MA
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Mozambique
MZ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Namibia
NA
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Niger
NE
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Nigeria
NG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Rwanda
RW
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Sao Tome and Principe
ST
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Senegal
SN
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Seychelles
SC
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Sierra Leone
SL
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Somalia
SO
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
South Africa
ZA
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
South Sudan
SS
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Sudan
SD
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Togo
TG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Tunisia
TN
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Uganda
UG
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
United Republic of Tanzania
TZ
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Zambia
ZM
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%
Country
Zimbabwe
ZW
Urban population
45.6m
Urbanization rate
1.5%
Slum population
22.3%