Explore Urban Data

Discover and analyze urban development indicators across African countries. Use our interactive tools to visualize data, compare trends, and gain insights into urbanization patterns.

Labour force participation rate - Male (%)

Datapoints:1,413
Period:2000 - 2024
Countries:53

Economically Active Population - Female (%)

Datapoints:555
Period:2000 - 2024
Countries:54

Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)

Population growth rate (PGR) is the increase in a country’s population during a period of time, usually one year, expressed as a percentage of the population at the start of that period.

Datapoints:3,018
Period:1970 - 2024
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Connecting and installing new devices (%)

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Employment in Industry % of total - Total (%)

Datapoints:1,696
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Population - Both sexes (number)

De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands.

Datapoints:3,831
Period:1970 - 2024
Countries:54

Unemployment rate - Male (%)

The number of unemployed people divided by the total size of the labor force, expressed as a percentage. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are considered unemployed.

Datapoints:1,832
Period:1991 - 2026
Countries:54

Employment in Industry % of total - Male (%)

Datapoints:1,687
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Employment in Service % of total - Male (%)

Datapoints:1,678
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Employment in Service % of total - Female (%)

Datapoints:1,696
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Labour force participation rate - Female (%)

Datapoints:1,413
Period:2000 - 2024
Countries:53

Unemployment rate - Female (%)

The number of unemployed people divided by the total size of the labor force, expressed as a percentage. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are considered unemployed.

Datapoints:1,832
Period:1991 - 2026
Countries:54

Employment in Industry % of total - Female (%)

Datapoints:1,696
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Population - Urban (number)

De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands.

Datapoints:2,970
Period:1970 - 2024
Countries:54

Population - Urban (%)

De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands.

Datapoints:4,647
Period:1970 - 2024
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Transferring files between a computer and other devices (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex //Both sexes (%)

Datapoints:170
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:25

Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions, by speed //10 mbps and over (number)

Datapoints:350
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:50

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Writing a computer program using a specialized programming language (%)

Datapoints:15
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:8

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Using basic arithmetic formula in a spreadsheet (%)

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Transferring files between a computer and other devices (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population) (%)

Datapoints:103
Period:2010 - 2022
Countries:48

Carbon Dioxide Emission (metric tons / thousands)

Datapoints:1,687
Period:2000 - 2019
Countries:54

Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Datapoints:190
Period:2004 - 2014
Countries:51

Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)

Datapoints:764
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)

Datapoints:561
Period:2012 - 2022
Countries:54

ICT goods imports (% of total imports) (%)

Datapoints:819
Period:2000 - 2020
Countries:49

Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed //Between 256 kbps and 2 mbps (per 100 population)

Datapoints:380
Period:2004 - 2022
Countries:51

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Sending e-mails with attached files (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Datapoints:1,043
Period:2000 - 2016
Countries:53

Agricultural Area - Percent of Land Area (%)

Datapoints:1,123
Period:2000 - 2020
Countries:54

Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions, by speed //Any speed (number)

Datapoints:914
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Writing a computer program using a specialized programming language (%)

Datapoints:15
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:8

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male (% of male population) (%)

Datapoints:3
Period:2011 - 2016
Countries:2

Total length of railways (kilometre)

Datapoints:776
Period:1980 - 2018
Countries:31

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Using copy and paste tools to duplicate or move information within a document (%)

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Copying or moving a file or folder (%)

Datapoints:12
Period:2014 - 2018
Countries:6

Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)

Datapoints:1,056
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed //Any speed (per 100 population)

Datapoints:965
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Sending e-mails with attached files (%)

Datapoints:38
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:17

Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions, by speed //Between 256 kbps and 2 mbps (number)

Datapoints:380
Period:2004 - 2022
Countries:51

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Creating electronic presentations with presentation software (%)

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Using basic arithmetic formula in a spreadsheet (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software (%)

Datapoints:15
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:8

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Sending e-mails with attached files (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Connecting and installing new devices (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

ICT goods exports (% of total exports) (%)

Datapoints:766
Period:2000 - 2020
Countries:47

GINI coefficient (index)

Datapoints:185
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:50

Ibrahim Index of African Governance (index)

Datapoints:860
Period:2008 - 2023
Countries:54

Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)

Datapoints:2,878
Period:1987 - 2021
Countries:54

Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions, by speed //Between 2 mbps and 10 mbps (number)

Datapoints:368
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:49

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software (%)

Datapoints:15
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:8

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female (% of female population) (%)

Datapoints:3
Period:2011 - 2016
Countries:2

Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)

Datapoints:899
Period:2000 - 2016
Countries:54

Gender Inequality Index (index)

Datapoints:479
Period:1995 - 2019
Countries:43

Internet users (%)

Datapoints:2,666
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Copying or moving a file or folder (%)

Datapoints:30
Period:2013 - 2019
Countries:13

Ease of Doing Business (index)

World Bank, Doing Business project ( doingbusiness.org ). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: bit.ly/3CLCbme

Datapoints:270
Period:2015 - 2019
Countries:54

Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient countries (constant 2018 United States dollars) (Constant USD)

Datapoints:1,059
Period:2002 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Using copy and paste tools to duplicate or move information within a document (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Corruption perceptions index (index)

Datapoints:695
Period:2012 - 2024
Countries:54

Mobile telephone subscribers (number)

Datapoints:1,575
Period:1990 - 2019
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Copying or moving a file or folder (%)

Datapoints:12
Period:2014 - 2018
Countries:6

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Using copy and paste tools to duplicate or move information within a document (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex //Female (%)

Datapoints:55
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:23

Unemployment, female (of female labor force) (%)

Datapoints:88
Period:2014 - 2024
Countries:0

Unemployment, male (of male labor force) (%)

Datapoints:88
Period:2014 - 2024
Countries:0

Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed //10 mbps and over (per 100 population)

Datapoints:350
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:50

Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed //Between 2 mbps and 10 mbps (per 100 population)

Datapoints:368
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:49

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Writing a computer program using a specialized programming language (%)

Datapoints:33
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:16

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software (%)

Datapoints:35
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:15

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Both sexes//Transferring files between a computer and other devices (%)

Datapoints:35
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Creating electronic presentations with presentation software (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Male//Connecting and installing new devices (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex //Male (%)

Datapoints:55
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:23

Access to Safe Water - % of Total Population (%)

Datapoints:508
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:24

Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)

Datapoints:3,634
Period:1970 - 2021
Countries:54

Human Development Index (index)

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.

Datapoints:1,473
Period:1990 - 2022
Countries:54

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Using basic arithmetic formula in a spreadsheet (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill //Female//Creating electronic presentations with presentation software (%)

Datapoints:16
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:9

Labour force participation rate - Total (%)

Datapoints:1,413
Period:2000 - 2024
Countries:53

Unemployment rate - Total (%)

The number of unemployed people divided by the total size of the labor force, expressed as a percentage. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are considered unemployed.

Datapoints:1,833
Period:1991 - 2026
Countries:54

Employment in Service % of total - Total (%)

Datapoints:1,696
Period:1991 - 2022
Countries:53

Average annual population growth rate - Both sexes (%)

Population growth rate (PGR) is the increase in a country’s population during a period of time, usually one year, expressed as a percentage of the population at the start of that period.

Datapoints:3,410
Period:1970 - 2024
Countries:54