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.

Employment in Industry % of total

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

Employment in Industry % of total

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

Average annual population growth rate

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:3,072
Period:1970 - 2025
Countries:54

GINI coefficient

Datapoints:190
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:51

Labour force participation rate

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

Population

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

Datapoints:3,906
Period:1970 - 2025
Countries:54

Unemployment rate

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:1,971
Period:1991 - 2025
Countries:54

Labour force participation rate

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

Employment in Service % of total

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

Unemployment rate

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:1,971
Period:1991 - 2025
Countries:54

Labour force participation rate

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

Employment in Service % of total

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

Economically Active Population

Datapoints:555
Period:2000 - 2024
Countries:54

Population

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

Datapoints:4,701
Period:1970 - 2025
Countries:54

Population

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

Datapoints:3,024
Period:1970 - 2025
Countries:54

ICT goods exports (% of total exports)

Datapoints:3
Period:2013 - 2015
Countries:1

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

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 //Male//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 //Both sexes//Using copy and paste tools to duplicate or move information within a document

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

Total length of railways

Datapoints:776
Period:1980 - 2018
Countries:31

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

Datapoints:3
Period:2011 - 2016
Countries:2

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

Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions, by speed //Any speed

Datapoints:914
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

Unemployment, male (of male labor force)

Datapoints:88
Period:2014 - 2024
Countries:0

Unemployment, female (of female labor force)

Datapoints:88
Period:2014 - 2024
Countries:0

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

Datapoints:55
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:23

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 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

Mobile telephone subscribers

Datapoints:1,577
Period:1990 - 2021
Countries:54

Corruption perceptions index

Datapoints:695
Period:2012 - 2024
Countries:54

Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants)

Datapoints:1,263
Period:2000 - 2023
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

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

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

Ease of Doing Business

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

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//Sending e-mails with attached files

Datapoints:38
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:17

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

Datapoints:965
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

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

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

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 //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 //Both sexes//Creating electronic presentations with presentation software

Datapoints:37
Period:2013 - 2020
Countries:16

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

Datapoints:380
Period:2004 - 2022
Countries:51

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

Datapoints:350
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:50

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

Datapoints:170
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:25

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 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

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

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

Human Development 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

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

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

Access to Safe Water - % of Total Population

Datapoints:1,140
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:54

Carbon Dioxide Emission

Datapoints:1,667
Period:2000 - 2019
Countries:54

Paved Road (% of total)

Datapoints:190
Period:2004 - 2014
Countries:51

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population)

Datapoints:103
Period:2010 - 2022
Countries:48

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

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

Agricultural Area - Percent of Land Area

Datapoints:1,084
Period:2000 - 2020
Countries:54

CO2 emissions per capita

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

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

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

Datapoints:380
Period:2004 - 2022
Countries:51

ICT goods imports (% of total imports)

Datapoints:907
Period:2000 - 2022
Countries:49

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

Datapoints:561
Period:2012 - 2022
Countries:54

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

Datapoints:764
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:54

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

Datapoints:55
Period:2013 - 2022
Countries:23

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 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 //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 //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//Writing a computer program using a specialized programming language

Datapoints:33
Period:2014 - 2020
Countries:16

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

Datapoints:368
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:49

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

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 //Both sexes//Copying or moving a file or folder

Datapoints:30
Period:2013 - 2019
Countries:13

Internet users

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

Gender Inequality Index

Datapoints:479
Period:1995 - 2019
Countries:43

Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita

Datapoints:51
Period:2000 - 2016
Countries:3

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

Datapoints:3
Period:2011 - 2016
Countries:2

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

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

Datapoints:368
Period:2007 - 2022
Countries:49

Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants)

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

Ibrahim Index of African Governance

Datapoints:860
Period:2008 - 2023
Countries:54

Employment in Industry % of total

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

Unemployment rate

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:1,983
Period:1991 - 2025
Countries:54

Employment in Service % of total

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

Average annual population growth rate

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:3,472
Period:1970 - 2025
Countries:54