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Brazil vs South Africa: Urban population

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Brazil's Urban population was 186.34M, compared to South Africa's 40.77M. That makes Brazil's value 357.1% higher than South Africa's.

Brazil

Rank #4 of 217 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2024)
186.34M
Year-over-year
+0.7%
10-year change
+9.0%
Peak
186.34M (2024)
Trough
153.26M (2005)

South Africa

Rank #25 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
40.77M
Year-over-year
+1.4%
10-year change
+16.1%
Peak
40.77M (2024)
Trough
29.61M (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.