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China vs South Africa: Urban population growth (annual %)

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

In , China's Urban population growth (annual %) was 0.43, compared to South Africa's 1.42. That makes China's value 69.6% lower than South Africa's.

China

Rank #162 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
0.43
Year-over-year
+15.4%
10-year change
-85.2%
Peak
5.68 (2011)
Trough
0.37 (2023)

South Africa

Rank #99 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
1.42
Year-over-year
-4.9%
10-year change
-20.7%
Peak
2.23 (2005)
Trough
0.74 (2017)

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