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France vs South Africa: Urban population

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

In , France's Urban population was 54.02M, compared to South Africa's 40.77M. That makes France's value 32.5% higher than South Africa's.

France

Rank #17 of 217 globally

France trend
Latest (2024)
54.02M
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+5.3%
Peak
54.02M (2024)
Trough
48.92M (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.