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India vs South Africa: Urban population

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

In , India's Urban population was 513.33M, compared to South Africa's 40.77M. That makes India's value 1,159.2% higher than South Africa's.

India

Rank #2 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
513.33M
Year-over-year
+1.8%
10-year change
+21.4%
Peak
513.33M (2024)
Trough
335.95M (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.