South Africa vs United Kingdom: Urban population
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Urban population was 40.77M, compared to United Kingdom's 57.63M. That makes South Africa's value 29.3% lower than United Kingdom's.
South Africa
Rank #25 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 40.77M
- Year-over-year
- +1.4%
- 10-year change
- +16.1%
- Peak
- 40.77M (2024)
- Trough
- 29.61M (2005)
United Kingdom
Rank #15 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 57.63M
- Year-over-year
- +1.2%
- 10-year change
- +9.2%
- Peak
- 57.63M (2024)
- Trough
- 48.59M (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.