South Africa vs United Kingdom: Urban population growth (annual %)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Urban population growth (annual %) was 1.42, compared to United Kingdom's 1.17. That makes South Africa's value 22.0% higher than United Kingdom's.
South Africa
Rank #99 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.42
- Year-over-year
- -4.9%
- 10-year change
- -20.7%
- Peak
- 2.23 (2005)
- Trough
- 0.74 (2017)
United Kingdom
Rank #117 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.17
- Year-over-year
- -17.2%
- 10-year change
- +20.7%
- Peak
- 1.41 (2023)
- Trough
- 0.45 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.GROW), CC BY 4.0.