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South Africa vs United States: 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 States's 1.04. That makes South Africa's value 36.3% higher than United States's.

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)

United States

Rank #121 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
1.04
Year-over-year
+18.5%
10-year change
+38.9%
Peak
1.18 (2006)
Trough
0.17 (2021)

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