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
- 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
- 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.