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South Africa vs United States: Urban population (% of total population)

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

In , South Africa's Urban population (% of total population) was 63.69, compared to United States's 80.12. That makes South Africa's value 20.5% lower than United States's.

South Africa

Rank #111 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
63.69
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.9%
Peak
63.69 (2024)
Trough
59.82 (2005)

United States

Rank #57 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
80.12
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
-0.6%
Peak
80.70 (2010)
Trough
80.00 (2020)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0.