Afghanistan vs Central African Republic: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Afghanistan
1.0%
in 2025
Central African Republic
1.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Central African Republic rank
46th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Central African Republic ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Central African Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Afghanistan or Central African Republic?
- Afghanistan, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Central African Republic rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Central African Republic ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.