Albania vs North Macedonia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Albania
0.5%
in 2025
North Macedonia
0.5%
in 2025
Albania rank
73rd
North Macedonia rank
75th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Albania
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Albania currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Albania ranks 73rd and North Macedonia ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | Albania |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Albania |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -0.1% | 2.3% | Albania |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Albania |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Albania or North Macedonia?
- Albania, at 0.5% against 0.5% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Albania and North Macedonia?
- 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Macedonia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Albania and North Macedonia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Albania ranks 73rd and North Macedonia ranks 75th 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.