Argentina vs United Kingdom: Annual growth rate of urban population share

Argentina
0.083
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0955
in 2025
Argentina rank
164th
United Kingdom rank
161st

Annual growth rate of urban population share over time

  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom
-0.500.51195019872025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0955 against 0.083 in Argentina, a difference of 0.0125.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 1.04 -0.2061 1.24 Argentina
1960s 0.95 -0.2198 1.17 Argentina
1970s 0.5191 0.2033 0.3158 Argentina
1980s 0.4828 -0.0514 0.5343 Argentina
1990s 0.2642 0.2034 0.0609 Argentina
2000s 0.2031 0.1497 0.0534 Argentina
2010s 0.1085 0.228 0.1195 United Kingdom
2020s 0.0885 0.1135 0.025 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Argentina or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0955 against 0.083 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Argentina and United Kingdom?
0.0125, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
Argentina ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Annual growth rate of urban population share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed