Argentina vs United States of America: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Argentina
0.1%
in 2025
United States of America
0.1%
in 2025
Argentina rank
164th
United States of America rank
162nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Argentina
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 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 States of America ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
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 States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Argentina and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Argentina ranks 164th and United States of America ranks 162nd 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.