Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Bangladesh
1.75
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.49
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.75 against 1.49 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.26.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 | 1.42 | 0.293 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 3.58 | 3.31 | 0.2632 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.78 | 2.51 | 4.27 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.23 | 2.82 | 0.4033 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 0.9979 | 0.6301 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 0.1173 | 1.62 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.12 | 0.0617 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.81 | 0.4871 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?
- Bangladesh, at 1.75 against 1.49 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 0.26, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.