Benin vs Kiribati: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Benin
1.5%
in 2025
Kiribati
1.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
20th
Kiribati rank
23rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Benin
- Kiribati
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Kiribati ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Benin or Kiribati?
- Benin, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Benin and Kiribati?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kiribati?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Kiribati rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Benin ranks 20th and Kiribati ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.