Benin vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Benin
1.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | Benin |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Benin, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Benin ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.