Central African Republic vs Zambia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Central African Republic
1.0%
in 2025
Zambia
1.0%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
46th
Zambia rank
44th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Central African Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 5.8% | 2.8% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.9% | 1.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Central African Republic or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Central African Republic and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Zambia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Central African Republic ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 44th 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.