Chile vs South Africa: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Chile
0.2%
in 2025
South Africa
0.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
133rd
South Africa rank
134th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Chile
- South Africa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Chile or South Africa?
- Chile, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Chile and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Chile ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th 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.