Colombia vs Mexico: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Colombia
0.3%
in 2025
Mexico
0.4%
in 2025
Colombia rank
100th
Mexico rank
97th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Colombia ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 97th 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.