Colombia vs New Caledonia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Colombia
0.3%
in 2025
New Caledonia
0.3%
in 2025
Colombia rank
100th
New Caledonia rank
102nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Colombia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Colombia ranks 100th and New Caledonia ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1.6% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Colombia or New Caledonia?
- Colombia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Colombia and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Caledonia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and New Caledonia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Colombia ranks 100th and New Caledonia ranks 102nd 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.