Côte d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Côte d'Ivoire
1.1%
in 2025
Zambia
1.0%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
41st
Zambia rank
44th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zambia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 2.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 5.8% | 1.3% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 0.8% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -0.9% | 1.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Côte d'Ivoire or Zambia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st 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.