Germany vs United Arab Emirates: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Germany
0.1%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
146th
United Arab Emirates rank
145th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Germany
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Germany ranks 146th and United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Germany or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Germany and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Arab Emirates?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Germany ranks 146th and United Arab Emirates ranks 145th 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.