Ghana vs Liberia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ghana
0.9%
in 2025
Liberia
1.0%
in 2025
Ghana rank
48th
Liberia rank
45th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ghana
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Liberia ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ghana or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ghana and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Liberia ranks 45th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.