India vs Jamaica: Annual growth rate of urban population share
India
0.9%
in 2025
Jamaica
0.8%
in 2025
India rank
54th
Jamaica rank
55th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- India
- Jamaica
How they compare
India currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
India ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 3.4% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | India |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | India |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | India |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | India |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | India |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, India or Jamaica?
- India, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between India and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do India and Jamaica rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- India ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 55th 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.