India vs Pakistan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
India
0.9%
in 2025
Pakistan
0.9%
in 2025
India rank
54th
Pakistan rank
52nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 54th and Pakistan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | India |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | India |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | India |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | India |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.9% against 0.9% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between India and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- India ranks 54th and Pakistan ranks 52nd 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.