Iraq vs Palau: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Iraq
0.1%
in 2025
Palau
0.1%
in 2025
Iraq rank
156th
Palau rank
155th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Iraq
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Iraq ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Palau |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 1990s | -0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Iraq or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iraq and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Iraq ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th 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.