Iraq vs Ukraine: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Iraq
0.1%
in 2025
Ukraine
0.1%
in 2025
Iraq rank
156th
Ukraine rank
158th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Iraq
- Ukraine
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.
Iraq ranks 156th and Ukraine ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | -0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Iraq or Ukraine?
- Iraq, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iraq and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ukraine?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Ukraine rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Iraq ranks 156th and Ukraine ranks 158th 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.