Ireland vs Mexico: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Mexico
0.4%
in 2025
Ireland rank
94th
Mexico rank
97th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ireland
- Mexico
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Ireland ranks 94th and Mexico ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ireland or Mexico?
- Ireland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ireland and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mexico?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Mexico rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ireland ranks 94th and Mexico ranks 97th 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.