Ireland vs Serbia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Serbia
0.4%
in 2025
Ireland rank
94th
Serbia rank
92nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ireland
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Ireland ranks 94th and Serbia ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.7% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ireland or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ireland and Serbia?
- 0.0%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Serbia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Serbia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ireland ranks 94th and Serbia ranks 92nd 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.