Latvia vs Mongolia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Latvia
0.2%
in 2025
Mongolia
0.2%
in 2025
Latvia rank
129th
Mongolia rank
126th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Latvia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Latvia ranks 129th and Mongolia ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 6.1% | 3.8% | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Latvia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Latvia and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mongolia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Mongolia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Latvia ranks 129th and Mongolia ranks 126th 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.