Latvia vs Poland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Latvia
0.2%
in 2025
Poland
0.2%
in 2025
Latvia rank
129th
Poland rank
131st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Latvia ranks 129th and Poland ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Latvia or Poland?
- Latvia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Latvia ranks 129th and Poland ranks 131st 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.