Madagascar vs Thailand: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Madagascar
1.4%
in 2025
Thailand
1.5%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
24th
Thailand rank
22nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Madagascar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.0% | 3.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Madagascar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Madagascar and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Thailand rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.