Mozambique vs Solomon Islands: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Mozambique
2.2%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.1%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
6th
Solomon Islands rank
8th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Mozambique
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Mozambique ranks 6th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 10.3% | 6.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 9.8% | 3.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 3.3% | 2.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Mozambique or Solomon Islands?
- Mozambique, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Mozambique and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Solomon Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Mozambique ranks 6th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th 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.