Netherlands vs Switzerland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Netherlands
0.3021
in 2025
Switzerland
0.3038
in 2025
Netherlands rank
111th
Switzerland rank
110th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3038 against 0.3021 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6124 | 1.41 | 0.7946 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.2992 | 1.2 | 0.9048 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.4975 | 0.6577 | 0.1602 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.5952 | 1.13 | 0.5329 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 0.6896 | 0.4468 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.0493 | 1.12 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8088 | 1.03 | 0.2187 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3548 | 0.857 | 0.5022 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3038 against 0.3021 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0017, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Netherlands ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.