Netherlands vs Switzerland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.3%
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 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 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 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, 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?
- 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.