Niue vs Zambia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Niue
1.0%
in 2025
Zambia
1.0%
in 2025
Niue rank
47th
Zambia rank
44th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Niue
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Niue, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Niue ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 0.9% | Niue |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -0.9% | 2.0% | Niue |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Niue |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Niue or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Niue as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Niue and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Zambia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Niue and Zambia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Niue ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th 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.