Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Pakistan
0.9%
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.9%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
52nd
Viet Nam rank
53rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Pakistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 52nd and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -0.8% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -0.0% | 1.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Pakistan or Viet Nam?
- Pakistan, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Pakistan ranks 52nd and Viet Nam ranks 53rd 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.