Palau vs Western Sahara: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Palau
0.1%
in 2025
Western Sahara
0.1%
in 2025
Palau rank
155th
Western Sahara rank
153rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Palau
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 155th and Western Sahara ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5.4% | Palau |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Palau |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 6.5% | 5.8% | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Palau or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Palau and Western Sahara?
- 0.0%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Western Sahara?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Western Sahara rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Palau ranks 155th and Western Sahara ranks 153rd 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.