Russian Federation vs Saudi Arabia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Russian Federation
0.2%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2%
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
136th
Saudi Arabia rank
138th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 136th and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Russian Federation or Saudi Arabia?
- Russian Federation, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Russian Federation ranks 136th and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th 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.