Russian Federation vs South Africa: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Russian Federation
0.2%
in 2025
South Africa
0.2%
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
136th
South Africa rank
134th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Russian Federation
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Russian Federation |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Russian Federation and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Russian Federation ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 134th 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.