Rwanda vs (UN M49): Annual growth rate of urban population share
Rwanda
3.3%
in 2025
(UN M49)
0.3%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
(UN M49) rank
1st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Rwanda
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.3% against 0.3% in (UN M49), a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.8 times (UN M49)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and (UN M49) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.9% | 6.3% | 2.5% | (UN M49) |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 0.4% | 10.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.2% | 3.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 0.4% | 4.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Rwanda or (UN M49)?
- Rwanda, at 3.3% against 0.3% in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Rwanda and (UN M49)?
- 3.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and (UN M49)?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and (UN M49) rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Rwanda ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st 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.