Armenia vs France: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Armenia
-0.7%
in 2020
France
-0.5%
in 2020
Armenia rank
129th
France rank
126th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Armenia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports -0.5% against -0.7% in Armenia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 129th and France ranks 126th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Armenia |
| 1960s | -0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | France |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | France |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | France |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.5% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Armenia or France?
- France, at -0.5% against -0.7% in Armenia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Armenia and France?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and France?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Armenia and France rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Armenia ranks 129th and France ranks 126th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.