Brazil vs India: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Brazil
0.1%
in 2020
India
0.1%
in 2020
Brazil rank
103rd
India rank
100th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and India ranks 100th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | India |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
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, Brazil or India?
- India, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Brazil and India?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and India ranks 100th 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.