Iran vs Russia: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Iran
0.4269 % change on previous year
in 2025
Russia
0.4233 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iran rank
126th
Russia rank
128th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Iran
- Russia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.4269 % change on previous year against 0.4233 % change on previous year in Russia, a difference of 0.0036 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 126th and Russia ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 0.0637 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1960s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.602 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1970s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 0.8523 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.5849 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.18 % change on previous year | -0.0088 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.7452 % change on previous year | -0.0106 % change on previous year | 0.7557 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5739 % change on previous year | 0.4598 % change on previous year | 0.1142 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.4493 % change on previous year | 0.4387 % change on previous year | 0.0106 % change on previous year | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Iran or Russia?
- Iran, at 0.4269 % change on previous year against 0.4233 % change on previous year in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Iran and Russia?
- 0.0036 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Russia rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 126th and Russia ranks 128th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.