Singapore vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate

Singapore
0.6577 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore rank
147th
United States rank
150th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time

  • Singapore
  • United States
-20246195119882025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.6577 % change on previous year against 0.62 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0.0377 % change on previous year.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 147th and United States ranks 150th of 234 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United States Difference Ahead
1950s 4.97 % change on previous year 2.49 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year Singapore
1960s 2.73 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year 0.6866 % change on previous year Singapore
1970s 1.53 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 0.4526 % change on previous year Singapore
1980s 2.1 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year 0.9488 % change on previous year Singapore
1990s 3.05 % change on previous year 1.56 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year Singapore
2000s 2.29 % change on previous year 1.24 % change on previous year 1.05 % change on previous year Singapore
2010s 1.33 % change on previous year 0.8572 % change on previous year 0.4733 % change on previous year Singapore
2020s 0.5919 % change on previous year 0.4756 % change on previous year 0.1163 % change on previous year Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Singapore or United States?
Singapore, at 0.6577 % change on previous year against 0.62 % change on previous year in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Singapore and United States?
0.0377 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Singapore and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
Singapore ranks 147th and United States ranks 150th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 17,624 data points, 1951–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.