Syria vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Syria
3.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
3.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria rank
22nd
Zambia rank
23rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Syria
- Zambia
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.85 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zambia ahead.
Syria ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 23rd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1960s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 0.9851 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.78 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 0.4504 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 0.2844 % change on previous year | Zambia |
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, Syria or Zambia?
- Syria, at 3.85 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Syria and Zambia?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Syria ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.