Argentina vs Gabon: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Argentina
92.4%
in 2025
Gabon
92.1%
in 2025
Argentina rank
32nd
Gabon rank
35th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Argentina
- Gabon
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 92.4% against 92.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 32nd and Gabon ranks 35th of 238 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1500s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1600s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Argentina |
| 1700s | 6.5% | 1.1% | 5.4% | Argentina |
| 1710s | 7.4% | 1.3% | 6.1% | Argentina |
| 1720s | 8.1% | 1.4% | 6.7% | Argentina |
| 1730s | 8.8% | 1.5% | 7.3% | Argentina |
| 1740s | 9.7% | 1.7% | 8.0% | Argentina |
| 1750s | 10.6% | 1.8% | 8.8% | Argentina |
| 1760s | 11.6% | 2.0% | 9.6% | Argentina |
| 1770s | 12.7% | 2.2% | 10.5% | Argentina |
| 1780s | 13.9% | 2.4% | 11.5% | Argentina |
| 1790s | 15.2% | 2.6% | 12.6% | Argentina |
| 1800s | 16.7% | 2.9% | 13.8% | Argentina |
| 1810s | 18.3% | 3.2% | 15.1% | Argentina |
| 1820s | 20.0% | 3.5% | 16.6% | Argentina |
| 1830s | 21.9% | 3.8% | 18.1% | Argentina |
| 1840s | 24.0% | 4.2% | 19.9% | Argentina |
| 1850s | 26.3% | 4.5% | 21.8% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 28.8% | 5.0% | 23.8% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 31.6% | 5.5% | 26.1% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 34.6% | 6.0% | 28.6% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 37.9% | 6.5% | 31.3% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 41.5% | 7.2% | 34.3% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 45.4% | 7.9% | 37.6% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 49.7% | 8.6% | 41.1% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 54.5% | 9.4% | 45.1% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 59.7% | 10.3% | 49.3% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 67.9% | 11.8% | 56.1% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 75.0% | 19.8% | 55.2% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 42.6% | 38.1% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 61.7% | 23.0% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 74.3% | 13.7% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 82.9% | 7.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.9% | 3.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.3% | 0.8% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Argentina or Gabon?
- Argentina, at 92.4% against 92.1% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Argentina and Gabon?
- 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Gabon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Gabon rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and Gabon ranks 35th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.