Namibia vs Uzbekistan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Namibia
50.9%
in 2025
Uzbekistan
51.0%
in 2025
Namibia rank
169th
Uzbekistan rank
168th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Namibia
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 51.0% against 50.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 169th and Uzbekistan ranks 168th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 23 and Uzbekistan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Namibia
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Namibia
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Namibia
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Namibia
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Namibia
1500s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Namibia
1600s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Namibia
1700s 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% Namibia
1710s 1.5% 0.4% 1.1% Namibia
1720s 1.7% 0.5% 1.2% Namibia
1730s 1.8% 0.6% 1.2% Namibia
1740s 2.0% 0.7% 1.3% Namibia
1750s 2.2% 0.8% 1.3% Namibia
1760s 2.4% 1.0% 1.4% Namibia
1770s 2.6% 1.2% 1.4% Namibia
1780s 2.9% 1.4% 1.4% Namibia
1790s 3.1% 1.7% 1.4% Namibia
1800s 3.4% 2.1% 1.4% Namibia
1810s 3.8% 2.5% 1.3% Namibia
1820s 4.1% 3.0% 1.1% Namibia
1830s 4.5% 3.6% 0.9% Namibia
1840s 4.9% 4.3% 0.7% Namibia
1850s 5.4% 5.1% 0.3% Namibia
1860s 5.9% 6.1% 0.2% Uzbekistan
1870s 6.5% 7.4% 0.9% Uzbekistan
1880s 7.1% 8.8% 1.7% Uzbekistan
1890s 7.8% 10.6% 2.8% Uzbekistan
1900s 8.5% 12.7% 4.2% Uzbekistan
1910s 9.3% 15.3% 6.0% Uzbekistan
1920s 10.2% 18.3% 8.1% Uzbekistan
1930s 11.2% 22.0% 10.8% Uzbekistan
1940s 12.2% 26.4% 14.2% Uzbekistan
1950s 19.1% 31.2% 12.1% Uzbekistan
1960s 24.2% 35.5% 11.3% Uzbekistan
1970s 25.3% 38.6% 13.3% Uzbekistan
1980s 26.1% 40.9% 14.8% Uzbekistan
1990s 28.7% 43.4% 14.7% Uzbekistan
2000s 36.2% 50.4% 14.1% Uzbekistan
2010s 45.1% 50.9% 5.9% Uzbekistan
2020s 49.7% 50.9% 1.2% Uzbekistan

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, Namibia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 51.0% against 50.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Namibia and Uzbekistan?
0.1%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uzbekistan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Namibia ranks 169th and Uzbekistan ranks 168th 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.