Afghanistan vs Middle income: Urban population, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle income
1.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
27th
Middle income rank
24th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.76 % change on previous year against 1.44 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 2.32 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.6 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -0.2662 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | Middle income |
| 1990s | 6.08 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.01 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 3.76 % change on previous year against 1.44 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 2.32 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle income rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.