Syria vs Zambia: Urban population, annual growth rate
Syria
3.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
3.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria rank
25th
Zambia rank
26th
Urban population, 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 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Syria ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 9.56 % change on previous year | 5.57 % 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 urban population, 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 urban population, 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?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Zambia rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Syria ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.