Urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only
IDA only: Urban population, annual growth rate was 3.5 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only is 3.5 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only peaked at 5.81 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.26 % change on previous year, in 2015.
IDA only ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.47 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 5.7 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1975 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1977 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.67 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.04 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.99 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.09 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.96 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +47.1% | 3.82 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | -35.4% | 5.57 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 6 United Arab Emirates 4.97 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 4.93 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.93 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uganda 4.91 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Mali 4.91 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ethiopia 4.7 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 4.54 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for IDA only
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3686 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Urban population 478.10 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.30 billion (2025)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 21.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in IDA only was 3.5 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does IDA only rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- IDA only ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.