Kiribati vs Namibia: Urban population growth

Kiribati

2.9%

in 2025

Namibia

3.0%

in 2025

Kiribati rank

48th

Namibia rank

46th

Urban population growth over time

Kiribati
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

Globally, Kiribati ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 46th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population growth (annual %)
Unit: annual %
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,129 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.