Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate was 1.48 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling
Latest (2050)
1.48 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
4.52 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
1.48 % change on previous year
in 2050
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 1.48 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 100 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 4.52 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.48 % change on previous year, in 2050.
Southern Asia ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 100 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1953 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 4.18 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.47 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2030 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2031 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2032 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2033 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2034 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2036 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2037 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2038 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2039 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2040 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2041 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2042 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2043 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2044 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2045 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2046 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2047 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2048 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2049 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2050 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | -27.4% | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.05 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 6 Uganda 3.77 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Chad 3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.51 % change on previous year compare
- 8 South Sudan 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.48 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 3.49 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 3.33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Rwanda 3.32 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Zambia 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Southern Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.28 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1.10 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1.24 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1.25 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2.49 million 1000 No (2100)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 724,613 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was 1.48 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 % change on previous year in 2050.
- How does Southern Asia rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.