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Urban population growth (annual %)

[%] · lower is better · 191 countries

INFORM (European Commission JRC and partners) (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2026
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League table

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  1. 1Marshall Islands-2.9
  2. 2Moldova-1.1
  3. 3Albania-0.97
  4. 4Latvia-0.75
  5. 5Tuvalu-0.64
  6. 6St. Vincent and the Grenadines-0.42
  7. 7Tonga-0.39
  8. 8Japan-0.32
  9. 9Cuba-0.31
  10. 10Poland-0.21
  11. 11Mauritius-0.2
  12. 12Serbia-0.17
  13. 13Palau-0.11
  14. 14Slovak Republic-0.08
  15. 15Belarus-0.07
  16. 16Romania-0.04
  17. 17Hungary-0.03
  18. 18Russian Federation-0.03
  19. 19Uruguay0.01
  20. 20Italy0.04
  21. 21Trinidad and Tobago0.07
  22. 22Korea, Rep.0.08
  23. 23Montenegro0.1
  24. 24Georgia0.11
  25. 25Dominica0.13
  26. 26Estonia0.18
  27. 27Nepal0.2
  28. 28Sri Lanka0.21
  29. 29Bulgaria0.21
  30. 30Barbados0.24
  31. 31Antigua and Barbuda0.25
  32. 32Iceland0.25
  33. 33St. Lucia0.25
  34. 34Greece0.26
  35. 35France0.29
  36. 36North Macedonia0.31
  37. 37Grenada0.38
  38. 38Venezuela, RB0.41
  39. 39Ukraine0.42
  40. 40Bosnia and Herzegovina0.42
  41. 41Germany0.42
  42. 42China0.43
  43. 43Argentina0.43
  44. 44Czechia0.46
  45. 45Bahamas, The0.46
  46. 46St. Kitts and Nevis0.48
  47. 47Sweden0.57
  48. 48Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.57
  49. 49Turkiye0.59
  50. 50Azerbaijan0.59
  51. 51Naoero0.6
  52. 52Guyana0.62
  53. 53Samoa0.63
  54. 54Croatia0.64
  55. 55Denmark0.67
  56. 56Slovenia0.72
  57. 57Brazil0.72
  58. 58Bahrain0.73
  59. 59Belgium0.74
  60. 60Chile0.74
  61. 61Jamaica0.79
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.81
  63. 63Lebanon0.84
  64. 64Austria0.85
  65. 65Suriname0.89
  66. 66Myanmar0.9
  67. 67Kuwait0.9
  68. 68Dominican Republic0.92
  69. 69Brunei Darussalam0.92
  70. 70Lithuania0.95
  71. 71Belize0.98
  72. 72Netherlands0.98
  73. 73Finland0.99
  74. 74Cyprus1
  75. 75Sudan1
  76. 76Costa Rica1
  77. 77Ecuador1
  78. 78United States1
  79. 79Libya1
  80. 80El Salvador1.1
  81. 81Tunisia1.1
  82. 82United Kingdom1.2
  83. 83Morocco1.2
  84. 84Mexico1.2
  85. 85Spain1.3
  86. 86Norway1.3
  87. 87Jordan1.3
  88. 88Israel1.3
  89. 89Portugal1.3
  90. 90Fiji1.3
  91. 91Liechtenstein1.4
  92. 92Colombia1.4
  93. 93Eritrea1.4
  94. 94Timor-Leste1.4
  95. 95Philippines1.4
  96. 96South Africa1.4
  97. 97Djibouti1.4
  98. 98Panama1.5
  99. 99Thailand1.5
  100. 100Iran, Islamic Rep.1.5
  101. 101Maldives1.5
  102. 102Viet Nam1.6
  103. 103Peru1.6
  104. 104Nicaragua1.6
  105. 105Luxembourg1.6
  106. 106Cabo Verde1.6
  107. 107Switzerland1.6
  108. 108New Zealand1.7
  109. 109Seychelles1.7
  110. 110Kyrgyz Republic1.8
  111. 111India1.8
  112. 112Turkmenistan1.8
  113. 113Kazakhstan1.8
  114. 114Bolivia1.8
  115. 115Cambodia1.8
  116. 116Malaysia1.8
  117. 117Tajikistan1.9
  118. 118Indonesia1.9
  119. 119Ireland1.9
  120. 120Egypt, Arab Rep.1.9
  121. 121Mongolia2
  122. 122Uzbekistan2
  123. 123Paraguay2
  124. 124Singapore2
  125. 125Australia2.1
  126. 126Algeria2.1
  127. 127Iraq2.2
  128. 128Guatemala2.2
  129. 129Haiti2.2
  130. 130Botswana2.3
  131. 131Vanuatu2.4
  132. 132Sao Tome and Principe2.4
  133. 133Gabon2.4
  134. 134Pakistan2.4
  135. 135Armenia2.5
  136. 136Honduras2.5
  137. 137Bhutan2.6
  138. 138West Bank and Gaza2.7
  139. 139Eswatini2.7
  140. 140Equatorial Guinea2.7
  141. 141Congo, Rep.2.7
  142. 142Kenya2.8
  143. 143Bangladesh2.8
  144. 144Ghana2.8
  145. 145Malta2.9
  146. 146Kiribati3
  147. 147Gambia, The3.1
  148. 148Comoros3.1
  149. 149Cameroon3.1
  150. 150Liberia3.1
  151. 151Namibia3.1
  152. 152Canada3.2
  153. 153Lao PDR3.3
  154. 154Senegal3.3
  155. 155Zimbabwe3.3
  156. 156Guinea-Bissau3.3
  157. 157Sierra Leone3.4
  158. 158Nigeria3.4
  159. 159Lesotho3.4
  160. 160Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  161. 161Guinea3.5
  162. 162Togo3.5
  163. 163Yemen, Rep.3.6
  164. 164Afghanistan3.7
  165. 165Zambia3.8
  166. 166Madagascar3.8
  167. 167Benin4
  168. 168Papua New Guinea4.1
  169. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.4.1
  170. 170Angola4.2
  171. 171Burkina Faso4.2
  172. 172Malawi4.3
  173. 173Oman4.3
  174. 174Syrian Arab Republic4.3
  175. 175Mauritania4.4
  176. 176Central African Republic4.4
  177. 177Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.5
  178. 178Solomon Islands4.5
  179. 179Tanzania4.8
  180. 180Saudi Arabia4.8
  181. 181United Arab Emirates4.9
  182. 182Mali4.9
  183. 183Mozambique4.9
  184. 184Uganda4.9
  185. 185Niger5
  186. 186Ethiopia5
  187. 187South Sudan5.4
  188. 188Rwanda5.6
  189. 189Chad7.2
  190. 190Qatar7.4
  191. 191Burundi7.9

Urban population growth (annual %)