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Average annual rate of change of the urban share

% · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Rwanda3.3%
  2. 2Burundi3.1%
  3. 3Papua New Guinea2.4%
  4. 4Chad2.4%
  5. 5Lesotho2.2%
  6. 6Mozambique2.2%
  7. 7Burkina Faso2.1%
  8. 8Solomon Islands2.1%
  9. 9Uganda2.1%
  10. 10Bhutan2%
  11. 11Ethiopia2%
  12. 12Tanzania2%
  13. 13Malawi1.9%
  14. 14Lao PDR1.9%
  15. 15Mali1.9%
  16. 16Niger1.8%
  17. 17Eswatini1.8%
  18. 18Bangladesh1.7%
  19. 19British Virgin Islands1.6%
  20. 20Benin1.5%
  21. 21Zimbabwe1.5%
  22. 22Thailand1.5%
  23. 23Kiribati1.4%
  24. 24Madagascar1.4%
  25. 25South Sudan1.4%
  26. 26Mauritania1.4%
  27. 27Togo1.3%
  28. 28Nigeria1.3%
  29. 29Guinea-Bissau1.2%
  30. 30Sierra Leone1.2%
  31. 31Maldives1.2%
  32. 32Comoros1.2%
  33. 33Guinea1.2%
  34. 34Angola1.1%
  35. 35Tuvalu1.1%
  36. 36Cabo Verde1.1%
  37. 37Gambia, The1.1%
  38. 38Bosnia and Herzegovina1.1%
  39. 39Indonesia1.1%
  40. 40Kenya1.1%
  41. 41Cote d'Ivoire1.1%
  42. 42Haiti1%
  43. 43Afghanistan0.98%
  44. 44Zambia0.98%
  45. 45Liberia0.97%
  46. 46Central African Republic0.97%
  47. 47Ghana0.95%
  48. 48Senegal0.94%
  49. 49Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.93%
  50. 50Namibia0.9%
  51. 51Pakistan0.89%
  52. 52Viet Nam0.87%
  53. 53India0.87%
  54. 54Jamaica0.85%
  55. 55Congo, Dem. Rep.0.81%
  56. 56Fiji0.78%
  57. 57Honduras0.78%
  58. 58Botswana0.76%
  59. 59Paraguay0.75%
  60. 60Sri Lanka0.73%
  61. 61Algeria0.71%
  62. 62China0.69%
  63. 63Malaysia0.62%
  64. 64Guatemala0.6%
  65. 65El Salvador0.6%
  66. 66Dominica0.6%
  67. 67Faroe Islands0.6%
  68. 68Yemen, Rep.0.6%
  69. 69Philippines0.57%
  70. 70Morocco0.56%
  71. 71Cambodia0.55%
  72. 72Albania0.54%
  73. 73Croatia0.54%
  74. 74North Macedonia0.53%
  75. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.52%
  76. 76Timor-Leste0.52%
  77. 77Costa Rica0.51%
  78. 78Kazakhstan0.5%
  79. 79Tunisia0.5%
  80. 80Myanmar0.48%
  81. 81Marshall Islands0.47%
  82. 82Cameroon0.47%
  83. 83Peru0.47%
  84. 84Moldova0.46%
  85. 85Iran, Islamic Rep.0.46%
  86. 86Bolivia0.46%
  87. 87Sao Tome and Principe0.46%
  88. 88Slovenia0.43%
  89. 89Belarus0.43%
  90. 90Seychelles0.42%
  91. 91Serbia0.42%
  92. 92Congo, Rep.0.4%
  93. 93Ireland0.38%
  94. 94Lithuania0.37%
  95. 95Austria0.37%
  96. 96Mexico0.36%
  97. 97Finland0.35%
  98. 98Colombia0.34%
  99. 99St. Kitts and Nevis0.34%
  100. 100New Caledonia0.34%
  101. 101Nepal0.34%
  102. 102Brazil0.32%
  103. 103Nicaragua0.32%
  104. 104Portugal0.31%
  105. 105Grenada0.3%
  106. 106Barbados0.3%
  107. 107Switzerland0.3%
  108. 108Netherlands0.3%
  109. 109Bulgaria0.3%
  110. 110West Bank and Gaza0.3%
  111. 111Equatorial Guinea0.3%
  112. 112Norway0.29%
  113. 113Greece0.29%
  114. 114Hungary0.29%
  115. 115Greenland0.29%
  116. 116Ecuador0.28%
  117. 117St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.28%
  118. 118Jordan0.27%
  119. 119Egypt, Arab Rep.0.26%
  120. 120Spain0.26%
  121. 121Panama0.26%
  122. 122Sweden0.25%
  123. 123Mongolia0.24%
  124. 124Gabon0.24%
  125. 125Turks and Caicos Islands0.24%
  126. 126Latvia0.23%
  127. 127Lebanon0.23%
  128. 128Poland0.22%
  129. 129Canada0.21%
  130. 130Chile0.21%
  131. 131South Africa0.2%
  132. 132Vanuatu0.19%
  133. 133Russian Federation0.19%
  134. 134Sudan0.19%
  135. 135Saudi Arabia0.18%
  136. 136Dominican Republic0.18%
  137. 137Armenia0.18%
  138. 138Brunei Darussalam0.17%
  139. 139Turkiye0.17%
  140. 140Georgia0.17%
  141. 141Denmark0.17%
  142. 142United Arab Emirates0.17%
  143. 143Germany0.14%
  144. 144Australia0.13%
  145. 145Czechia0.13%
  146. 146Japan0.12%
  147. 147Italy0.12%
  148. 148Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.11%
  149. 149Northern Mariana Islands0.11%
  150. 150Azerbaijan0.11%
  151. 151Palau0.11%
  152. 152Iraq0.1%
  153. 153Montenegro0.1%
  154. 154Ukraine0.1%
  155. 155Puerto Rico (US)0.1%
  156. 156Djibouti0.1%
  157. 157United Kingdom0.1%
  158. 158United States0.09%
  159. 159Cuba0.09%
  160. 160Argentina0.08%
  161. 161Kyrgyz Republic0.08%
  162. 162New Zealand0.08%
  163. 163French Polynesia0.08%
  164. 164Andorra0.07%
  165. 165France0.07%
  166. 166Oman0.07%
  167. 167Belgium0.07%
  168. 168Mauritius0.06%
  169. 169Uzbekistan0.06%
  170. 170Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.06%
  171. 171Uruguay0.06%
  172. 172Guam0.05%
  173. 173Israel0.05%
  174. 174Guyana0.05%
  175. 175Curacao0.05%
  176. 176Suriname0.05%
  177. 177Luxembourg0.04%
  178. 178Iceland0.04%
  179. 178Venezuela, RB0.04%
  180. 179Turkmenistan0.04%
  181. 180Qatar0.04%
  182. 181Tonga0.04%
  183. 182San Marino0.04%
  184. 183Libya0.03%
  185. 184Estonia0.03%
  186. 185Samoa0.03%
  187. 186Malta0.03%
  188. 187Taiwan0.02%
  189. 188Eritrea0.02%
  190. 189Cyprus0.02%
  191. 190Syrian Arab Republic0.02%
  192. 191Trinidad and Tobago0.02%
  193. 192Romania0.01%
  194. 193Bahamas, The0.01%
  195. 194Korea, Rep.0.01%
  196. 195Slovak Republic0%
  197. 196Macao SAR, China0%
  198. 196Monaco0%
  199. 196Naoero0%
  200. 196Singapore0%
  201. 196St. Martin (French part)0%
  202. 196Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  203. 196Kuwait0%
  204. 196Gibraltar0%
  205. 196Hong Kong SAR, China0%
  206. 196Bahrain0%
  207. 196Bermuda0%
  208. 196Cayman Islands0%
  209. 197St. Lucia-0%
  210. 198Isle of Man-0.06%
  211. 199Tajikistan-0.06%
  212. 200Aruba-0.07%
  213. 201Liechtenstein-0.21%
  214. 202Antigua and Barbuda-0.23%
  215. 203Belize-0.46%
  216. 204American Samoa-0.54%

Average annual rate of change of the urban share