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Urban population growth (annual %)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Burundi5.8
  2. 2Chad5.7
  3. 3Rwanda5.6
  4. 4Niger5
  5. 5Mozambique4.9
  6. 6United Arab Emirates4.9
  7. 7Saudi Arabia4.8
  8. 8Tanzania4.8
  9. 9Uganda4.8
  10. 10Mali4.8
  11. 11Ethiopia4.6
  12. 12Solomon Islands4.4
  13. 13Malawi4.4
  14. 14Central African Republic4.3
  15. 15Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.3
  16. 16Burkina Faso4.3
  17. 17Mauritania4.2
  18. 18Papua New Guinea4.1
  19. 19Angola4.1
  20. 20Congo, Dem. Rep.4
  21. 21Oman4
  22. 22Qatar4
  23. 23Benin3.9
  24. 24Madagascar3.8
  25. 25Syrian Arab Republic3.8
  26. 26Zambia3.7
  27. 27Afghanistan3.7
  28. 28Yemen, Rep.3.5
  29. 29Togo3.5
  30. 30Guinea3.5
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  32. 32South Sudan3.5
  33. 33Zimbabwe3.4
  34. 34Lesotho3.3
  35. 35Georgia3.3
  36. 36Nigeria3.3
  37. 37Guinea-Bissau3.3
  38. 38Gambia, The3.3
  39. 39Sierra Leone3.3
  40. 40Senegal3.3
  41. 41Lao PDR3.2
  42. 42Liberia3.1
  43. 43Comoros3
  44. 44Cameroon3
  45. 45Ukraine3
  46. 46Namibia3
  47. 47Kenya2.9
  48. 48Kiribati2.9
  49. 49Bangladesh2.9
  50. 50Eswatini2.8
  51. 51Ghana2.8
  52. 52Congo, Rep.2.7
  53. 53Equatorial Guinea2.7
  54. 54Bhutan2.7
  55. 55West Bank and Gaza2.6
  56. 56Sudan2.6
  57. 57Pakistan2.5
  58. 58Honduras2.4
  59. 59Sao Tome and Principe2.4
  60. 60Vanuatu2.4
  61. 61Gabon2.4
  62. 62Botswana2.3
  63. 63British Virgin Islands2.2
  64. 64Iraq2.2
  65. 65Haiti2.2
  66. 66Guatemala2.1
  67. 67Algeria2
  68. 68Eritrea2
  69. 69Gibraltar2
  70. 70Ireland2
  71. 71Paraguay2
  72. 72Uzbekistan1.9
  73. 73Malta1.9
  74. 74Armenia1.9
  75. 75Indonesia1.9
  76. 76Cayman Islands1.8
  77. 77Bolivia1.8
  78. 78Egypt, Arab Rep.1.8
  79. 79Malaysia1.8
  80. 80Tajikistan1.8
  81. 81India1.8
  82. 82Cambodia1.7
  83. 83Kyrgyz Republic1.7
  84. 84Kazakhstan1.7
  85. 85Timor-Leste1.7
  86. 86Turkmenistan1.7
  87. 87Australia1.7
  88. 88Nicaragua1.6
  89. 89Cabo Verde1.6
  90. 90Maldives1.6
  91. 91Iceland1.6
  92. 92Seychelles1.6
  93. 93Peru1.5
  94. 94Mongolia1.5
  95. 95Luxembourg1.5
  96. 96Viet Nam1.5
  97. 97Panama1.5
  98. 98Morocco1.4
  99. 99Thailand1.4
  100. 100Djibouti1.4
  101. 101Philippines1.4
  102. 102Iran, Islamic Rep.1.4
  103. 103Colombia1.3
  104. 104South Africa1.3
  105. 105Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.3
  106. 106Portugal1.3
  107. 107Spain1.3
  108. 108Switzerland1.3
  109. 109Fiji1.3
  110. 110Israel1.2
  111. 111Andorra1.2
  112. 112New Caledonia1.2
  113. 113Liechtenstein1.2
  114. 114Singapore1.2
  115. 115Mexico1.2
  116. 116Canada1.2
  117. 117Ecuador1.1
  118. 118Myanmar1.1
  119. 119Libya1.1
  120. 120Tunisia1.1
  121. 121Faroe Islands1.1
  122. 122El Salvador1
  123. 123Lebanon1
  124. 124Norway0.98
  125. 125Costa Rica0.97
  126. 126Dominican Republic0.96
  127. 127Belize0.93
  128. 128Cyprus0.93
  129. 129Brunei Darussalam0.93
  130. 130Turks and Caicos Islands0.93
  131. 131Suriname0.89
  132. 132Netherlands0.83
  133. 133Finland0.82
  134. 134Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.79
  135. 135Croatia0.78
  136. 136Guam0.78
  137. 137Belgium0.77
  138. 138Jamaica0.76
  139. 139Bahrain0.73
  140. 140New Zealand0.73
  141. 141Denmark0.71
  142. 142Brazil0.7
  143. 143Austria0.69
  144. 144Chile0.68
  145. 145Aruba0.66
  146. 146Naoero0.65
  147. 147Guyana0.64
  148. 148Samoa0.61
  149. 149United States0.61
  150. 150Turkiye0.59
  151. 151Slovenia0.59
  152. 152Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.57
  153. 153Azerbaijan0.54
  154. 154China0.51
  155. 155Sweden0.5
  156. 156St. Kitts and Nevis0.5
  157. 157Bahamas, The0.44
  158. 158Venezuela, RB0.43
  159. 159Argentina0.42
  160. 160San Marino0.42
  161. 161United Kingdom0.39
  162. 162Lithuania0.38
  163. 163Grenada0.38
  164. 164Greece0.37
  165. 165North Macedonia0.33
  166. 166Barbados0.32
  167. 167Bosnia and Herzegovina0.32
  168. 168France0.3
  169. 169French Polynesia0.3
  170. 170Greenland0.28
  171. 171Curacao0.23
  172. 172Nepal0.23
  173. 173Antigua and Barbuda0.23
  174. 174St. Lucia0.22
  175. 175Bulgaria0.17
  176. 176Germany0.11
  177. 177Dominica0.09
  178. 178Kosovo0.09
  179. 179Russian Federation0.08
  180. 180Italy0.05
  181. 181Montenegro0.04
  182. 182Channel Islands0.01
  183. 183Sri Lanka0.01
  184. 184Uruguay0
  185. 185Jordan-0
  186. 186Trinidad and Tobago-0.03
  187. 187Czechia-0.06
  188. 188Belarus-0.08
  189. 189Palau-0.09
  190. 190Isle of Man-0.1
  191. 191Mauritius-0.11
  192. 192Korea, Rep.-0.12
  193. 193Bermuda-0.13
  194. 194Poland-0.15
  195. 195Slovak Republic-0.15
  196. 196Romania-0.16
  197. 197Macao SAR, China-0.16
  198. 198Serbia-0.16
  199. 199Hungary-0.22
  200. 200Cuba-0.31
  201. 201Hong Kong SAR, China-0.34
  202. 202Japan-0.37
  203. 203Tonga-0.39
  204. 204Estonia-0.4
  205. 205St. Vincent and the Grenadines-0.41
  206. 206Puerto Rico (US)-0.46
  207. 207Tuvalu-0.5
  208. 208Virgin Islands (U.S.)-0.5
  209. 209Albania-0.61
  210. 210Kuwait-0.65
  211. 211Monaco-0.75
  212. 212Latvia-0.77
  213. 213Moldova-1.3
  214. 214Northern Mariana Islands-1.6
  215. 215American Samoa-2.1
  216. 216Marshall Islands-3
  217. 217St. Martin (French part)-4.7

Urban population growth (annual %)