demographic2049
Average annual rate of change of the urban share
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2049; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.5%
Median: 0.3%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Vanuatu
4.0%
Lowest
Liechtenstein
-1.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Vanuatu4.0%
2Malawi2.9%
3Timor-Leste2.8%
4Papua New Guinea2.8%
5Kenya2.6%
By Region
Africa1.0%(9 countries)
Other0.6%(155 countries)
Oceania0.5%(2 countries)
Asia0.5%(27 countries)
Europe0.4%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-1.6%)High (4.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2049; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 4.0% |
| 2 | Malawi | 2.9% |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 2.8% |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 2.8% |
| 5 | Kenya | 2.6% |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 7 | Niger | 2.6% |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 2.5% |
| 9 | Chad | 2.4% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 2.3% |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.1% |
| 12 | Guinea | 1.8% |
| 13 | Tonga | 1.8% |
| 14 | Maldives | 1.7% |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.7% |
| 16 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.7% |
| 17 | Rwanda | 1.6% |
| 18 | Togo | 1.6% |
| 19 | People's Republic of China | 1.6% |
| 20 | Benin | 1.6% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 1.5% |
| 22 | Comoros | 1.5% |
| 23 | Burundi | 1.5% |
| 24 | Eritrea | 1.4% |
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% |
| 26 | South Sudan | 1.4% |
| 27 | Oman | 1.4% |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 1.4% |
| 29 | Myanmar | 1.3% |
| 30 | Mali | 1.3% |
| 31 | Samoa | 1.3% |
| 32 | Niue | 1.3% |
| 33 | Faroe Islands | 1.3% |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1.3% |
| 36 | Portugal | 1.2% |
| 37 | Indonesia | 1.2% |
| 38 | Barbados | 1.2% |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.2% |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2% |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 1.2% |
| 42 | Croatia | 1.2% |
| 43 | Jamaica | 1.2% |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 1.2% |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1% |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% |
| 47 | Serbia | 1.1% |
| 48 | Poland | 1.1% |
| 49 | Iraq | 1.1% |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1% |
| 51 | Republic of the Congo | 1.1% |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1.1% |
| 53 | Zambia | 1.0% |
| 54 | Lesotho | 1.0% |
| 55 | Suriname | 1.0% |
| 56 | Palau | 1.0% |
| 57 | Angola | 1.0% |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% |
| 59 | New Zealand | 1.0% |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.9% |
| 61 | Nigeria | 0.9% |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 0.9% |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 0.9% |
| 64 | Panama | 0.9% |
| 65 | Liberia | 0.9% |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 0.9% |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.9% |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.8% |
| 69 | Ghana | 0.8% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.8% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.8% |
| 72 | North Korea | 0.8% |
| 73 | Latvia | 0.8% |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0.7% |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.7% |
| 76 | Dominica | 0.7% |
| 77 | Mozambique | 0.7% |
| 78 | Bolivia | 0.7% |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 80 | Czech Republic | 0.7% |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.7% |
| 82 | India | 0.7% |
| 83 | Ireland | 0.6% |
| 84 | Cuba | 0.6% |
| 85 | Austria | 0.6% |
| 86 | Grenada | 0.6% |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 0.6% |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% |
| 89 | France | 0.6% |
| 90 | French Guiana | 0.6% |
| 91 | South Africa | 0.6% |
| 92 | Vietnam | 0.6% |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6% |
| 94 | Fiji | 0.6% |
| 95 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 96 | Romania | 0.5% |
| 97 | Mexico | 0.5% |
| 98 | Pakistan | 0.5% |
| 99 | Belize | 0.5% |
| 100 | United States of America | 0.5% |
| 101 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 102 | Hungary | 0.5% |
| 103 | Uganda | 0.5% |
| 104 | Mayotte | 0.4% |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 0.4% |
| 106 | Greece | 0.4% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 0.4% |
| 108 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 109 | Marshall Islands | 0.4% |
| 110 | Seychelles | 0.4% |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 0.4% |
| 112 | Honduras | 0.4% |
| 113 | Libya | 0.4% |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 0.4% |
| 115 | Mauritania | 0.4% |
| 116 | Namibia | 0.3% |
| 117 | Ukraine | 0.3% |
| 118 | Haiti | 0.3% |
| 119 | Belarus | 0.3% |
| 120 | Israel | 0.3% |
| 121 | Algeria | 0.3% |
| 122 | Lithuania | 0.3% |
| 123 | Curaçao | 0.3% |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.3% |
| 125 | Thailand | 0.3% |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3% |
| 127 | State of Palestine | 0.3% |
| 128 | Guadeloupe | 0.3% |
| 129 | Chile | 0.3% |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% |
| 131 | Cyprus | 0.3% |
| 132 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 133 | Reunion | 0.2% |
| 134 | Guatemala | 0.2% |
| 135 | Guam | 0.2% |
| 136 | Canada | 0.2% |
| 137 | Bahamas | 0.2% |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 139 | Eswatini | 0.2% |
| 140 | Japan | 0.2% |
| 141 | Slovakia | 0.2% |
| 142 | Martinique | 0.2% |
| 143 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.2% |
| 145 | Armenia | 0.2% |
| 146 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.2% |
| 147 | Greenland | 0.2% |
| 148 | Nepal | 0.2% |
| 149 | San Marino | 0.2% |
| 150 | Guyana | 0.1% |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 152 | Germany | 0.1% |
| 153 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 154 | Kiribati | 0.1% |
| 155 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 156 | Sweden | 0.1% |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% |
| 158 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1% |
| 159 | Paraguay | 0.1% |
| 160 | El Salvador | 0.1% |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.1% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% |
| 163 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 164 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 165 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 167 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 168 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 170 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 171 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 172 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 173 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 174 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 175 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 177 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 179 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 181 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 182 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 183 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 184 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 185 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 187 | Brazil | 0.0% |
| 188 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 190 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 191 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 192 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 193 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 194 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 195 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 196 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 197 | Argentina | 0.0% |
| 198 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 199 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 200 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 201 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 202 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 204 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 205 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 206 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 207 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 208 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 210 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 211 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 212 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 213 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 214 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 215 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 216 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 218 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0% |
| 219 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 220 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% |
| 221 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 222 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 223 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 224 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 225 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 226 | Aruba | -0.0% |
| 227 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.0% |
| 228 | Saint Lucia | -0.3% |
| 229 | Isle of Man | -0.4% |
| 230 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | -0.7% |
| 231 | American Samoa | -0.8% |
| 232 | Tajikistan | -0.9% |
| 233 | Saint Helena | -1.1% |
| 234 | Guernsey | -1.1% |
| 235 | Jersey | -1.5% |
| 236 | Liechtenstein | -1.6% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2049).
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