demographic2020
Annual growth rate of the share of population in cities with 300,000 or more people
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.7%
Median: 0.6%
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
7.8%
Lowest
Switzerland
-5.3%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan7.8%
2Rwanda7.1%
3Equatorial Guinea6.8%
4Sierra Leone5.2%
5Somalia4.5%
By Region
Africa1.2%(9 countries)
Other0.9%(76 countries)
Asia0.9%(27 countries)
Oceania0.7%(2 countries)
Europe0.4%(28 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-5.3%)High (7.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (76)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Europe (28)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 2020; 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 | South Sudan | 7.8% |
| 2 | Rwanda | 7.1% |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.8% |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 5.2% |
| 5 | Somalia | 4.5% |
| 6 | Sweden | 4.0% |
| 7 | Cambodia | 3.7% |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 3.4% |
| 9 | Gabon | 3.1% |
| 10 | Albania | 3.0% |
| 11 | Benin | 2.9% |
| 12 | Oman | 2.7% |
| 13 | Djibouti | 2.6% |
| 14 | Angola | 2.5% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% |
| 16 | Mali | 2.2% |
| 17 | Yemen | 2.1% |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 2.0% |
| 19 | Thailand | 2.0% |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.0% |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.9% |
| 22 | Honduras | 1.9% |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.8% |
| 24 | Jordan | 1.8% |
| 25 | People's Republic of China | 1.7% |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.7% |
| 27 | Mozambique | 1.7% |
| 28 | South Africa | 1.7% |
| 29 | Ghana | 1.7% |
| 30 | Mongolia | 1.6% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.6% |
| 32 | Niger | 1.6% |
| 33 | Bolivia | 1.5% |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 1.5% |
| 35 | Madagascar | 1.5% |
| 36 | Serbia | 1.5% |
| 37 | Estonia | 1.5% |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 1.4% |
| 39 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.3% |
| 40 | Qatar | 1.3% |
| 41 | Vietnam | 1.3% |
| 42 | Kenya | 1.3% |
| 43 | Malaysia | 1.3% |
| 44 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 46 | Egypt | 1.2% |
| 47 | Belarus | 1.2% |
| 48 | Spain | 1.2% |
| 49 | Panama | 1.1% |
| 50 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 51 | Nepal | 1.1% |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 1.0% |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 54 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 55 | Lebanon | 0.9% |
| 56 | North Korea | 0.9% |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 0.9% |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 0.9% |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9% |
| 60 | Zambia | 0.8% |
| 61 | Mauritania | 0.8% |
| 62 | Germany | 0.8% |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 0.8% |
| 64 | Australia | 0.7% |
| 65 | New Zealand | 0.7% |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 0.7% |
| 68 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 0.7% |
| 70 | Denmark | 0.7% |
| 71 | Romania | 0.7% |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0.7% |
| 73 | Liberia | 0.7% |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 0.6% |
| 75 | Hungary | 0.6% |
| 76 | Austria | 0.6% |
| 77 | Togo | 0.6% |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 0.6% |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0.6% |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.6% |
| 81 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.6% |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0.5% |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.5% |
| 84 | Chad | 0.5% |
| 85 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.4% |
| 87 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 88 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.4% |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4% |
| 90 | Canada | 0.4% |
| 91 | Norway | 0.3% |
| 92 | Chile | 0.3% |
| 93 | Finland | 0.3% |
| 94 | Burundi | 0.3% |
| 95 | Cuba | 0.3% |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% |
| 98 | Jamaica | 0.2% |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 0.2% |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.2% |
| 101 | Peru | 0.2% |
| 102 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.2% |
| 103 | Pakistan | 0.2% |
| 104 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 105 | Morocco | 0.2% |
| 106 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 107 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 108 | India | 0.1% |
| 109 | Haiti | 0.1% |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.1% |
| 111 | Brazil | 0.1% |
| 112 | Bahrain | 0.1% |
| 113 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 114 | Israel | 0.1% |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 117 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Japan | -0.0% |
| 119 | Singapore | -0.0% |
| 120 | Greece | -0.0% |
| 121 | Iraq | -0.0% |
| 122 | Belgium | -0.0% |
| 123 | Ireland | -0.2% |
| 124 | State of Palestine | -0.2% |
| 125 | Ukraine | -0.2% |
| 126 | El Salvador | -0.2% |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.2% |
| 128 | Argentina | -0.3% |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | -0.4% |
| 130 | Libya | -0.4% |
| 131 | Central African Republic | -0.4% |
| 132 | Sudan | -0.5% |
| 133 | Uganda | -0.5% |
| 134 | France | -0.5% |
| 135 | Senegal | -0.6% |
| 136 | Slovakia | -0.6% |
| 137 | Armenia | -0.7% |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.7% |
| 139 | Uruguay | -0.8% |
| 140 | Georgia | -0.8% |
| 141 | Namibia | -0.9% |
| 142 | Myanmar | -0.9% |
| 143 | Venezuela | -0.9% |
| 144 | Guinea | -0.9% |
| 145 | Mexico | -1.4% |
| 146 | Guatemala | -1.5% |
| 147 | Malawi | -2.0% |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | -2.0% |
| 149 | Poland | -2.0% |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | -2.1% |
| 151 | Eritrea | -2.1% |
| 152 | Paraguay | -4.4% |
| 153 | Switzerland | -5.3% |
Showing 153 of 153 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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