demographic2025
Urban population growth rate
Compare urban population growth rate across 215 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2025 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.5annual %
Median: 1.3annual %
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Burundi
5.8annual %
Lowest
Saint Martin (French part)
-4.7annual %
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi5.8annual %
2Chad5.7annual %
3Rwanda5.6annual %
4Niger5.0annual %
5Mozambique4.9annual %
By Region
Key Findings
- •215 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2025 observation.
- •Burundi has the highest published value (5.7990754437795 annual %).
- •Saint Martin (French part) has the lowest published value (-4.65327729336626 annual %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-4.7annual %)High (5.8annual %)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5annual %)
About This Statistic
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 5.8annual % |
| 2 | Chad | 5.7annual % |
| 3 | Rwanda | 5.6annual % |
| 4 | Niger | 5.0annual % |
| 5 | Mozambique | 4.9annual % |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 4.9annual % |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 4.8annual % |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.8annual % |
| 9 | Uganda | 4.8annual % |
| 10 | Mali | 4.8annual % |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 4.6annual % |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 4.4annual % |
| 13 | Malawi | 4.4annual % |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 4.3annual % |
| 15 | Somalia | 4.3annual % |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 4.3annual % |
| 17 | Mauritania | 4.2annual % |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1annual % |
| 19 | Angola | 4.1annual % |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.0annual % |
| 21 | Oman | 4.0annual % |
| 22 | Qatar | 4.0annual % |
| 23 | Benin | 3.9annual % |
| 24 | Madagascar | 3.8annual % |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.8annual % |
| 26 | Zambia | 3.7annual % |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 3.7annual % |
| 28 | Yemen | 3.5annual % |
| 29 | Togo | 3.5annual % |
| 30 | Guinea | 3.5annual % |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.5annual % |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.5annual % |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 3.4annual % |
| 34 | Lesotho | 3.3annual % |
| 35 | Georgia | 3.3annual % |
| 36 | Nigeria | 3.3annual % |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3annual % |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.3annual % |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 3.3annual % |
| 40 | Senegal | 3.3annual % |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2annual % |
| 42 | Liberia | 3.1annual % |
| 43 | Comoros | 3.0annual % |
| 44 | Cameroon | 3.0annual % |
| 45 | Ukraine | 3.0annual % |
| 46 | Namibia | 3.0annual % |
| 47 | Kenya | 2.9annual % |
| 48 | Kiribati | 2.9annual % |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 2.9annual % |
| 50 | Eswatini | 2.8annual % |
| 51 | Ghana | 2.8annual % |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 2.7annual % |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.7annual % |
| 54 | Bhutan | 2.7annual % |
| 55 | State of Palestine | 2.6annual % |
| 56 | Sudan | 2.6annual % |
| 57 | Pakistan | 2.5annual % |
| 58 | Honduras | 2.4annual % |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4annual % |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 2.4annual % |
| 61 | Gabon | 2.4annual % |
| 62 | Botswana | 2.3annual % |
| 63 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.2annual % |
| 64 | Iraq | 2.2annual % |
| 65 | Haiti | 2.2annual % |
| 66 | Guatemala | 2.1annual % |
| 67 | Algeria | 2.0annual % |
| 68 | Eritrea | 2.0annual % |
| 69 | Gibraltar | 2.0annual % |
| 70 | Ireland | 2.0annual % |
| 71 | Paraguay | 2.0annual % |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 1.9annual % |
| 73 | Malta | 1.9annual % |
| 74 | Armenia | 1.9annual % |
| 75 | Indonesia | 1.9annual % |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | 1.8annual % |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.8annual % |
| 78 | Egypt | 1.8annual % |
| 79 | Malaysia | 1.8annual % |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 1.8annual % |
| 81 | India | 1.8annual % |
| 82 | Cambodia | 1.7annual % |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7annual % |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1.7annual % |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 1.7annual % |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 1.7annual % |
| 87 | Australia | 1.7annual % |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 1.6annual % |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 1.6annual % |
| 90 | Maldives | 1.6annual % |
| 91 | Iceland | 1.6annual % |
| 92 | Seychelles | 1.6annual % |
| 93 | Peru | 1.5annual % |
| 94 | Mongolia | 1.5annual % |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1.5annual % |
| 96 | Vietnam | 1.5annual % |
| 97 | Panama | 1.5annual % |
| 98 | Morocco | 1.4annual % |
| 99 | Thailand | 1.4annual % |
| 100 | Djibouti | 1.4annual % |
| 101 | Philippines | 1.4annual % |
| 102 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.4annual % |
| 103 | Colombia | 1.3annual % |
| 104 | South Africa | 1.3annual % |
| 105 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.3annual % |
| 106 | Portugal | 1.3annual % |
| 107 | Spain | 1.3annual % |
| 108 | Switzerland | 1.3annual % |
| 109 | Fiji | 1.3annual % |
| 110 | Israel | 1.2annual % |
| 111 | Andorra | 1.2annual % |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 1.2annual % |
| 113 | Liechtenstein | 1.2annual % |
| 114 | Singapore | 1.2annual % |
| 115 | Mexico | 1.2annual % |
| 116 | Canada | 1.2annual % |
| 117 | Ecuador | 1.1annual % |
| 118 | Myanmar | 1.1annual % |
| 119 | Libya | 1.1annual % |
| 120 | Tunisia | 1.1annual % |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | 1.1annual % |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.0annual % |
| 123 | Lebanon | 1.0annual % |
| 124 | Norway | 1.0annual % |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 1.0annual % |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 1.0annual % |
| 127 | Belize | 0.9annual % |
| 128 | Cyprus | 0.9annual % |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9annual % |
| 130 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9annual % |
| 131 | Suriname | 0.9annual % |
| 132 | Netherlands | 0.8annual % |
| 133 | Finland | 0.8annual % |
| 134 | North Korea | 0.8annual % |
| 135 | Croatia | 0.8annual % |
| 136 | Guam | 0.8annual % |
| 137 | Belgium | 0.8annual % |
| 138 | Jamaica | 0.8annual % |
| 139 | Bahrain | 0.7annual % |
| 140 | New Zealand | 0.7annual % |
| 141 | Denmark | 0.7annual % |
| 142 | Brazil | 0.7annual % |
| 143 | Austria | 0.7annual % |
| 144 | Chile | 0.7annual % |
| 145 | Aruba | 0.7annual % |
| 146 | Nauru | 0.7annual % |
| 147 | Guyana | 0.6annual % |
| 148 | Samoa | 0.6annual % |
| 149 | United States of America | 0.6annual % |
| 150 | Türkiye | 0.6annual % |
| 151 | Slovenia | 0.6annual % |
| 152 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6annual % |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 0.5annual % |
| 154 | People's Republic of China | 0.5annual % |
| 155 | Sweden | 0.5annual % |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5annual % |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.4annual % |
| 158 | Venezuela | 0.4annual % |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.4annual % |
| 160 | San Marino | 0.4annual % |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 0.4annual % |
| 162 | Lithuania | 0.4annual % |
| 163 | Grenada | 0.4annual % |
| 164 | Greece | 0.4annual % |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3annual % |
| 166 | Barbados | 0.3annual % |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3annual % |
| 168 | France | 0.3annual % |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 0.3annual % |
| 170 | Greenland | 0.3annual % |
| 171 | Curaçao | 0.2annual % |
| 172 | Nepal | 0.2annual % |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2annual % |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 0.2annual % |
| 175 | Bulgaria | 0.2annual % |
| 176 | Germany | 0.1annual % |
| 177 | Dominica | 0.1annual % |
| 178 | Russian Federation | 0.1annual % |
| 179 | Italy | 0.0annual % |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.0annual % |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 0.0annual % |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.0annual % |
| 183 | Jordan | -0.0annual % |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0annual % |
| 185 | Czech Republic | -0.1annual % |
| 186 | Belarus | -0.1annual % |
| 187 | Palau | -0.1annual % |
| 188 | Isle of Man | -0.1annual % |
| 189 | Mauritius | -0.1annual % |
| 190 | South Korea | -0.1annual % |
| 191 | Bermuda | -0.1annual % |
| 192 | Poland | -0.1annual % |
| 193 | Slovakia | -0.1annual % |
| 194 | Romania | -0.2annual % |
| 195 | Macao | -0.2annual % |
| 196 | Serbia | -0.2annual % |
| 197 | Hungary | -0.2annual % |
| 198 | Cuba | -0.3annual % |
| 199 | Hong Kong | -0.3annual % |
| 200 | Japan | -0.4annual % |
| 201 | Tonga | -0.4annual % |
| 202 | Estonia | -0.4annual % |
| 203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.4annual % |
| 204 | Puerto Rico | -0.5annual % |
| 205 | Tuvalu | -0.5annual % |
| 206 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -0.5annual % |
| 207 | Albania | -0.6annual % |
| 208 | Kuwait | -0.7annual % |
| 209 | Monaco | -0.8annual % |
| 210 | Latvia | -0.8annual % |
| 211 | Moldova, Republic of | -1.3annual % |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.6annual % |
| 213 | American Samoa | -2.1annual % |
| 214 | Marshall Islands | -3.0annual % |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | -4.7annual % |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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