demographic2025
Urban population growth (annual %) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.5Percentage
Median: 1.3Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Burundi
5.8Percentage
Lowest
Saint Martin (French part)
-4.7Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi5.8Percentage
2Chad5.7Percentage
3Rwanda5.6Percentage
4Niger5.0Percentage
5Mozambique4.9Percentage
By Region
Africa2.7Percentage(9 countries)
Other1.7Percentage(135 countries)
Asia1.7Percentage(26 countries)
North America1.3Percentage(4 countries)
Oceania1.2Percentage(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-4.7Percentage)High (5.8Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 5.8Percentage |
| 2 | Chad | 5.7Percentage |
| 3 | Rwanda | 5.6Percentage |
| 4 | Niger | 5.0Percentage |
| 5 | Mozambique | 4.9Percentage |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 4.9Percentage |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 4.8Percentage |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.8Percentage |
| 9 | Uganda | 4.8Percentage |
| 10 | Mali | 4.8Percentage |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 4.6Percentage |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 4.4Percentage |
| 13 | Malawi | 4.4Percentage |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 4.3Percentage |
| 15 | Somalia | 4.3Percentage |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 4.3Percentage |
| 17 | Mauritania | 4.2Percentage |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1Percentage |
| 19 | Angola | 4.1Percentage |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.0Percentage |
| 21 | Oman | 4.0Percentage |
| 22 | Qatar | 4.0Percentage |
| 23 | Benin | 3.9Percentage |
| 24 | Madagascar | 3.8Percentage |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.8Percentage |
| 26 | Zambia | 3.7Percentage |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 3.7Percentage |
| 28 | Yemen | 3.5Percentage |
| 29 | Togo | 3.5Percentage |
| 30 | Guinea | 3.5Percentage |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.5Percentage |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.5Percentage |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 3.4Percentage |
| 34 | Lesotho | 3.3Percentage |
| 35 | Georgia | 3.3Percentage |
| 36 | Nigeria | 3.3Percentage |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3Percentage |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.3Percentage |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 3.3Percentage |
| 40 | Senegal | 3.3Percentage |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2Percentage |
| 42 | Liberia | 3.1Percentage |
| 43 | Comoros | 3.0Percentage |
| 44 | Cameroon | 3.0Percentage |
| 45 | Ukraine | 3.0Percentage |
| 46 | Namibia | 3.0Percentage |
| 47 | Kenya | 2.9Percentage |
| 48 | Kiribati | 2.9Percentage |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 2.9Percentage |
| 50 | Eswatini | 2.8Percentage |
| 51 | Ghana | 2.8Percentage |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 2.7Percentage |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.7Percentage |
| 54 | Bhutan | 2.7Percentage |
| 55 | State of Palestine | 2.6Percentage |
| 56 | Sudan | 2.6Percentage |
| 57 | Pakistan | 2.5Percentage |
| 58 | Honduras | 2.4Percentage |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4Percentage |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 2.4Percentage |
| 61 | Gabon | 2.4Percentage |
| 62 | Botswana | 2.3Percentage |
| 63 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.2Percentage |
| 64 | Iraq | 2.2Percentage |
| 65 | Haiti | 2.2Percentage |
| 66 | Guatemala | 2.1Percentage |
| 67 | Algeria | 2.0Percentage |
| 68 | Eritrea | 2.0Percentage |
| 69 | Gibraltar | 2.0Percentage |
| 70 | Ireland | 2.0Percentage |
| 71 | Paraguay | 2.0Percentage |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 1.9Percentage |
| 73 | Malta | 1.9Percentage |
| 74 | Armenia | 1.9Percentage |
| 75 | Indonesia | 1.9Percentage |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | 1.8Percentage |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.8Percentage |
| 78 | Egypt | 1.8Percentage |
| 79 | Malaysia | 1.8Percentage |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 1.8Percentage |
| 81 | India | 1.8Percentage |
| 82 | Cambodia | 1.7Percentage |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7Percentage |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1.7Percentage |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 1.7Percentage |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 1.7Percentage |
| 87 | Australia | 1.7Percentage |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 1.6Percentage |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 1.6Percentage |
| 90 | Maldives | 1.6Percentage |
| 91 | Iceland | 1.6Percentage |
| 92 | Seychelles | 1.6Percentage |
| 93 | Peru | 1.5Percentage |
| 94 | Mongolia | 1.5Percentage |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 1.5Percentage |
| 96 | Vietnam | 1.5Percentage |
| 97 | Panama | 1.5Percentage |
| 98 | Morocco | 1.4Percentage |
| 99 | Thailand | 1.4Percentage |
| 100 | Djibouti | 1.4Percentage |
| 101 | Philippines | 1.4Percentage |
| 102 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.4Percentage |
| 103 | Colombia | 1.3Percentage |
| 104 | South Africa | 1.3Percentage |
| 105 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.3Percentage |
| 106 | Portugal | 1.3Percentage |
| 107 | Spain | 1.3Percentage |
| 108 | Switzerland | 1.3Percentage |
| 109 | Fiji | 1.3Percentage |
| 110 | Israel | 1.2Percentage |
| 111 | Andorra | 1.2Percentage |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 1.2Percentage |
| 113 | Liechtenstein | 1.2Percentage |
| 114 | Singapore | 1.2Percentage |
| 115 | Mexico | 1.2Percentage |
| 116 | Canada | 1.2Percentage |
| 117 | Ecuador | 1.1Percentage |
| 118 | Myanmar | 1.1Percentage |
| 119 | Libya | 1.1Percentage |
| 120 | Tunisia | 1.1Percentage |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | 1.1Percentage |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.0Percentage |
| 123 | Lebanon | 1.0Percentage |
| 124 | Norway | 1.0Percentage |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 1.0Percentage |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 1.0Percentage |
| 127 | Belize | 0.9Percentage |
| 128 | Cyprus | 0.9Percentage |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9Percentage |
| 130 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9Percentage |
| 131 | Suriname | 0.9Percentage |
| 132 | Netherlands | 0.8Percentage |
| 133 | Finland | 0.8Percentage |
| 134 | North Korea | 0.8Percentage |
| 135 | Croatia | 0.8Percentage |
| 136 | Guam | 0.8Percentage |
| 137 | Belgium | 0.8Percentage |
| 138 | Jamaica | 0.8Percentage |
| 139 | Bahrain | 0.7Percentage |
| 140 | New Zealand | 0.7Percentage |
| 141 | Denmark | 0.7Percentage |
| 142 | Brazil | 0.7Percentage |
| 143 | Austria | 0.7Percentage |
| 144 | Chile | 0.7Percentage |
| 145 | Aruba | 0.7Percentage |
| 146 | Nauru | 0.7Percentage |
| 147 | Guyana | 0.6Percentage |
| 148 | Samoa | 0.6Percentage |
| 149 | United States of America | 0.6Percentage |
| 150 | Türkiye | 0.6Percentage |
| 151 | Slovenia | 0.6Percentage |
| 152 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6Percentage |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 0.5Percentage |
| 154 | People's Republic of China | 0.5Percentage |
| 155 | Sweden | 0.5Percentage |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5Percentage |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.4Percentage |
| 158 | Venezuela | 0.4Percentage |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.4Percentage |
| 160 | San Marino | 0.4Percentage |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 0.4Percentage |
| 162 | Lithuania | 0.4Percentage |
| 163 | Grenada | 0.4Percentage |
| 164 | Greece | 0.4Percentage |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3Percentage |
| 166 | Barbados | 0.3Percentage |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3Percentage |
| 168 | France | 0.3Percentage |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 0.3Percentage |
| 170 | Greenland | 0.3Percentage |
| 171 | Curaçao | 0.2Percentage |
| 172 | Nepal | 0.2Percentage |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2Percentage |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 0.2Percentage |
| 175 | Bulgaria | 0.2Percentage |
| 176 | Germany | 0.1Percentage |
| 177 | Dominica | 0.1Percentage |
| 178 | Russian Federation | 0.1Percentage |
| 179 | Italy | 0.0Percentage |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.0Percentage |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 0.0Percentage |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.0Percentage |
| 183 | Jordan | -0.0Percentage |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0Percentage |
| 185 | Czech Republic | -0.1Percentage |
| 186 | Belarus | -0.1Percentage |
| 187 | Palau | -0.1Percentage |
| 188 | Isle of Man | -0.1Percentage |
| 189 | Mauritius | -0.1Percentage |
| 190 | South Korea | -0.1Percentage |
| 191 | Bermuda | -0.1Percentage |
| 192 | Poland | -0.1Percentage |
| 193 | Slovakia | -0.1Percentage |
| 194 | Romania | -0.2Percentage |
| 195 | Macao | -0.2Percentage |
| 196 | Serbia | -0.2Percentage |
| 197 | Hungary | -0.2Percentage |
| 198 | Cuba | -0.3Percentage |
| 199 | Hong Kong | -0.3Percentage |
| 200 | Japan | -0.4Percentage |
| 201 | Tonga | -0.4Percentage |
| 202 | Estonia | -0.4Percentage |
| 203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.4Percentage |
| 204 | Puerto Rico | -0.5Percentage |
| 205 | Tuvalu | -0.5Percentage |
| 206 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -0.5Percentage |
| 207 | Albania | -0.6Percentage |
| 208 | Kuwait | -0.7Percentage |
| 209 | Monaco | -0.8Percentage |
| 210 | Latvia | -0.8Percentage |
| 211 | Moldova, Republic of | -1.3Percentage |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.6Percentage |
| 213 | American Samoa | -2.1Percentage |
| 214 | Marshall Islands | -3.0Percentage |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | -4.7Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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