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Urban population growth (annual %)
World Bank (WDI)
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217 countries · 1961–2025
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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Burundi
5.8
2
Chad
5.7
3
Rwanda
5.6
4
Niger
5
5
Mozambique
4.9
6
United Arab Emirates
4.9
7
Saudi Arabia
4.8
8
Tanzania
4.8
9
Uganda
4.8
10
Mali
4.8
11
Ethiopia
4.6
12
Solomon Islands
4.4
13
Malawi
4.4
14
Central African Republic
4.3
15
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
4.3
16
Burkina Faso
4.3
17
Mauritania
4.2
18
Papua New Guinea
4.1
19
Angola
4.1
20
Congo, Dem. Rep.
4
21
Oman
4
22
Qatar
4
23
Benin
3.9
24
Madagascar
3.8
25
Syrian Arab Republic
3.8
26
Zambia
3.7
27
Afghanistan
3.7
28
Yemen, Rep.
3.5
29
Togo
3.5
30
Guinea
3.5
31
Cote d'Ivoire
3.5
32
South Sudan
3.5
33
Zimbabwe
3.4
34
Lesotho
3.3
35
Georgia
3.3
36
Nigeria
3.3
37
Guinea-Bissau
3.3
38
Gambia, The
3.3
39
Sierra Leone
3.3
40
Senegal
3.3
41
Lao PDR
3.2
42
Liberia
3.1
43
Comoros
3
44
Cameroon
3
45
Ukraine
3
46
Namibia
3
47
Kenya
2.9
48
Kiribati
2.9
49
Bangladesh
2.9
50
Eswatini
2.8
51
Ghana
2.8
52
Congo, Rep.
2.7
53
Equatorial Guinea
2.7
54
Bhutan
2.7
55
West Bank and Gaza
2.6
56
Sudan
2.6
57
Pakistan
2.5
58
Honduras
2.4
59
Sao Tome and Principe
2.4
60
Vanuatu
2.4
61
Gabon
2.4
62
Botswana
2.3
63
British Virgin Islands
2.2
64
Iraq
2.2
65
Haiti
2.2
66
Guatemala
2.1
67
Algeria
2
68
Eritrea
2
69
Gibraltar
2
70
Ireland
2
71
Paraguay
2
72
Uzbekistan
1.9
73
Malta
1.9
74
Armenia
1.9
75
Indonesia
1.9
76
Cayman Islands
1.8
77
Bolivia
1.8
78
Egypt, Arab Rep.
1.8
79
Malaysia
1.8
80
Tajikistan
1.8
81
India
1.8
82
Cambodia
1.7
83
Kyrgyz Republic
1.7
84
Kazakhstan
1.7
85
Timor-Leste
1.7
86
Turkmenistan
1.7
87
Australia
1.7
88
Nicaragua
1.6
89
Cabo Verde
1.6
90
Maldives
1.6
91
Iceland
1.6
92
Seychelles
1.6
93
Peru
1.5
94
Mongolia
1.5
95
Luxembourg
1.5
96
Viet Nam
1.5
97
Panama
1.5
98
Morocco
1.4
99
Thailand
1.4
100
Djibouti
1.4
101
Philippines
1.4
102
Iran, Islamic Rep.
1.4
103
Colombia
1.3
104
South Africa
1.3
105
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1.3
106
Portugal
1.3
107
Spain
1.3
108
Switzerland
1.3
109
Fiji
1.3
110
Israel
1.2
111
Andorra
1.2
112
New Caledonia
1.2
113
Liechtenstein
1.2
114
Singapore
1.2
115
Mexico
1.2
116
Canada
1.2
117
Ecuador
1.1
118
Myanmar
1.1
119
Libya
1.1
120
Tunisia
1.1
121
Faroe Islands
1.1
122
El Salvador
1
123
Lebanon
1
124
Norway
0.98
125
Costa Rica
0.97
126
Dominican Republic
0.96
127
Belize
0.93
128
Cyprus
0.93
129
Brunei Darussalam
0.93
130
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.93
131
Suriname
0.89
132
Netherlands
0.83
133
Finland
0.82
134
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0.79
135
Croatia
0.78
136
Guam
0.78
137
Belgium
0.77
138
Jamaica
0.76
139
Bahrain
0.73
140
New Zealand
0.73
141
Denmark
0.71
142
Brazil
0.7
143
Austria
0.69
144
Chile
0.68
145
Aruba
0.66
146
Naoero
0.65
147
Guyana
0.64
148
Samoa
0.61
149
United States
0.61
150
Turkiye
0.59
151
Slovenia
0.59
152
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0.57
153
Azerbaijan
0.54
154
China
0.51
155
Sweden
0.5
156
St. Kitts and Nevis
0.5
157
Bahamas, The
0.44
158
Venezuela, RB
0.43
159
Argentina
0.42
160
San Marino
0.42
161
United Kingdom
0.39
162
Lithuania
0.38
163
Grenada
0.38
164
Greece
0.37
165
North Macedonia
0.33
166
Barbados
0.32
167
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.32
168
France
0.3
169
French Polynesia
0.3
170
Greenland
0.28
171
Curacao
0.23
172
Nepal
0.23
173
Antigua and Barbuda
0.23
174
St. Lucia
0.22
175
Bulgaria
0.17
176
Germany
0.11
177
Dominica
0.09
178
Kosovo
0.09
179
Russian Federation
0.08
180
Italy
0.05
181
Montenegro
0.04
182
Channel Islands
0.01
183
Sri Lanka
0.01
184
Uruguay
0
185
Jordan
-0
186
Trinidad and Tobago
-0.03
187
Czechia
-0.06
188
Belarus
-0.08
189
Palau
-0.09
190
Isle of Man
-0.1
191
Mauritius
-0.11
192
Korea, Rep.
-0.12
193
Bermuda
-0.13
194
Poland
-0.15
195
Slovak Republic
-0.15
196
Romania
-0.16
197
Macao SAR, China
-0.16
198
Serbia
-0.16
199
Hungary
-0.22
200
Cuba
-0.31
201
Hong Kong SAR, China
-0.34
202
Japan
-0.37
203
Tonga
-0.39
204
Estonia
-0.4
205
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
-0.41
206
Puerto Rico (US)
-0.46
207
Tuvalu
-0.5
208
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
-0.5
209
Albania
-0.61
210
Kuwait
-0.65
211
Monaco
-0.75
212
Latvia
-0.77
213
Moldova
-1.3
214
Northern Mariana Islands
-1.6
215
American Samoa
-2.1
216
Marshall Islands
-3
217
St. Martin (French part)
-4.7
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