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High income
Urban population growth (annual %)

Within the “High income” group, United Arab Emirates leads Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025 at 5, while St. Martin (French part) sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with -5. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.01.22.43.64.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 54.8OmanOman: 44.0QatarQatar: 44.0British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands: 22.2GibraltarGibraltar: 22.0IrelandIreland: 22.0MaltaMalta: 21.9Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 21.8AustraliaAustralia: 21.7IcelandIceland: 21.6SeychellesSeychelles: 21.6

Country table

#CountryValue
51 Lithuania 0
52 Greece 0
53 Barbados 0
54 France 0
55 French Polynesia 0
56 Greenland 0
57 Curacao 0
58 Antigua and Barbuda 0
59 Bulgaria 0
60 Germany 0
61 Russian Federation 0
62 Italy 0
63 Channel Islands 0
64 Uruguay 0
65 Trinidad and Tobago 0
66 Czechia 0
67 Palau 0
68 Isle of Man 0
69 Korea, Rep. 0
70 Bermuda 0
71 Poland 0
72 Slovak Republic 0
73 Romania 0
74 Macao SAR, China 0
75 Hungary 0
76 Hong Kong SAR, China 0
77 Japan 0
78 Estonia 0
79 Puerto Rico (US) 0
80 Virgin Islands (U.S.) -1
81 Kuwait -1
82 Monaco -1
83 Latvia -1
84 Northern Mariana Islands -2
85 American Samoa -2
86 St. Martin (French part) -5

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 86 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with St. Martin (French part) at -5.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.