Urban population growth (annual %)

For 2025, Urban population growth (annual %) is led by Burundi at 6. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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.

Countries ranked 217
Snapshot year 2025
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0.01.42.94.35.8BurundiBurundi: 65.8ChadChad: 65.7RwandaRwanda: 65.6NigerNiger: 55.0MozambiqueMozambique: 54.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 54.8TanzaniaTanzania: 54.8UgandaUganda: 54.8MaliMali: 54.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 54.6Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 44.4
Rank Country Value
101 Philippines 1
102 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1
103 Colombia 1
104 South Africa 1
105 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1
106 Portugal 1
107 Spain 1
108 Switzerland 1
109 Fiji 1
110 Israel 1
111 Andorra 1
112 New Caledonia 1
113 Liechtenstein 1
114 Singapore 1
115 Mexico 1
116 Canada 1
117 Ecuador 1
118 Myanmar 1
119 Libya 1
120 Tunisia 1
121 Faroe Islands 1
122 El Salvador 1
123 Lebanon 1
124 Norway 1
125 Costa Rica 1
126 Dominican Republic 1
127 Belize 1
128 Cyprus 1
129 Brunei Darussalam 1
130 Turks and Caicos Islands 1
131 Suriname 1
132 Netherlands 1
133 Finland 1
134 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1
135 Croatia 1
136 Guam 1
137 Belgium 1
138 Jamaica 1
139 Bahrain 1
140 New Zealand 1
141 Denmark 1
142 Brazil 1
143 Austria 1
144 Chile 1
145 Aruba 1
146 Naoero 1
147 Guyana 1
148 Samoa 1
149 United States 1
150 Turkiye 1
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Burundi sits at the top of the Urban population growth (annual %) distribution in 2025 at 6, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Fiji at 1, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits St. Martin (French part) (-5), and the page currently covers 217 countries.