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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
201 Hong Kong SAR, China 0
202 Japan 0
203 Tonga 0
204 Estonia 0
205 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0
206 Puerto Rico (US) 0
207 Tuvalu 0
208 Virgin Islands (U.S.) -1
209 Albania -1
210 Kuwait -1
211 Monaco -1
212 Latvia -1
213 Moldova -1
214 Northern Mariana Islands -2
215 American Samoa -2
216 Marshall Islands -3
217 St. Martin (French part) -5
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.