Countries with the highest
Urban population growth (annual %)

In 2021, Rwanda leads Urban population growth (annual %) with 9. Burundi follows at 8, and the gap between the top two positions is 0. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.02.14.36.48.5RwandaRwanda: 98.5BurundiBurundi: 88.5St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 76.5UgandaUganda: 65.6ChadChad: 55.4MaliMali: 55.4EthiopiaEthiopia: 54.9Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 54.8SenegalSenegal: 54.8Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 54.7MozambiqueMozambique: 54.6NigerNiger: 54.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Rwanda 9
2 Burundi 8
3 St. Lucia 7
4 Uganda 6
5 Chad 5
6 Mali 5
7 Ethiopia 5
8 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 5
9 Senegal 5
10 Solomon Islands 5
11 Mozambique 5
12 Niger 5
13 Mauritania 4
14 Tanzania 4
15 Angola 4
16 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4
17 Benin 4
18 Burkina Faso 4
19 Zimbabwe 4
20 Namibia 4
21 Papua New Guinea 4
22 Viet Nam 4
23 Kiribati 4
24 Madagascar 4
25 Yemen, Rep. 4
26 Malawi 4
27 Lesotho 4
28 Zambia 4
29 Maldives 4
30 Guinea 4
31 Sierra Leone 3
32 Nigeria 3
33 Cote d'Ivoire 3
34 Lao PDR 3
35 Mongolia 3
36 British Virgin Islands 3
37 Gambia, The 3
38 Cameroon 3
39 Guinea-Bissau 3
40 Liberia 3
41 Comoros 3
42 Kazakhstan 3
43 Pakistan 3
44 Switzerland 3
45 Paraguay 3
46 Central African Republic 3
47 South Sudan 3
48 Sudan 3
49 Togo 3
50 Ghana 3

Analytical takeaways

  • Rwanda leads the global ranking for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2021, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Niger at 5.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.