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
151 Denmark 0
152 Bermuda 0
153 France 0
154 Argentina 0
155 Georgia 0
156 Armenia 0
157 Spain 0
158 Antigua and Barbuda 0
159 Channel Islands 0
160 New Zealand 0
161 Germany 0
162 Barbados 0
163 United States 0
164 French Polynesia 0
165 Slovenia 0
166 Australia 0
167 Trinidad and Tobago 0
168 Isle of Man 0
169 Dominica 0
170 St. Kitts and Nevis 0
171 Uruguay 0
172 Palau 0
173 Bahamas, The 0
174 Montenegro 0
175 Korea, Rep. 0
176 North Macedonia 0
177 Mauritius 0
178 Russian Federation 0
179 Slovak Republic 0
180 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0
181 Oman 0
182 Japan 0
183 Moldova 0
184 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0
185 Belarus 0
186 Macao SAR, China 0
187 Croatia 0
188 Cuba 0
189 Puerto Rico (US) -1
190 Hungary -1
191 Italy -1
192 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1
193 Bulgaria -1
194 Venezuela, RB -1
195 Serbia -1
196 Latvia -1
197 Ukraine -1
198 Tuvalu -1
199 Kuwait -1
200 Albania -1

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.