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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

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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
201 Hong Kong SAR, China -1
202 Aruba -1
203 Curacao -1
204 Northern Mariana Islands -1
205 Greece -1
206 Romania -1
207 San Marino -1
208 Poland -2
209 American Samoa -2
210 Samoa -2
211 Czechia -2
212 Saudi Arabia -2
213 Marshall Islands -3
214 Tonga -3
215 Singapore -4
216 St. Martin (French part) -6
217 Qatar -11

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.