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Countries with the highest
Urban population growth (annual %)

In 2022, Rwanda leads Urban population growth (annual %) with 8. 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

0.02.14.26.38.4RwandaRwanda: 88.4BurundiBurundi: 88.3St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 66.0QatarQatar: 65.9ChadChad: 65.5EthiopiaEthiopia: 55.4UgandaUganda: 55.3MaliMali: 55.3United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 55.3KuwaitKuwait: 55.1OmanOman: 54.8SenegalSenegal: 54.8

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Cuba -1
202 Macao SAR, China -1
203 Tuvalu -1
204 Hong Kong SAR, China -1
205 Albania -1
206 Tonga -1
207 Greece -1
208 Moldova -1
209 Puerto Rico (US) -1
210 San Marino -1
211 Serbia -2
212 Northern Mariana Islands -2
213 American Samoa -2
214 Marshall Islands -3
215 St. Martin (French part) -4
216 Ukraine -8

Analytical takeaways

  • Rwanda leads the global ranking for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2022, 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 Senegal at 5.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.