Countries with the highest
Urban population growth (annual %)

In 2023, Burundi leads Urban population growth (annual %) with 8. Chad follows at 7, and the gap between the top two positions is 1. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.02.04.16.18.1BurundiBurundi: 88.1ChadChad: 76.8RwandaRwanda: 66.0OmanOman: 66.0KuwaitKuwait: 65.6South SudanSouth Sudan: 65.5UgandaUganda: 55.1MaliMali: 54.9SingaporeSingapore: 54.9NigerNiger: 54.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 54.8MozambiqueMozambique: 54.8

Full table

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

Analytical takeaways

  • Burundi leads the global ranking for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2023, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Mozambique at 5.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.