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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

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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
201 Poland 0
202 Cuba 0
203 Japan 0
204 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0
205 Tonga 0
206 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0
207 Puerto Rico (US) 0
208 Tuvalu -1
209 Albania -1
210 Mauritius -1
211 Moldova -1
212 Northern Mariana Islands -2
213 American Samoa -2
214 Kosovo -2
215 Marshall Islands -3
216 St. Martin (French part) -5
217 Ukraine -8

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.