Countries with the highest
Urban population growth (annual %)

In 2025, Burundi leads Urban population growth (annual %) with 6. Chad follows at 6, 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

0.01.42.94.35.8BurundiBurundi: 65.8ChadChad: 65.7RwandaRwanda: 65.6NigerNiger: 55.0MozambiqueMozambique: 54.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 54.8TanzaniaTanzania: 54.8UgandaUganda: 54.8MaliMali: 54.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 54.6Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 44.4

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Philippines 1
102 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1
103 Colombia 1
104 South Africa 1
105 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1
106 Portugal 1
107 Spain 1
108 Switzerland 1
109 Fiji 1
110 Israel 1
111 Andorra 1
112 New Caledonia 1
113 Liechtenstein 1
114 Singapore 1
115 Mexico 1
116 Canada 1
117 Ecuador 1
118 Myanmar 1
119 Libya 1
120 Tunisia 1
121 Faroe Islands 1
122 El Salvador 1
123 Lebanon 1
124 Norway 1
125 Costa Rica 1
126 Dominican Republic 1
127 Belize 1
128 Cyprus 1
129 Brunei Darussalam 1
130 Turks and Caicos Islands 1
131 Suriname 1
132 Netherlands 1
133 Finland 1
134 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1
135 Croatia 1
136 Guam 1
137 Belgium 1
138 Jamaica 1
139 Bahrain 1
140 New Zealand 1
141 Denmark 1
142 Brazil 1
143 Austria 1
144 Chile 1
145 Aruba 1
146 Naoero 1
147 Guyana 1
148 Samoa 1
149 United States 1
150 Turkiye 1

Analytical takeaways

  • Burundi leads the global ranking for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025, 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 Solomon Islands at 4.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.