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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Urban population growth (annual %)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, United Arab Emirates leads Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025 at 5, while Kuwait sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with -1. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.01.22.43.64.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 54.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 54.8OmanOman: 44.0QatarQatar: 44.0Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 43.8AfghanistanAfghanistan: 43.7Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 43.5West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 32.6PakistanPakistan: 22.5IraqIraq: 22.2AlgeriaAlgeria: 22.0MaltaMalta: 21.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 United Arab Emirates 5
2 Saudi Arabia 5
3 Oman 4
4 Qatar 4
5 Syrian Arab Republic 4
6 Afghanistan 4
7 Yemen, Rep. 4
8 West Bank and Gaza 3
9 Pakistan 2
10 Iraq 2
11 Algeria 2
12 Malta 2
13 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2
14 Morocco 1
15 Djibouti 1
16 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1
17 Israel 1
18 Libya 1
19 Tunisia 1
20 Lebanon 1
21 Bahrain 1
22 Jordan 0
23 Kuwait -1

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kuwait at -1.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.