Urban population growth (annual %)
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Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.
🌍 World Average (2024):1.60
All Countries — Latest Data
217 countries1🇧🇮Burundi7.8620242🇶🇦Qatar7.3620243🇹🇩Chad7.2120244🇷🇼Rwanda5.6520245🇸🇸South Sudan5.3620246🇪🇹Ethiopia5.0020247🇳🇪Niger4.9520248🇺🇬Uganda4.9320249🇲🇿Mozambique4.91202410🇲🇱Mali4.87202411🇦🇪United Arab Emirates4.86202412🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4.82202413🇹🇿Tanzania4.81202414🇸🇧Solomon Islands4.52202415🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.49202416🇨🇫Central African Republic4.37202417🇲🇷Mauritania4.37202418🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic4.34202419🇴🇲Oman4.34202420🇲🇼Malawi4.29202421🇧🇫Burkina Faso4.20202422🇦🇴Angola4.19202423🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.4.07202424🇵🇬Papua New Guinea4.07202425🇧🇯Benin4.00202426🇲🇬Madagascar3.85202427🇿🇲Zambia3.79202428🇦🇫Afghanistan3.73202429🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.3.63202430🇹🇬Togo3.54202431🇬🇳Guinea3.52202432🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire3.49202433🇱🇸Lesotho3.43202434🇳🇬Nigeria3.36202435🇸🇱Sierra Leone3.35202436🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3.34202437🇿🇼Zimbabwe3.30202438🇸🇳Senegal3.30202439🇱🇦Lao PDR3.27202440🇨🇦Canada3.17202441🇳🇦Namibia3.14202442🇱🇷Liberia3.14202443🇨🇲Cameroon3.11202444🇰🇲Comoros3.06202445🇬🇲Gambia, The3.05202446🇰🇮Kiribati3.00202447🇲🇹Malta2.90202448🇬🇭Ghana2.84202449🇧🇩Bangladesh2.82202450🇻🇬British Virgin Islands2.78202451🇰🇪Kenya2.78202452🇨🇬Congo, Rep.2.75202453🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea2.73202454🇸🇿Eswatini2.69202455🌐West Bank and Gaza2.66202456🇧🇹Bhutan2.62202457🇭🇳Honduras2.49202458🇦🇲Armenia2.48202459🇵🇰Pakistan2.42202460🇬🇦Gabon2.40202461🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe2.39202462🇻🇺Vanuatu2.37202463🇧🇼Botswana2.29202464🇭🇹Haiti2.23202465🇬🇮Gibraltar2.21202466🇬🇹Guatemala2.16202467🇮🇶Iraq2.15202468🇩🇿Algeria2.13202469🇦🇺Australia2.13202470🇸🇬Singapore1.99202471🇵🇾Paraguay1.98202472🇺🇿Uzbekistan1.97202473🇲🇳Mongolia1.97202474🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.1.95202475🇮🇪Ireland1.93202476🇰🇾Cayman Islands1.92202477🇮🇩Indonesia1.90202478🇹🇯Tajikistan1.88202479🇲🇾Malaysia1.84202480🇰🇭Cambodia1.82202481🇧🇴Bolivia1.82202482🇰🇿Kazakhstan1.79202483🇹🇲Turkmenistan1.79202484🇮🇳India1.77202485🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic1.75202486🇸🇨Seychelles1.74202487🇳🇿New Zealand1.72202488🇨🇭Switzerland1.63202489🇨🇻Cabo Verde1.62202490🇱🇺Luxembourg1.62202491🇳🇮Nicaragua1.58202492🇵🇪Peru1.58202493🇻🇳Viet Nam1.57202494🇲🇻Maldives1.51202495🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.1.50202496🇹🇭Thailand1.47202497🇵🇦Panama1.47202498🇩🇯Djibouti1.45202499🇿🇦South Africa1.422024100🇵🇭Philippines1.422024101🇹🇱Timor-Leste1.412024102🇦🇩Andorra1.402024103🇪🇷Eritrea1.402024104🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.402024105🇨🇴Colombia1.392024106🇱🇮Liechtenstein1.362024107🇫🇯Fiji1.302024108🇵🇹Portugal1.302024109🇮🇱Israel1.292024110🇯🇴Jordan1.282024111🇳🇴Norway1.262024112🇪🇸Spain1.252024113🇳🇨New Caledonia1.252024114🇲🇽Mexico1.212024115🇲🇴Macao SAR, China1.202024116🇲🇦Morocco1.172024117🇬🇧United Kingdom1.172024118🇹🇳Tunisia1.102024119🇸🇻El Salvador1.072024120🇱🇾Libya1.052024121🇺🇸United States1.042024122🇫🇴Faroe Islands1.042024123🇪🇨Ecuador1.032024124🇨🇷Costa Rica1.022024125🇸🇩Sudan1.012024126🇨🇾Cyprus1.002024127🇫🇮Finland0.992024128🇳🇱Netherlands0.982024129🇧🇿Belize0.982024130🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands0.982024131🇱🇹Lithuania0.952024132🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam0.922024133🇩🇴Dominican Republic0.922024134🇰🇼Kuwait0.902024135🇲🇲Myanmar0.902024136🇸🇷Suriname0.892024137🇨🇼Curacao0.872024138🇦🇹Austria0.852024139🇱🇧Lebanon0.842024140🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.812024141🇬🇺Guam0.802024142🇯🇲Jamaica0.792024143🇨🇱Chile0.742024144🇧🇪Belgium0.742024145🇧🇭Bahrain0.732024146🇧🇷Brazil0.722024147🇸🇮Slovenia0.722024148🇩🇰Denmark0.672024149🇭🇷Croatia0.642024150🇼🇸Samoa0.632024151🇬🇾Guyana0.622024152🇳🇷Nauru0.602024153🇦🇿Azerbaijan0.592024154🇹🇷Turkiye0.592024155🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.572024156🇸🇪Sweden0.572024157🇦🇼Aruba0.522024158🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis0.482024159🇧🇸Bahamas, The0.462024160🇨🇿Czechia0.462024161🇦🇷Argentina0.432024162🇨🇳China0.432024163🇩🇪Germany0.422024164🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina0.422024165🇺🇦Ukraine0.422024166🇻🇪Venezuela, RB0.412024167🇬🇩Grenada0.382024168🇸🇲San Marino0.372024169🇲🇰North Macedonia0.312024170🇫🇷France0.292024171🇵🇫French Polynesia0.282024172🇬🇷Greece0.262024173🇱🇨St. Lucia0.252024174🇮🇸Iceland0.252024175🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.252024176🇧🇧Barbados0.242024177🇬🇱Greenland0.242024178🇧🇬Bulgaria0.212024179🇱🇰Sri Lanka0.212024180🇳🇵Nepal0.202024181🇪🇪Estonia0.182024182🇩🇲Dominica0.132024183🇯🇪Channel Islands0.112024184🇬🇪Georgia0.112024185🇲🇪Montenegro0.102024186🇰🇷Korea, Rep.0.082024187🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago0.072024188🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)0.072024189🇮🇹Italy0.042024190🇺🇾Uruguay0.012024191🇷🇺Russian Federation-0.032024192🇭🇺Hungary-0.032024193🇷🇴Romania-0.042024194🇮🇲Isle of Man-0.042024195🇧🇾Belarus-0.072024196🇸🇰Slovak Republic-0.082024197🇧🇲Bermuda-0.102024198🇵🇼Palau-0.112024199🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China-0.162024200🇷🇸Serbia-0.172024201🇲🇺Mauritius-0.202024202🇵🇱Poland-0.212024203🇨🇺Cuba-0.312024204🇯🇵Japan-0.322024205🇹🇴Tonga-0.392024206🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines-0.422024207🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)-0.462024208🇹🇻Tuvalu-0.642024209🇱🇻Latvia-0.752024210🇲🇨Monaco-0.842024211🇦🇱Albania-0.972024212🇲🇩Moldova-1.092024213🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands-1.832024214🇦🇸American Samoa-2.132024215🇲🇭Marshall Islands-2.872024216🌐Kosovo-2.962024217🇲🇫St. Martin (French part)-5.172024