Urban Population Growth (%) by Country
As of 2025, Burundi leads globally in urban population growth (%) at 5.8%, followed by Chad, Rwanda, Niger. At the lower end, Saint Martin, Marshall Islands, American Samoa rank among the lowest. The global median is 1.3% (Fiji). This indicator falls under the "Urban Development" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 217 countries.
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| # | Country | Urban Population Growth (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burundi | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Chad | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Rwanda | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Niger | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Mozambique | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Tanzania | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Uganda | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Mali | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Ethiopia | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Solomon Islands | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Malawi | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Central African Republic | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Somalia | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Burkina Faso | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Mauritania | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Papua New Guinea | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Angola | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 20 |  DR Congo | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Oman | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Qatar | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Benin | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Madagascar | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Syria | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Zambia | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Afghanistan | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Yemen | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Togo | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Guinea | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 32 |  South Sudan | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Lesotho | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Georgia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Nigeria | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 38 |  The Gambia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Sierra Leone | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Senegal | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Laos | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Liberia | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Comoros | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Cameroon | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Ukraine | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Namibia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Kenya | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Kiribati | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Bangladesh | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Eswatini | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Ghana | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Republic of the Congo | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Bhutan | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 55 |  West Bank and Gaza | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Sudan | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Pakistan | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Honduras | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Vanuatu | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Gabon | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Botswana | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 63 |  British Virgin Islands | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Iraq | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Haiti | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Guatemala | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Algeria | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Eritrea | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Gibraltar | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Ireland | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Paraguay | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Uzbekistan | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Malta | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Armenia | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Indonesia | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Cayman Islands | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Bolivia | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Egypt | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Malaysia | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Tajikistan | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 81 |  India | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Cambodia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Timor-Leste | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Turkmenistan | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Australia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Nicaragua | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Cabo Verde | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Maldives | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Iceland | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Seychelles | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Peru | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Mongolia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Luxembourg | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Vietnam | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Panama | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Morocco | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Thailand | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Djibouti | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Philippines | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Iran | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Colombia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 104 |  South Africa | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Sint Maarten | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Portugal | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Spain | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Switzerland | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Fiji | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Israel | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Andorra | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 112 |  New Caledonia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Liechtenstein | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Singapore | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Mexico | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Canada | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Ecuador | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Myanmar | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Libya | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Tunisia | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Faroe Islands | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 122 |  El Salvador | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Lebanon | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Norway | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Belize | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Cyprus | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Brunei | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Suriname | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Netherlands | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Finland | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 134 |  North Korea | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Croatia | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Guam | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Belgium | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Jamaica | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Bahrain | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 140 |  New Zealand | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Denmark | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Brazil | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Austria | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Chile | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Aruba | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Nauru | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Guyana | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Samoa | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 149 |  United States | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Türkiye | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Slovenia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Micronesia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 154 |  China | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Sweden | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 156 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Bahamas | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Venezuela | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Argentina | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 160 |  San Marino | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 161 |  United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Lithuania | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Grenada | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Greece | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Barbados | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 168 |  France | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 169 |  French Polynesia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Greenland | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Curaçao | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Nepal | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 174 |  St. Lucia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Germany | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Dominica | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Kosovo | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Russia | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Italy | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Montenegro | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 182 | Channel Islands | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Uruguay | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Jordan | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Czechia | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Belarus | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Palau | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Isle of Man | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Mauritius | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 192 |  South Korea | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Bermuda | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Poland | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Slovakia | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Romania | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 197 |  Macao | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 198 |  Serbia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Hungary | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 200 |  Cuba | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Hong Kong | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 202 |  Japan | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Tonga | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 204 |  Estonia | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 205 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 206 |  Puerto Rico | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Tuvalu | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 208 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Albania | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 210 |  Kuwait | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Monaco | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 212 |  Latvia | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 213 |  Moldova | -1.3% | 2025 |
| 214 |  Northern Mariana Islands | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 215 |  American Samoa | -2.1% | 2025 |
| 216 |  Marshall Islands | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 217 |  Saint Martin | -4.7% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest urban population growth (%) in 2025?
Burundi ranks #1 with urban population growth (%) of 5.8% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest urban population growth (%)?
Saint Martin ranks last (#217) with -4.7% as of 2025.
What is the global median for urban population growth (%)?
The median value is 1.3% (Fiji, ranked #109 out of 217 countries).
How many countries report data for urban population growth (%)?
217 countries have available data for urban population growth (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does urban population growth (%) belong to?
Urban Population Growth (%) is classified under the "Urban Development" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.