Urban population growth (annual %)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.URB.GROW•Percentage•1961 → 2025•217 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1961 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Urban population growth (annual %) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ -0.03%
-0.03% – 0.56%
0.56% – 1.03%
1.03% – 1.55%
1.55% – 2.35%
2.35% – 3.46%
> 3.46%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Urban population growth (annual %)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Urban population growth (annual %)
Countries
217
Median
1.3%
Mean
1.6%
25th pctl
0.4%
75th pctl
2.7%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Urban population growth (annual %)
BurundiChadRwanda
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| QatarQAT | 7.36% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 5.74% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 5.55% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 5% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 4.95% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.85% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4.82% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 4.81% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 4.59% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 4.44% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 4.43% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 4.34% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 4.29% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 4.26% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 4.22% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 4.14% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 4.14% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 4.02% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 4% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 3.94% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3.83% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 3.78% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 3.75% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 3.69% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 3.49% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 3.47% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3.47% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3.46% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 3.38% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 3.35% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 3.34% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 3.32% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.32% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 3.29% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.27% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 3.25% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 3.22% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 3.06% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 3.05% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 3.04% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 3.01% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 2.95% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 2.92% | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 2.92% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 2.92% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 2.85% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 2.79% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 2.73% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.66% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 2.63% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 2.57% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 2.45% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 2.44% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 2.42% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 2.39% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 2.36% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 2.34% | 2025 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 2.22% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 2.18% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 2.17% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 2.13% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1.96% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 1.87% | 2025 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.85% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.81% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.79% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.78% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.77% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 1.76% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.75% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.73% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 1.72% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.69% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.68% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.67% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 1.62% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1.58% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 1.56% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.55% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.55% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 1.52% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.51% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.48% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 1.46% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 1.43% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.43% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 1.39% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1.39% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.35% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 1.34% | 2025 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 1.28% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 1.27% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 1.26% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.24% | 2025 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.24% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 1.24% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.22% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 1.22% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 1.19% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 1.09% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.08% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 1.07% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.07% | 2025 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 1.06% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.03% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.03% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.98% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.97% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 0.96% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.95% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 0.93% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.93% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.93% | 2025 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0.93% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.89% | 2025 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 0.87% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.83% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.82% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 0.79% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.78% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.78% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.77% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 0.76% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.73% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.71% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.69% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.68% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 0.66% | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 0.65% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.64% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.61% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.59% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.59% | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.57% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.54% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.51% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.44% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 0.43% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.42% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 0.42% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.42% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.38% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.37% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0.33% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.32% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.32% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 0.28% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 0.23% | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.23% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.22% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.21% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 0.17% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 0.11% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 0.09% | 2025 | |
| KosovoXKX | 0.09% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.08% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.05% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.01% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | -0% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | -0.03% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | -0.06% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | -0.08% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | -0.09% | 2025 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | -0.1% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | -0.12% | 2025 | |
| BermudaBMU | -0.13% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | -0.15% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -0.15% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | -0.16% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | -0.16% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -0.16% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | -0.22% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | -0.31% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -0.34% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | -0.37% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | -0.39% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | -0.4% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -0.41% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -0.46% | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -0.61% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | -0.65% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | -0.75% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | -0.77% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -1.26% | 2025 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | -1.57% | 2025 | |
| American SamoaASM | -2.12% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | -2.96% | 2025 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | -4.65% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)