Long term urban population region, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
2.77 % change on previous year
Burundi
Lowest
-0.213 % change on previous year
Israel
Median
0.6533 % change on previous year
Years covered
75
1951–2025
Data points
15,150
What the numbers show
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 2.77 % change on previous year in Burundi; the lowest is -0.213 % change on previous year in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6533 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.8184 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Western Sahara (up 4,081.1%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 82.5%).
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Montserrat | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Nepal | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 13 | Rwanda | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Eswatini | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Eritrea | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Cambodia | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Tonga | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Guyana | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Chad | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 25 | East Timor | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Tanzania | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bhutan | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Laos | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 40 | Grenada | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 42 | Mali | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 43 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Pakistan | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Barbados | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 54 | Somalia | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Benin | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritius | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 64 | China | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Faroe Islands | 0.9961 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Liberia | 0.9904 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 706.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Haiti | 0.988 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9232 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Nigeria | 0.9189 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 0.9097 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Samoa | 0.909 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Belize | 0.9033 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Fiji | 0.8981 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Guatemala | 0.8976 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0.8966 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0.8964 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8952 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.8552 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.8526 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 0.8433 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.8361 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.8013 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Aruba | 0.742 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 0.7346 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 0.7313 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 0.7246 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovakia | 0.7153 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 0.715 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0.714 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Syria | 0.7092 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7076 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Croatia | 0.7049 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 0.697 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 0.6797 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 0.665 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 0.655 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Romania | 0.6533 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Portugal | 0.652 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 103 | North Korea | 0.6459 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 0.6429 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Greece | 0.6387 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Paraguay | 0.6381 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 107 | Ireland | 0.6346 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.6343 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Congo | 0.6293 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 0.5731 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 0.5696 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 0.568 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Iraq | 0.5479 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 279.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | 0.5145 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 0.4988 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Japan | 0.4824 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0.4823 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 119 | Bolivia | 0.4748 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 0.4647 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | 0.4606 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 0.4574 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Tunisia | 0.4391 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 124 | Malaysia | 0.4279 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 125 | Ukraine | 0.4274 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Iran | 0.4269 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Austria | 0.4248 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Russia | 0.4233 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Oman | 0.4209 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 309.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 0.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 0.419 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | 0.4178 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Czechia | 0.414 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Italy | 0.4139 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 0.4137 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Germany | 0.4125 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 0.4075 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Panama | 0.407 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.4052 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Colombia | 0.405 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 0.3891 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 0.3889 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Brunei | 0.3715 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Turkey | 0.3713 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Spain | 0.3543 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 0.3522 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Peru | 0.3469 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 148 | French Guiana | 0.3469 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Mexico | 0.3437 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Jordan | 0.3416 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Canada | 0.3218 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Norway | 0.3181 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2811 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 154 | United States | 0.2807 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.2766 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 156 | South Korea | 0.2764 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2468 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Western Sahara | 0.2393 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,081.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Philippines | 0.2289 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Sweden | 0.2178 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Greenland | 0.2147 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahamas | 0.2103 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Finland | 0.2095 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Chile | 0.2044 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 165 | France | 0.2016 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0.198 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 167 | New Zealand | 0.1789 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Brazil | 0.1691 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Australia | 0.1553 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Venezuela | 0.155 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Denmark | 0.1488 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Lebanon | 0.1453 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | 0.1437 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Argentina | 0.1409 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.1121 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1005 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Uruguay | 0.0935 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 178 | American Samoa | 0.0837 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0809 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 0.0754 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Malta | 0.0697 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Reunion | 0.0695 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Bahrain | 0.0694 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0535 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Belgium | 0.0245 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 0.0119 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Djibouti | 0.0001 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | United Kingdom | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Falkland Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Israel | -0.213 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Long term urban population region Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.