Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban and rural population 2050. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
234
Highest
2.15 % change on previous year
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Holy See
Median
-1.03 % change on previous year
Years covered
100
1951–2050
Data points
22,513
What the numbers show
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 2.15 % change on previous year in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Holy See.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.03 % change on previous year, and the mean is -7.8 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 3,152.1%), and the largest decrease in India (down 11,619.9%).
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Cameroon | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Yemen | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Senegal | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 9 | American Samoa | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 11 | Gabon | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 1,102.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Gambia | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 325.8% | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Mozambique | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 0.8749 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritania | 0.8005 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 1,034.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0.7801 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 21 | Botswana | 0.7791 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Mongolia | 0.7782 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Jordan | 0.7659 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 0.7585 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Mali | 0.717 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kiribati | 0.7128 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Djibouti | 0.696 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 0.6941 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 0.6736 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Tokelau | 0.6321 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 0.5817 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5774 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 0.5755 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 3,152.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 0.5637 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 35 | Samoa | 0.5509 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0.5337 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Western Sahara | 0.4967 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 1,022.7% | volatile |
| 38 | South Sudan | 0.4787 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4759 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 40 | Jersey | 0.464 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 0.4634 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.4098 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Eritrea | 0.3999 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0.3709 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 0.312 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.266 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 0.2635 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 0.2495 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.2412 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 0.2181 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 0.2169 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Guyana | 0.2155 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 0.167 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Madagascar | 0.153 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1389 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 361.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 0.1183 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 87.6% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 0.0962 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bhutan | 0.0644 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 249.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 0.0637 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 0.0466 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 0.0333 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 0.0083 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 0.0077 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Sint Maarten | 0 % change on previous year | 2050 | — | rising |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | -0.0209 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | -0.0228 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 104.2% | falling |
| 67 | Haiti | -0.028 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | -0.0396 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Comoros | -0.0435 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 108.2% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | -0.0551 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | -0.0595 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | -0.1094 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | -0.1246 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Isle of Man | -0.1425 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 424.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Türkiye | -0.1546 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -0.187 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 591.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | -0.2343 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | -0.2367 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 79 | India | -0.2494 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 11,619.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | -0.2798 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | -0.2884 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.3378 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 3,028.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3478 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 218.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | -0.3593 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | -0.3888 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Tonga | -0.4068 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 599.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | -0.4099 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.4805 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Viet Nam | -0.4983 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.5174 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Cyprus | -0.5221 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 2,550.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | -0.5458 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Rwanda | -0.5502 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 442.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Seychelles | -0.553 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Aruba | -0.5592 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Estonia | -0.5636 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Montserrat | -0.5655 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Andorra | -0.5815 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | -0.5901 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | -0.5911 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | -0.5966 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 301.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Chad | -0.608 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 206.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Sweden | -0.7238 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Italy | -0.7397 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.7422 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovakia | -0.7735 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Vanuatu | -0.7815 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 181.8% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7855 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Liberia | -0.7859 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 608.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | -0.7973 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Montenegro | -0.7975 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 112 | South Africa | -0.7997 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 269.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | -0.8797 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Myanmar | -0.8844 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 122.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Germany | -0.8968 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 276.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Niue | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Taiwan, China | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Albania | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Armenia | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 602.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Faroe Islands | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Ghana | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 205.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Canada | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Lesotho | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Algeria | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Nicaragua | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 407.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 678.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Fiji | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 2,390.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 2,370.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 665.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Romania | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritius | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 136 | French Polynesia | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 116.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Thailand | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Ireland | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 610.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 688.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Russian Federation | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Hungary | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Ukraine | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Congo | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 1,372.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Kenya | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 397.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 138.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Panama | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 139.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 154 | United States Virgin Islands | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Denmark | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Austria | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Suriname | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 261.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Greenland | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2050 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Morocco | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 160 | United States of America | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 121.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Bangladesh | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Cook Islands | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Belarus | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 166 | Czechia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | -3.14 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Palestine, State of | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 135.3% | volatile |
| 169 | North Macedonia | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Nigeria | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Greece | -3.38 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Libya | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 360.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Poland | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Latvia | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 177 | France | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 1,149.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Iraq | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 555.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Northern Mariana Islands | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Croatia | -3.79 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Barbados | -4.04 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Mexico | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Serbia | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Benin | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 221.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Tunisia | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Norway | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Indonesia | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Cuba | -4.39 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Portugal | -4.39 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Ecuador | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Uruguay | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Jamaica | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | -4.92 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Spain | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Iceland | -5.08 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Japan | -5.09 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Chile | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Colombia | -5.66 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Malaysia | -5.88 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Cape Verde | -6.15 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 203 | French Guiana | -6.19 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 598.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei Darussalam | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Tuvalu | -6.62 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Israel | -7.23 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Curaçao | -7.88 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Sao Tome and Principe | -8.57 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 304.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Guam | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 161.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Angola | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 242.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Palau | -9.22 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 176.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Dominican Republic | -9.52 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 213 | British Virgin Islands | -9.98 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 214 | China | -12.97 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 176.0% | volatile |
| 215 | New Zealand | -14.71 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 349.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Oman | -21.98 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 542.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Puerto Rico | -30.47 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 315.9% | volatile |
| 218 | San Marino | -35.35 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 444.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Mayotte | -42.27 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 1,450.4% | volatile |
| 220 | Réunion | -43.68 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 832.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Martinique | -46.17 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 535.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Guadeloupe | -61.69 % change on previous year | 2050 | down 911.8% | volatile |
| 223 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 2037 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Bermuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2046 | — | volatile |
| 223 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2045 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Gibraltar | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Hong Kong, China | -100 % change on previous year | 2044 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2043 | — | volatile |
| 223 | Macau, China | -100 % change on previous year | 2047 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Saint Martin (French part) | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Naoero | -100 % change on previous year | 2049 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 2028 | — | rising |
| 223 | Anguilla | -100 % change on previous year | 2033 | unchanged | rising |
| 223 | Holy See | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- (UN M49) -0.1218 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban and rural population 2050. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban and rural population 2050 Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban and rural population 2050. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.