Urban population growth (annual %) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.
Urban population growth (annual %) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Qatar9.65
2Burundi5.64
3Laos5.53
4Burkina Faso5.50
5Malawi5.40
6Liberia5.30
7Eritrea5.03
8Maldives4.86
9Bhutan4.83
10Yemen4.73
11Tanzania4.62
12Timor-Leste4.61
13Nepal4.54
14Democratic Republic of the Congo4.52
15Uganda4.50
16Cambodia4.49
17Haiti4.47
18Niger4.39
19Mozambique4.36
20Chad4.35
21Ethiopia4.33
22Rwanda4.32
23Belize4.31
24Afghanistan4.23
25Sudan4.22
26Angola4.19
27Vanuatu4.18
28Solomon Islands4.18
29Gambia4.15
30Togo4.10
31Mali4.09
32Benin4.07
33Least developed countries: UN classification4.04
34Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)4.03
35Kenya4.02
36Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)3.82
37Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)3.82
38Madagascar3.80
39Nigeria3.78
40Guinea3.75
41Low income3.71
42Cameroon3.68
43Ivory Coast3.67
44Lesotho3.64
45Ghana3.53
46Somalia3.49
47Namibia3.48
48Guatemala3.40
49Pakistan3.30
50Indonesia3.30
51Jordan3.27
52Sierra Leone3.27
53Senegal3.22
54Bangladesh3.13
55Syria3.08
56Singapore3.02
57Equatorial Guinea2.96
58Malaysia2.96
59Honduras2.95
60Sao Tome and Principe2.94
61Vietnam2.94
62Trinidad and Tobago2.93
63Philippines2.93
64Burma2.92
65Zambia2.86
66Mauritania2.81
67West Bank and Gaza2.79
68Marshall Islands2.76
69Botswana2.75
70Paraguay2.75
71East Asia & Pacific (developing only)2.72
72Panama2.69
73Lower middle income2.64
74Cape Verde2.61
75Comoros2.60
76South Asia2.58
77China2.58
78United Arab Emirates2.58
79Swaziland2.57
80Arab World2.56
81Guinea-Bissau2.48
82Algeria2.48
83Republic of the Congo2.48
84Brunei Darussalam2.46
85Dominican Republic2.44
86Kuwait2.43
87Bolivia2.42
88East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)2.40
89Iraq2.37
90Gabon2.37
91Low & middle income2.36
92Central African Republic2.31
93Middle East & North Africa (developing only)2.28
94India2.28
95Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)2.27
96Australia2.25
97Middle income2.22
98Macau2.22
99Libya2.21
100Turkmenistan2.21
101Djibouti2.20
102Oman2.19
103Papua New Guinea2.17
104Costa Rica2.13
105South Africa2.08
106Iran2.07
107Bahrain2.07
108Ecuador2.06
109Seychelles2.04
110Ireland2.02
111New Caledonia2.01
112American Samoa1.99
113Palau1.97
114Venezuela1.96
115High income: nonOECD1.89
116Northern Mariana Islands1.89
117Turkey1.88
118Egypt1.88
119Iceland1.88
120Colombia1.83
121Nicaragua1.82
122Morocco1.82
123Saudi Arabia1.81
124Netherlands Antilles1.78
125Zimbabwe1.76
126Tajikistan1.76
127Albania1.74
128Kiribati1.71
129Spain1.68
130Israel1.65
131Luxembourg1.64
132Uzbekistan1.63
133Tunisia1.61
134Fiji1.60
135Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)1.58
136Thailand1.57
137Faroe Islands1.57
138Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)1.57
139Kazakhstan1.47
140Barbados1.46
141Andorra1.45
142Brazil1.45
143Tonga1.43
144San Marino1.43
145Bahamas1.43
146Azerbaijan1.43
147Mexico1.40
148Mongolia1.40
149Canada1.40
150St. Lucia1.39
151Upper middle income1.36
152North America1.35
153Switzerland1.35
154Suriname1.34
155Cayman Islands1.34
156United States1.33
157Norway1.32
158Chile1.30
159Cyprus1.28
160Peru1.27
161Kyrgyzstan1.26
162Guam1.25
163New Zealand1.23
164French Polynesia1.21
165Argentina1.20
166Portugal1.17
167Hong Kong1.16
168Aruba1.14
169Netherlands1.05
170Bosnia and Herzegovina1.04
171OECD members1.03
172Dominica1.01
173Italy1
174High income0.99
175El Salvador0.97
176Finland0.94
177St. Kitts and Nevis0.94
178Malta0.94
179High income: OECD0.93
180Jamaica0.91
181Denmark0.89
182St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.89
183Czech Republic0.87
184Sweden0.87
185Antigua and Barbuda0.85
186Lebanon0.85
187Western Samoa0.85
188France0.83
189Puerto Rico0.81
190Macedonia0.80
191Belgium0.80
192Euro area0.78
193United Kingdom0.76
194Austria0.76
195Sri Lanka0.73
196Greece0.72
197European Union0.68
198Mauritius0.65
199Grenada0.64
200Micronesia0.64
201Channel Islands0.63
202Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)0.62
203South Korea0.51
204North Korea0.51
205Europe & Central Asia (developing only)0.47
206Uruguay0.43
207Slovenia0.42
208Hungary0.42
209Croatia0.41
210Belarus0.39
211Slovakia0.38
212Liechtenstein0.37
213Bermuda0.31
214Monaco0.30
215Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.22
216Romania0.19
217Japan0.17
218Guyana0.09
219Armenia0.07
220Cuba0.02
221Bulgaria-0.02
222Estonia-0.05
223Serbia-0.07
224Germany-0.08
225Poland-0.08
226Greenland-0.12
227Russia-0.13
228Montenegro-0.27
229Isle of Man-0.30
230Lithuania-0.34
231Latvia-0.38
232Ukraine-0.45
233Georgia-0.94
234Moldova-1.50
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