Urban area long term, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
202
Highest
6.89 % change on previous year
Tanzania
Lowest
-4.08 % change on previous year
American Samoa
Median
1.73 % change on previous year
Years covered
75
1951–2025
Data points
15,150
What the numbers show
Urban area long term, annual growth rate is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 6.89 % change on previous year in Tanzania; the lowest is -4.08 % change on previous year in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.73 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.89 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 1,255.9%), and the largest decrease in United States Virgin Islands (down 3,272.0%).
Urban area long term, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 5.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 3 | Eritrea | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 483.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 4.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 4.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Liberia | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | Comoros | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Bhutan | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 26 | Nigeria | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 27 | Mauritania | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Eswatini | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 36 | Pakistan | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Nepal | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 39 | India | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 42 | Somalia | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 45 | Laos | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 129.0% | falling |
| 51 | Lesotho | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Gambia | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 55 | Montserrat | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Syria | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Tonga | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 63 | French Guiana | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 65 | Paraguay | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 68 | Brunei | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 69 | Vietnam | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Togo | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 71 | Botswana | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 74 | Malaysia | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 75 | Honduras | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Grenada | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 80 | Portugal | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Samoa | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Qatar | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Australia | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 90 | China | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 854.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Algeria | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 94 | Djibouti | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 106 | South Africa | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 107 | Jordan | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 110 | Mexico | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 111 | Morocco | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Guyana | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 115 | Iran | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 117 | Canada | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 120 | Colombia | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 121 | Slovenia | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 123 | Tunisia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 124 | Turkey | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 125 | Venezuela | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 126 | United States | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 129 | Cyprus | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Norway | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Brazil | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.1% | flat |
| 134 | Libya | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Chile | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 137 | Israel | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Italy | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 140 | North Korea | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Dominica | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Lebanon | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Czechia | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Switzerland | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Jamaica | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Reunion | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Peru | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 149 | Argentina | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 150 | Western Sahara | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Russia | 0.9546 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Denmark | 0.9309 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 156 | Greece | 0.9159 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 157 | El Salvador | 0.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 158 | France | 0.8543 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.8464 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 160 | New Zealand | 0.8435 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Austria | 0.8001 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 162 | Finland | 0.7742 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Greenland | 0.763 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | 0.7138 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,255.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Netherlands | 0.7032 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 166 | Poland | 0.6994 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Spain | 0.6835 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Andorra | 0.6811 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Georgia | 0.672 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.6708 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Martinique | 0.6436 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 0.6404 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Germany | 0.6197 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 174 | South Korea | 0.5707 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Romania | 0.562 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Anguilla | 0.5389 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Belgium | 0.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 178 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0.516 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Japan | 0.5127 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 0.494 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Hungary | 0.4839 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.482 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 183 | Hong Kong | 0.3837 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Ukraine | 0.3498 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Moldova | 0.3338 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Malta | 0.3306 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Belarus | 0.3186 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Taiwan | 0.2922 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Lithuania | 0.2571 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Estonia | 0.2565 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Falkland Islands | 0.2518 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.2026 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Cuba | 0.1898 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Mayotte | 0.1573 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 195 | Bulgaria | 0.0925 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Puerto Rico | -0.091 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.3% | volatile |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,272.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Fiji | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.5% | falling |
| 202 | American Samoa | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 613.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.