WORLD CITIES REPORT 2020 Statistical Annex General Disclaimer: The designations employed and presentation of the data in the Statistical Annex do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsover on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Table A.1: Urban Population Size and Rate of Change Urban Population at Mid-Year by Country, Average Annual Rate Percentage of Population at Mid-Year Average Annual Rate of 2015-2030 (thousands) of Change of the Urban Residing in Urban Country and Area, Change of the Percentage Population by Country, 2015-2030 Urban by Country, 2015- 2015-2030 (per cent) 2030 (per cent) 2015- 2020- 2025- 2015- 2020- 2025- Region, subregion, country or area 2015 2020 2025 2030 2020 2025 2030 2015 2020 2025 2030 2020 2025 2030 WORLD 3,981,498 4,378,994 4,774,646 5,167,258 1.90 1.73 1.58 53.9 56.2 58.3 60.4 0.82 0.75 0.71 More developed regions 979,089 1,003,640 1,027,097 1,049,699 0.50 0.46 0.44 78.1 79.1 80.2 81.4 0.24 0.27 0.30 Less developed regions 3,002,409 3,375,354 3,747,549 4,117,558 2.34 2.09 1.88 49.0 51.7 54.3 56.7 1.09 0.97 0.88 Least developed countries 305,951 372,038 449,498 538,529 3.91 3.78 3.61 32.0 34.6 37.4 40.4 1.60 1.56 1.50 Less developed regions, excluding least 2,696,458 3,003,315 3,298,051 3,579,029 2.16 1.87 1.64 52.1 55.1 57.8 60.4 1.10 0.97 0.87 developed countries Less developed regions, excluding China 2,201,145 2,473,276 2,763,104 3,071,076 2.33 2.22 2.11 46.8 48.8 50.9 53.1 0.82 0.83 0.85 High-income countries 955,213 988,586 1,019,399 1,048,879 0.69 0.61 0.57 80.9 81.9 82.8 83.9 0.22 0.24 0.26 Middle-income countries 2,825,252 3,144,887 3,456,425 3,756,587 2.14 1.89 1.67 50.8 53.7 56.5 59.0 1.11 0.99 0.90 Upper-middle-income countries 1,659,611 1,821,036 1,957,223 2,068,825 1.86 1.44 1.11 64.1 68.2 71.7 74.8 1.23 1.01 0.82 Lower-middle-income countries 1,165,641 1,323,851 1,499,202 1,687,762 2.55 2.49 2.37 39.2 41.6 44.2 47.0 1.16 1.20 1.22 Low-income countries 198,536 242,877 296,030 358,848 4.03 3.96 3.85 30.9 33.2 35.7 38.3 1.40 1.44 1.45 Sub-Saharan Africa 375,827 458,670 555,123 666,165 3.98 3.82 3.65 38.8 41.4 44.2 47.0 1.33 1.28 1.22 AFRICA 491,531 587,738 698,149 824,014 3.58 3.44 3.32 41.2 43.5 45.9 48.4 1.09 1.08 1.06 Eastern Africa 106,096 132,520 164,482 202,579 4.45 4.32 4.17 26.6 29.0 31.6 34.5 1.74 1.75 1.74 Burundi 1,232 1,637 2,147 2,780 5.68 5.43 5.17 12.1 13.7 15.5 17.6 2.53 2.51 2.48 Comoros 221 255 296 345 2.87 2.97 3.06 28.5 29.4 30.7 32.5 0.63 0.89 1.14 Djibouti 718 781 844 906 1.67 1.56 1.42 77.4 78.1 78.9 80.0 0.17 0.22 0.26 Eritrea 1,852 2,246 2,699 3,210 3.86 3.67 3.47 38.2 41.3 44.6 47.8 1.58 1.50 1.40 Ethiopia 19,403 24,463 30,487 37,496 4.63 4.40 4.14 19.4 21.7 24.2 26.9 2.21 2.16 2.11 Kenya 12,120 14,975 18,372 22,383 4.23 4.09 3.95 25.7 28.0 30.6 33.4 1.74 1.77 1.78 Madagascar 8,529 10,670 13,200 16,102 4.48 4.26 3.97 35.2 38.5 41.9 45.2 1.81 1.68 1.53 Malawi 2,867 3,535 4,407 5,551 4.19 4.41 4.62 16.3 17.4 18.9 20.9 1.32 1.66 1.96 Mauritius 516 519 527 539 0.11 0.28 0.45 41.0 40.8 41.0 41.9 - 0.12 0.14 0.39 Mayotte 113 125 139 157 2.05 2.19 2.41 47.0 45.8 45.3 45.7 - 0.53 - 0.18 0.18 Mozambique 9,636 11,978 14,811 18,195 4.35 4.24 4.12 34.4 37.1 39.9 42.9 1.50 1.47 1.44 Réunion 858 893 927 956 0.82 0.73 0.62 99.3 99.7 99.8 99.9 0.06 0.03 0.01 Rwanda 1,977 2,281 2,660 3,144 2.86 3.07 3.34 17.0 17.4 18.3 19.6 0.50 0.96 1.40 Seychelles 52 55 58 61 1.26 0.99 0.81 55.4 57.5 59.7 61.7 0.76 0.72 0.69 Somalia 6,015 7,431 9,169 11,229 4.23 4.20 4.05 43.2 46.1 49.1 52.1 1.30 1.25 1.20 South Sudan 2,240 2,749 3,378 4,164 4.10 4.12 4.18 18.9 20.2 21.9 24.1 1.38 1.66 1.90 Uganda 8,856 11,775 15,431 19,914 5.70 5.41 5.10 22.1 25.0 28.0 31.2 2.47 2.31 2.15 United Republic of Tanzania 17,035 22,113 28,245 35,529 5.22 4.89 4.59 31.6 35.2 38.9 42.4 2.16 1.96 1.76 Zambia 6,747 8,336 10,257 12,549 4.23 4.15 4.03 41.9 44.6 47.5 50.5 1.26 1.25 1.22 Zimbabwe 5,109 5,700 6,430 7,370 2.19 2.41 2.73 32.4 32.2 32.9 34.2 - 0.09 0.38 0.83 Middle Africa 73,632 90,619 110,579 133,728 4.15 3.98 3.80 47.9 50.6 53.4 56.2 1.11 1.07 1.03 Angola 17,676 21,937 26,848 32,437 4.32 4.04 3.78 63.4 66.8 69.9 72.5 1.04 0.89 0.75 Cameroon 12,463 14,942 17,740 20,857 3.63 3.43 3.24 54.6 57.6 60.5 63.2 1.06 0.98 0.90 305 Statistical Annex Table A.1: Continued Urban Population at Mid-Year by Country, Average Annual Rate Percentage of Population at Mid-Year Average Annual Rate of 2015-2030 (thousands) of Change of the Urban Residing in Urban Country and Area, Change of the Percentage Population by Country, 2015-2030 Urban by Country, 2015- 2015-2030 (per cent) 2030 (per cent) 2015- 2020- 2025- 2015- 2020- 2025- Region, subregion, country or area 2015 2020 2025 2030 2020 2025 2030 2015 2020 2025 2030 2020 2025 2030 Central African Republic 1,831 2,077 2,452 2,918 2.52 3.32 3.48 40.3 42.2 44.7 47.6 0.93 1.14 1.29 Chad 3,154 3,830 4,701 5,819 3.88 4.10 4.27 22.5 23.5 25.0 27.1 0.87 1.25 1.60 Congo 3,274 3,857 4,524 5,290 3.28 3.19 3.13 65.5 67.8 70.1 72.3 0.69 0.65 0.62 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32,567 40,848 50,723 62,343 4.53 4.33 4.13 42.7 45.6 48.7 51.8 1.31 1.29 1.23 Equatorial Guinea 830 1,028 1,232 1,445 4.28 3.62 3.18 70.6 73.1 75.3 77.2 0.69 0.59 0.50 Gabon 1,701 1,938 2,171 2,403 2.61 2.27 2.03 88.1 90.1 91.6 92.7 0.44 0.33 0.24 Sao Tome and Principe 137 162 188 215 3.33 2.96 2.67 70.2 74.4 77.6 80.0 1.16 0.85 0.62 Northern Africa 115,705 129,068 143,026 157,849 2.19 2.05 1.97 51.4 52.5 53.8 55.3 0.41 0.49 0.58 Algeria 28,248 31,951 35,292 38,232 2.46 1.99 1.60 70.8 73.7 76.2 78.3 0.80 0.66 0.54 Egypt 40,123 44,041 48,427 53,613 1.86 1.90 2.03 42.8 42.8 43.4 44.8 - 0.00 0.31 0.60 Libya 4,942 5,376 5,780 6,140 1.68 1.45 1.21 79.3 80.7 82.2 83.6 0.36 0.37 0.34 Morocco 21,164 23,552 25,869 28,069 2.14 1.88 1.63 60.8 63.5 66.2 68.7 0.88 0.81 0.75 Sudan 13,099 15,349 18,220 21,775 3.17 3.43 3.56 33.9 35.3 37.2 39.7 0.79 1.07 1.31 Tunisia 7,672 8,281 8,854 9,372 1.53 1.34 1.14 68.1 69.6 71.2 73.0 0.44 0.47 0.49 Western Sahara 455 519 583 647 2.61 2.34 2.08 86.5 86.8 87.3 87.8 0.07 0.10 0.13 Southern Africa 39,358 43,688 47,900 51,909 2.09 1.84 1.61 62.1 64.6 67.1 69.4 0.81 0.75 0.68 Botswana 1,484 1,712 1,937 2,151 2.87 2.47 2.10 67.2 70.9 74.1 76.8 1.08 0.89 0.72 Lesotho 585 674 774 887 2.83 2.77 2.71 26.9 29.0 31.4 34.0 1.52 1.56 1.60 Namibia 1,138 1,403 1,684 1,972 4.20 3.64 3.16 46.9 52.0 56.7 60.8 2.08 1.71 1.39 South Africa 35,844 39,551 43,113 46,457 1.97 1.72 1.49 64.8 67.4 69.8 72.1 0.76 0.71 0.65 Swaziland 307 348 393 442 2.48 2.42 2.38 23.3 24.2 25.2 26.5 0.73 0.87 1.00 Western Africa 156,740 191,842 232,162 277,949 4.04 3.82 3.60 44.5 47.7 50.7 53.6 1.39 1.25 1.11 Benin 4,833 5,869 7,076 8,461 3.89 3.74 3.57 45.7 48.4 51.2 54.1 1.16 1.13 1.10 Burkina Faso 4,986 6,398 8,113 10,163 4.99 4.75 4.51 27.5 30.6 33.8 37.1 2.12 1.99 1.86 Cabo Verde 343 378 414 450 1.97 1.83 1.65 64.3 66.7 68.8 70.9 0.72 0.64 0.58 Côte d’Ivoire 11,426 13,532 16,022 18,912 3.38 3.38 3.32 49.4 51.7 54.1 56.7 0.89 0.92 0.93 Gambia 1,171 1,435 1,731 2,055 4.07 3.75 3.43 59.2 62.6 65.7 68.5 1.10 0.97 0.84 Ghana 14,918 17,626 20,539 23,641 3.34 3.06 2.81 54.1 57.3 60.5 63.4 1.17 1.06 0.95 Guinea 4,249 5,071 6,083 7,300 3.54 3.64 3.65 35.1 36.9 39.0 41.4 0.96 1.10 1.22 Guinea-Bissau 746 884 1,038 1,209 3.41 3.22 3.03 42.1 44.2 46.3 48.5 0.96 0.94 0.91 Liberia 2,242 2,659 3,150 3,722 3.41 3.39 3.33 49.8 52.1 54.6 57.3 0.89 0.94 0.97 Mali 6,986 8,907 11,191 13,850 4.86 4.57 4.26 40.0 43.9 47.7 51.2 1.87 1.64 1.42 Mauritania 2,137 2,647 3,207 3,808 4.28 3.84 3.44 51.1 55.3 59.2 62.7 1.59 1.35 1.14 Niger 3,233 4,003 5,068 6,542 4.27 4.72 5.11 16.2 16.6 17.4 18.7 0.46 0.94 1.40 Nigeria 86,673 107,113 130,312 156,300 4.23 3.92 3.64 47.8 52.0 55.8 59.2 1.65 1.41 1.19 Saint Helena 2 2 2 2 0.73 0.98 1.12 39.5 40.1 41.1 42.7 0.27 0.52 0.75 Senegal 6,869 8,277 9,904 11,778 3.73 3.59 3.47 45.9 48.1 50.6 53.2 0.96 1.00 1.02 Sierra Leone 2,955 3,454 4,017 4,651 3.12 3.02 2.93 40.8 42.9 45.3 47.8 1.00 1.06 1.11 Togo 2,974 3,588 4,296 5,106 3.76 3.60 3.46 40.1 42.8 45.6 48.6 1.30 1.29 1.26 ASIA 2,119,873 2,361,464 2,589,655 2,802,262 2.16 1.84 1.58 48.0 51.1 54.0 56.7 1.26 1.10 0.98 Eastern Asia 977,010 1,078,435 1,160,857 1,222,479 1.98 1.47 1.03 59.8 64.8 69.2 72.8 1.63 1.31 1.02 China 775,353 875,076 956,554 1,017,847 2.42 1.78 1.24 55.5 61.4 66.5 70.6 2.03 1.58 1.21 China, Hong Kong SAR 7,246 7,548 7,769 7,987 0.82 0.58 0.56 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 China, Macao SAR 601 652 701 746 1.63 1.46 1.23 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 China, Taiwan Province of China 18,064 18,802 19,421 19,902 0.80 0.65 0.49 76.9 78.9 80.8 82.4 0.52 0.46 0.40 Dem.