FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE WORLD (2010-2025)
CITY |
COUNTRY |
% INCREASE IN URBAN POPULATION |
WORLD RANK |
Ouagadougou |
Burkina Faso |
127.1 |
1 |
Lilongwe |
Malawi |
106.4 |
2 |
Blantyre-Limbe |
Malawi |
106.3 |
3 |
Yamoussoukro |
Cote d’Ivoire |
103.0 |
4 |
Niamey |
Niger |
101.0 |
5 |
Kampala |
Uganda |
99.5 |
6 |
Dar-es-Salaam |
Tanzania |
85.2 |
7 |
Kananga |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
80.3 |
12 |
Kigali |
Rwanda |
79.9 |
13 |
Kisangani |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
79.8 |
14 |
Mombasa |
Kenya |
79.0 |
15 |
Mbuji-Mayi |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
78.6 |
16 |
Lumumbashi |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
77.8 |
17 |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
77.3 |
18 |
Conakry |
Guinea |
75.8 |
19 |
Bamako |
Mali |
74.9 |
20 |
Source: United Nations