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Ranked: The World’s Fastest Growing Cities
By 2025, the world’s population will reach over 8.1 billion people.
Most of that population growth will be concentrated in cities across Africa and Asia. To help paint a detailed picture, this map uses data from the United Nations to rank the top 20 fastest growing cities in the world in terms of average annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025.
Full Speed Ahead
The majority of the world’s fastest growing cities are located in Africa—in fact, 17 of the 20 are located on the continent, with four of the 20 cities being located in Nigeria specifically.
Population growth is booming across the entire continent, as many countries retain high birth rates. According to the World Bank, the 2019 fertility rate (births per woman) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.6, compared to the global fertility rate of 2.4.
| City | Country | Continent | Annual Growth (2020-2025p) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagwalada |  Nigeria | Africa | 6.46% |
| Kabinda |  Democratic Republic of Congo | Africa | 6.37% |
| Rupganj |  Bangladesh | Asia | 6.36% |
| Lokoja | Nigeria | Africa | 5.93% |
| Uige |  Angola | Africa | 5.92% |
| Bujumbura |  Burundi | Africa | (Read more...) |