Reported by Yahoo News UK
Return to homepage The world's fastest-growing cities are all in Asia and Africa , with Indian cities topping the list in terms of annual growth, according to a global ranking of urban population growth.
Every city in the top 10 lists for the "Fastest Growing Cities in the World 2026" rankings, published by World Population Review, is either in Asia or Africa.
Ghaziabad, a city next to Delhi , tops the table of annual growth rates at 5.2 per cent, followed by Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat at 4.99 per cent, Kabul in Afghanistan at 4.74 per cent and Lagos in Nigeria at 4.44 per cent.
Delhi itself is growing at 3 per cent a year, and the table also includes capitals like Dhaka at 3.79 per cent, Nairobi at 4 per cent and Kampala in Uganda at 4.03 per cent. Toluca in Mexico is the one city in that group outside Asia and Africa.
The ranking draws on growth rates from the City Mayors Foundation, a research group that studies cities, and on United Nations estimates that cover different periods.
