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Country ranking · 213 observations

Urban population share by country.

Urban population share by country: compare 213 countries using dated World Bank evidence, with links to country context and an interactive chart. This is a descriptive table, not a judgement of national performance.

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RankCountryUrban populationObservation year
1Bahrain100 % of population2025
2Bermuda100 % of population2025
3Cayman Islands100 % of population2025
4Gibraltar100 % of population2025
5Hong Kong100 % of population2025
6Kuwait100 % of population2025
7Macau100 % of population2025
8Nauru100 % of population2025
9Singapore100 % of population2025
10Sint Maarten100 % of population2025
11Qatar99.4 % of population2025
12Netherlands95.9 % of population2025
13Malta95.7 % of population2025
14Uruguay95.7 % of population2025
15U.S. Virgin Islands95.4 % of population2025
16Luxembourg94.9 % of population2025
17Turks and Caicos Islands94.4 % of population2025
18Puerto Rico94.3 % of population2025
19Guam94.2 % of population2025
20Iceland94.2 % of population2025
21Jordan93.2 % of population2025
22Argentina92.4 % of population2025
23Japan92.3 % of population2025
24Northern Mariana Islands92.2 % of population2025
25Gabon92.1 % of population2025
26Israel91.6 % of population2025
27Curaçao91.5 % of population2025
28Lebanon91 % of population2025
29Turkey89.5 % of population2025
30Venezuela89.3 % of population2025
31Chile89.2 % of population2025
32Sweden89.1 % of population2025
33Andorra88.9 % of population2025
34Denmark88.8 % of population2025
35Greenland88.6 % of population2025
36Brazil88.2 % of population2025
37Libya87.9 % of population2025
38Australia87.7 % of population2025
39Belgium87.7 % of population2025
40Palestinian Territory87.4 % of population2025
41United Arab Emirates86 % of population2025
42Switzerland85.7 % of population2025
43Peru85.6 % of population2025
44Saudi Arabia84.6 % of population2025
45New Zealand84 % of population2025
46Norway83.6 % of population2025
47United Kingdom83.3 % of population2025
48Canada82.9 % of population2025
49Germany82.1 % of population2025
50Bahamas81.3 % of population2025
51South Korea81.2 % of population2025
52Spain80.5 % of population2025
53American Samoa80.5 % of population2025
54United States80.2 % of population2025
55Mexico80 % of population2025
56Costa Rica79.7 % of population2025
57Belarus79.5 % of population2025
58Oman79.5 % of population2025
59Palau79.3 % of population2025
60Greece79.2 % of population2025
61Marshall Islands79.1 % of population2025
62France78.8 % of population2025
63Colombia78.8 % of population2025
64Cape Verde77.6 % of population2025
65Malaysia77.4 % of population2025
66Iran77.4 % of population2025
67Cuba77.2 % of population2025
68Algeria75.8 % of population2025
69El Salvador75.5 % of population2025
70Russia75.3 % of population2025
71Brunei75 % of population2025
72Finland74.5 % of population2025
73Bulgaria74.2 % of population2025
74Dominica74 % of population2025
75Djibouti73 % of population2025
76Czech Republic72.9 % of population2025
77Dominican Republic72.5 % of population2025
78Syria72.1 % of population2025
79Equatorial Guinea71.6 % of population2025
80Bolivia71.6 % of population2025
81Angola71.5 % of population2025
82Mongolia71.1 % of population2025
83Estonia70.7 % of population2025
84Tunisia70.7 % of population2025
85Hungary70.7 % of population2025
86Paraguay70.4 % of population2025
87Iraq69.9 % of population2025
88Austria69.7 % of population2025
89Italy69.7 % of population2025
90Ukraine69.6 % of population2025
91São Tomé and Principe69.2 % of population2025
92Lithuania69.1 % of population2025
93Latvia68.6 % of population2025
94New Caledonia68.2 % of population2025
95Botswana68 % of population2025
96Nepal67 % of population2025
97Cyprus66.7 % of population2025
98China66.3 % of population2025
99Panama66.2 % of population2025
100Armenia65.9 % of population2025
101Suriname65.8 % of population2025
102Montenegro65.6 % of population2025
103Tuvalu65.4 % of population2025
104Gambia65 % of population2025
105Ireland64.6 % of population2025
106North Korea64.2 % of population2025
107Republic of the Congo64.1 % of population2025
108South Africa63.8 % of population2025
109Nigeria63.8 % of population2025
110Ecuador63.4 % of population2025
111Kiribati63.4 % of population2025
112Morocco63.1 % of population2025
113North Macedonia62.9 % of population2025
114Thailand62.8 % of population2025
115Serbia62.6 % of population2025
116Kazakhstan62.4 % of population2025
117French Polynesia61.8 % of population2025
118Aruba61.7 % of population2025
119Portugal61.5 % of population2025
120Mauritania61.5 % of population2025
121Georgia61.2 % of population2025
122Poland60.1 % of population2025
123Barbados59.7 % of population2025
124Fiji59.5 % of population2025
125Nicaragua59.4 % of population2025
126Jamaica59.4 % of population2025
127Indonesia59.4 % of population2025
128Honduras59.3 % of population2025
129Ghana58.9 % of population2025
130Albania58.9 % of population2025
131Azerbaijan58.6 % of population2025
132Croatia57.8 % of population2025
133British Virgin Islands57.4 % of population2025
134Guatemala56.3 % of population2025
135Liberia56.1 % of population2025
136Slovenia56 % of population2025
137Philippines55.8 % of population2025
138Senegal55.8 % of population2025
139Cameroon55.7 % of population2025
140Haiti55.6 % of population2025
141Paracel Islands (disputed)55.4 % of population2025
142Somalia55.1 % of population2025
143Côte d'Ivoire54.5 % of population2025
144Trinidad and Tobago54 % of population2025
145Benin53.4 % of population2025
146Slovakia53.2 % of population2025
147Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7 % of population2025
148Romania52.2 % of population2025
149Isle of Man52.1 % of population2025
150Uzbekistan51 % of population2025
151Namibia50.9 % of population2025
152Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48 % of population2025
153Turkmenistan47.1 % of population2025
154Guinea-Bissau46.7 % of population2025
155Sierra Leone45.9 % of population2025
156Zambia45.9 % of population2025
157Seychelles45.5 % of population2025
158Democratic Republic of the Congo45.1 % of population2025
159Lesotho44.7 % of population2025
160Central African Republic44.6 % of population2025
161Togo44.4 % of population2025
162Moldova43.7 % of population2025
163Bhutan43.4 % of population2025
164Egypt42.9 % of population2025
165Maldives42.5 % of population2025
166Belize41.6 % of population2025
167Cambodia41.1 % of population2025
168Zimbabwe40.5 % of population2025
169Laos40.3 % of population2025
170Faroe Islands39.6 % of population2025
171Pakistan39.5 % of population2025
172Mauritius39 % of population2025
173Vietnam38.8 % of population2025
174Guinea38.5 % of population2025
175Mozambique37.2 % of population2025
176Yemen37 % of population2025
177Tanzania36.9 % of population2025
178Grenada36.7 % of population2025
179India35.7 % of population2025
180Sudan34.9 % of population2025
181Kyrgyzstan34.7 % of population2025
182Eritrea34.5 % of population2025
183Comoros33.9 % of population2025
184Bangladesh33.2 % of population2025
185Madagascar32.9 % of population2025
186Mali32.2 % of population2025
187Kenya32.2 % of population2025
188Uganda31.9 % of population2025
189Saint Kitts and Nevis31.9 % of population2025
190Solomon Islands31.3 % of population2025
191Rwanda30.9 % of population2025
192Myanmar30.6 % of population2025
193Saint Lucia29.1 % of population2025
194Burkina Faso28.9 % of population2025
195Timor-Leste28.8 % of population2025
196Chad27.6 % of population2025
197Eswatini26.7 % of population2025
198Guyana26.5 % of population2025
199Tajikistan26.2 % of population2025
200Afghanistan25.9 % of population2025
201Burundi25.7 % of population2025
202Antigua and Barbuda24.3 % of population2025
203Ethiopia24.1 % of population2025
204Micronesia22.5 % of population2025
205Vanuatu22.3 % of population2025
206South Sudan21.7 % of population2025
207Tonga21.2 % of population2025
208Sri Lanka20.5 % of population2025
209Niger18.4 % of population2025
210Malawi17.6 % of population2025
211Samoa17.5 % of population2025
212Papua New Guinea15.8 % of population2025
213Liechtenstein14.6 % of population2025

Source: World Bank. Observation years vary by country and remain visible above.

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For 99 displayed country records carrying the same observation label (2025), Urban population ranges from 66.2 to 100 % of population. This comparison retains the source period label and unit; it is not a global total or an average of national rates.

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