Percent urban population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent urban population, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 196 countries was 62.08 percent. The highest value was in Bahrain: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Liechtenstein: 14.63 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Percent urban population, 2025 Global rank Available data
Bahrain 100 1 1960 - 2025
Bermuda 100 2 1960 - 2025
Gibraltar 100 3 1960 - 2025
Hong Kong 100 4 1960 - 2025
Kuwait 100 5 1960 - 2025
Macao 100 6 1960 - 2025
Monaco 100 7 1960 - 2025
Singapore 100 8 1960 - 2025
Qatar 99.36 9 1960 - 2025
San Marino 97.19 10 1960 - 2025
Netherlands 95.94 11 1960 - 2025
Malta 95.68 12 1960 - 2025
Uruguay 95.65 13 1960 - 2025
Luxembourg 94.88 14 1960 - 2025
Puerto Rico 94.34 15 1960 - 2025
Iceland 94.22 16 1960 - 2025
Jordan 93.21 17 1960 - 2025
Argentina 92.35 18 1960 - 2025
Japan 92.3 19 1960 - 2025
Gabon 92.09 20 1960 - 2025
Israel 91.58 21 1960 - 2025
Lebanon 90.96 22 1960 - 2025
Turkey 89.49 23 1960 - 2025
Venezuela 89.32 24 1960 - 2025
Chile 89.18 25 1960 - 2025
Sweden 89.08 26 1960 - 2025
Andorra 88.95 27 1960 - 2025
Denmark 88.85 28 1960 - 2025
Brazil 88.18 29 1960 - 2025
Libya 87.91 30 1960 - 2025
Australia 87.72 31 1960 - 2025
Belgium 87.67 32 1960 - 2025
Palestine 87.38 33 1960 - 2025
UA Emirates 85.96 34 1960 - 2025
Switzerland 85.73 35 1960 - 2025
Peru 85.6 36 1960 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 84.61 37 1960 - 2025
New Zealand 84 38 1960 - 2025
Norway 83.57 39 1960 - 2025
UK 83.32 40 1960 - 2025
Canada 82.88 41 1960 - 2025
Germany 82.14 42 1960 - 2025
Bahamas 81.33 43 1960 - 2025
South Korea 81.17 44 1960 - 2025
Spain 80.51 45 1960 - 2025
USA 80.19 46 1960 - 2025
Mexico 80.04 47 1960 - 2025
Costa Rica 79.73 48 1960 - 2025
Belarus 79.49 49 1960 - 2025
Oman 79.48 50 1960 - 2025
Palau 79.28 51 1960 - 2025
Greece 79.22 52 1960 - 2025
France 78.84 53 1960 - 2025
Colombia 78.78 54 1960 - 2025
Cape Verde 77.63 55 1960 - 2025
Malaysia 77.39 56 1960 - 2025
Iran 77.38 57 1960 - 2025
Algeria 75.82 58 1960 - 2025
El Salvador 75.52 59 1960 - 2025
Russia 75.25 60 1960 - 2025
Brunei 75.01 61 1960 - 2025
Finland 74.52 62 1960 - 2025
Bulgaria 74.17 63 1960 - 2025
Dominica 73.99 64 1960 - 2025
Djibouti 72.98 65 1960 - 2025
Czechia 72.88 66 1960 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 72.52 67 1960 - 2025
Syria 72.08 68 1960 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 71.58 69 1960 - 2025
Bolivia 71.56 70 1960 - 2025
Angola 71.46 71 1960 - 2025
Mongolia 71.15 72 1960 - 2025
Estonia 70.72 73 1960 - 2025
Tunisia 70.7 74 1960 - 2025
Hungary 70.69 75 1960 - 2025
Paraguay 70.39 76 1960 - 2025
Iraq 69.94 77 1960 - 2025
Austria 69.72 78 1960 - 2025
Italy 69.68 79 1960 - 2025
Ukraine 69.6 80 1960 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 69.17 81 1960 - 2025
Lithuania 69.08 82 1960 - 2025
Latvia 68.63 83 1960 - 2025
N. Caledonia 68.17 84 1960 - 2025
Botswana 67.96 85 1960 - 2025
Nepal 67 86 1960 - 2025
Cyprus 66.7 87 1960 - 2025
China 66.34 88 1960 - 2025
Panama 66.15 89 1960 - 2025
Armenia 65.93 90 1960 - 2025
Suriname 65.79 91 1960 - 2025
Montenegro 65.61 92 1960 - 2025
Tuvalu 65.45 93 1960 - 2025
Gambia 64.99 94 1960 - 2025
Ireland 64.59 95 1960 - 2025
North Korea 64.19 96 1960 - 2025
R. of Congo 64.12 97 1960 - 2025
South Africa 63.82 98 1960 - 2025
Nigeria 63.78 99 1960 - 2025
Ecuador 63.39 100 1960 - 2025
Kiribati 63.39 101 1960 - 2025
Morocco 63.13 102 1960 - 2025
North Macedonia 62.89 103 1960 - 2025
Thailand 62.8 104 1960 - 2025
Serbia 62.64 105 1960 - 2025
Kazakhstan 62.39 106 1960 - 2025
Aruba 61.75 107 1960 - 2025
Portugal 61.5 108 1960 - 2025
Mauritania 61.49 109 1960 - 2025
Georgia 61.18 110 1960 - 2025
Poland 60.09 111 1960 - 2025
Barbados 59.7 112 1960 - 2025
Fiji 59.54 113 1960 - 2025
Nicaragua 59.44 114 1960 - 2025
Jamaica 59.43 115 1960 - 2025
Indonesia 59.39 116 1960 - 2025
Honduras 59.25 117 1960 - 2025
Ghana 58.92 118 1960 - 2025
Albania 58.87 119 1960 - 2025
Azerbaijan 58.64 120 1960 - 2025
Croatia 57.81 121 1960 - 2025
Guatemala 56.3 122 1960 - 2025
Liberia 56.08 123 1960 - 2025
Slovenia 55.99 124 1960 - 2025
Philippines 55.77 125 1960 - 2025
Senegal 55.77 126 1960 - 2025
Cameroon 55.67 127 1960 - 2025
Haiti 55.61 128 1960 - 2025
Somalia 55.14 129 1960 - 2025
Ivory Coast 54.55 130 1960 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 53.97 131 1960 - 2025
Benin 53.36 132 1960 - 2025
Slovakia 53.19 133 1960 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 52.69 134 1960 - 2025
Romania 52.17 135 1960 - 2025
Uzbekistan 51.02 136 1960 - 2025
Namibia 50.87 137 1960 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 47.98 138 1960 - 2025
Turkmenistan 47.11 139 1960 - 2025
G.-Bissau 46.65 140 1960 - 2025
Sierra Leone 45.93 141 1960 - 2025
Zambia 45.92 142 1960 - 2025
Seychelles 45.48 143 1960 - 2025
DR Congo 45.11 144 1960 - 2025
Lesotho 44.67 145 1960 - 2025
C.A. Republic 44.55 146 1960 - 2025
Togo 44.39 147 1960 - 2025
Moldova 43.73 148 1960 - 2025
Bhutan 43.43 149 1960 - 2025
Egypt 42.9 150 1960 - 2025
Maldives 42.51 151 1960 - 2025
Belize 41.56 152 1960 - 2025
Cambodia 41.11 153 1960 - 2025
Zimbabwe 40.5 154 1960 - 2025
Laos 40.31 155 1960 - 2025
Faroe Isl. 39.64 156 1960 - 2025
Pakistan 39.53 157 1960 - 2025
Mauritius 39.04 158 1960 - 2025
Vietnam 38.83 159 1960 - 2025
Guinea 38.52 160 1960 - 2025
Mozambique 37.21 161 1960 - 2025
Yemen 37.03 162 1960 - 2025
Tanzania 36.88 163 1960 - 2025
Grenada 36.67 164 1960 - 2025
India 35.69 165 1960 - 2025
Sudan 34.93 166 1960 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 34.75 167 1960 - 2025
Eritrea 34.54 168 1960 - 2025
Comoros 33.94 169 1960 - 2025
Bangladesh 33.24 170 1960 - 2025
Madagascar 32.9 171 1960 - 2025
Kenya 32.21 172 1960 - 2025
Mali 32.21 173 1960 - 2025
Uganda 31.94 174 1960 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 31.31 175 1960 - 2025
Rwanda 30.91 176 1960 - 2025
Burma 30.58 177 1960 - 2025
Saint Lucia 29.1 178 1960 - 2025
Burkina Faso 28.92 179 1960 - 2025
Chad 27.57 180 1960 - 2025
Swaziland 26.72 181 1960 - 2025
Guyana 26.49 182 1960 - 2025
Tajikistan 26.16 183 1960 - 2025
Afghanistan 25.94 184 1960 - 2025
Burundi 25.69 185 1960 - 2025
Ant.& Barb. 24.33 186 1960 - 2025
Ethiopia 24.11 187 1960 - 2025
Micronesia 22.48 188 1960 - 2025
Vanuatu 22.32 189 1960 - 2025
Tonga 21.16 190 1960 - 2025
Sri Lanka 20.45 191 1960 - 2025
Niger 18.37 192 1960 - 2025
Malawi 17.59 193 1960 - 2025
Samoa 17.51 194 1960 - 2025
Papua N.G. 15.78 195 1960 - 2025
Liechtenstein 14.63 196 1960 - 2025


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Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

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1. Bahrain
2. Bermuda
3. Gibraltar
4. Hong Kong
5. Kuwait
6. Macao
7. Monaco
8. Singapore
9. Qatar
10. San Marino
11. Netherlands
12. Malta
13. Uruguay
14. Luxembourg
15. Puerto Rico
16. Iceland
17. Jordan
18. Argentina
19. Japan
20. Gabon
21. Israel
22. Lebanon
23. Turkey
24. Venezuela
25. Chile
26. Sweden
27. Andorra
28. Denmark
29. Brazil
30. Libya
31. Australia
32. Belgium
33. Palestine
34. UA Emirates
35. Switzerland
36. Peru
37. Saudi Arabia
38. New Zealand
39. Norway
40. UK
41. Canada
42. Germany
43. Bahamas
44. South Korea
45. Spain
46. USA
47. Mexico
48. Costa Rica
49. Belarus
50. Oman
51. Palau
52. Greece
53. France
54. Colombia
55. Cape Verde
56. Malaysia
57. Iran
58. Algeria
59. El Salvador
60. Russia
61. Brunei
62. Finland
63. Bulgaria
64. Dominica
65. Djibouti
66. Czechia
67. Domin. Rep.
68. Syria
69. Eq. Guinea
70. Bolivia
71. Angola
72. Mongolia
73. Estonia
74. Tunisia
75. Hungary
76. Paraguay
77. Iraq
78. Austria
79. Italy
80. Ukraine
81. S.T.&Principe
82. Lithuania
83. Latvia
84. N. Caledonia
85. Botswana
86. Nepal
87. Cyprus
88. China
89. Panama
90. Armenia
91. Suriname
92. Montenegro
93. Tuvalu
94. Gambia
95. Ireland
96. North Korea
97. R. of Congo
98. South Africa
99. Nigeria
100. Ecuador
101. Kiribati
102. Morocco
103. North Macedonia
104. Thailand
105. Serbia
106. Kazakhstan
107. Aruba
108. Portugal
109. Mauritania
110. Georgia
111. Poland
112. Barbados
113. Fiji
114. Nicaragua
115. Jamaica
116. Indonesia
117. Honduras
118. Ghana
119. Albania
120. Azerbaijan
121. Croatia
122. Guatemala
123. Liberia
124. Slovenia
125. Philippines
126. Senegal
127. Cameroon
128. Haiti
129. Somalia
130. Ivory Coast
131. Tr.&Tobago
132. Benin
133. Slovakia
134. Bosnia & Herz.
135. Romania
136. Uzbekistan
137. Namibia
138. St. Vincent & ...
139. Turkmenistan
140. G.-Bissau
141. Sierra Leone
142. Zambia
143. Seychelles
144. DR Congo
145. Lesotho
146. C.A. Republic
147. Togo
148. Moldova
149. Bhutan
150. Egypt
151. Maldives
152. Belize
153. Cambodia
154. Zimbabwe
155. Laos
156. Faroe Isl.
157. Pakistan
158. Mauritius
159. Vietnam
160. Guinea
161. Mozambique
162. Yemen
163. Tanzania
164. Grenada
165. India
166. Sudan
167. Kyrgyzstan
168. Eritrea
169. Comoros
170. Bangladesh
171. Madagascar
172. Kenya
173. Mali
174. Uganda
175. Solomon Isl.
176. Rwanda
177. Burma
178. Saint Lucia
179. Burkina Faso
180. Chad
181. Swaziland
182. Guyana
183. Tajikistan
184. Afghanistan
185. Burundi
186. Ant.& Barb.
187. Ethiopia
188. Micronesia
189. Vanuatu
190. Tonga
191. Sri Lanka
192. Niger
193. Malawi
194. Samoa
195. Papua N.G.
196. Liechtenstein
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.36
97.19
95.94
95.68
95.65
94.88
94.34
94.22
93.21
92.35
92.30
92.09
91.58
90.96
89.49
89.32
89.18
89.08
88.95
88.85
88.18
87.91
87.72
87.67
87.38
85.96
85.73
85.60
84.61
84.00
83.57
83.32
82.88
82.14
81.33
81.17
80.51
80.19
80.04
79.73
79.49
79.48
79.28
79.22
78.84
78.78
77.63
77.39
77.38
75.82
75.52
75.25
75.01
74.52
74.17
73.99
72.98
72.88
72.52
72.08
71.58
71.56
71.46
71.15
70.72
70.70
70.69
70.39
69.94
69.72
69.68
69.60
69.17
69.08
68.63
68.17
67.96
67.00
66.70
66.34
66.15
65.93
65.79
65.61
65.45
64.99
64.59
64.19
64.12
63.82
63.78
63.39
63.39
63.13
62.89
62.80
62.64
62.39
61.75
61.50
61.49
61.18
60.09
59.70
59.54
59.44
59.43
59.39
59.25
58.92
58.87
58.64
57.81
56.30
56.08
55.99
55.77
55.77
55.67
55.61
55.14
54.55
53.97
53.36
53.19
52.69
52.17
51.02
50.87
47.98
47.11
46.65
45.93
45.92
45.48
45.11
44.67
44.55
44.39
43.73
43.43
42.90
42.51
41.56
41.11
40.50
40.31
39.64
39.53
39.04
38.83
38.52
37.21
37.03
36.88
36.67
35.69
34.93
34.75
34.54
33.94
33.24
32.90
32.21
32.21
31.94
31.31
30.91
30.58
29.10
28.92
27.57
26.72
26.49
26.16
25.94
25.69
24.33
24.11
22.48
22.32
21.16
20.45
18.37
17.59
17.51
15.78
14.63
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