Percent urban population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent urban population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 61.36 percent. The highest value was in Bermuda: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Papua New Guinea: 13.72 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Percent urban population, 2023 Global rank Available data
Bermuda 100 1 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 100 2 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 100 3 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 100 4 1960 - 2023
Macao 100 5 1960 - 2023
Monaco 100 6 1960 - 2023
Singapore 100 7 1960 - 2023
Qatar 99.35 8 1960 - 2023
Belgium 98.19 9 1960 - 2023
San Marino 97.84 10 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 95.77 11 1960 - 2023
Malta 94.94 12 1960 - 2023
Iceland 94.04 13 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 93.63 14 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 93.18 15 1960 - 2023
Israel 92.85 16 1960 - 2023
Argentina 92.46 17 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 92.08 18 1960 - 2023
Japan 92.04 19 1960 - 2023
Jordan 92.02 20 1960 - 2023
Gabon 91.03 21 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 89.87 22 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 89.43 23 1960 - 2023
Sweden 88.74 24 1960 - 2023
Denmark 88.5 25 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 88.44 26 1960 - 2023
Oman 88.4 27 1960 - 2023
Chile 88.01 28 1960 - 2023
Brazil 87.79 29 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 87.78 30 1960 - 2023
Andorra 87.77 31 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 86.99 32 1960 - 2023
Australia 86.62 33 1960 - 2023
Finland 85.77 34 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 84.95 35 1960 - 2023
UK 84.64 36 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 84.45 37 1960 - 2023
Norway 84 38 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 83.63 39 1960 - 2023
USA 83.3 40 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 82.62 41 1960 - 2023
Palau 82.41 42 1960 - 2023
Colombia 82.35 43 1960 - 2023
Canada 81.86 44 1960 - 2023
France 81.78 45 1960 - 2023
Libya 81.61 46 1960 - 2023
Mexico 81.58 47 1960 - 2023
Spain 81.55 48 1960 - 2023
South Korea 81.46 49 1960 - 2023
Belarus 80.73 50 1960 - 2023
Greece 80.67 51 1960 - 2023
Brunei 79.15 52 1960 - 2023
Peru 78.92 53 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 78.72 54 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 78.55 55 1960 - 2023
Germany 77.76 56 1960 - 2023
Palestine 77.58 57 1960 - 2023
Turkey 77.46 58 1960 - 2023
Iran 77.26 59 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 76.7 60 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 76.4 61 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 75.39 62 1960 - 2023
Russia 75.33 63 1960 - 2023
Algeria 75.27 64 1960 - 2023
Czechia 74.55 65 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 74.45 66 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 74.2 67 1960 - 2023
Botswana 72.87 68 1960 - 2023
Hungary 72.86 69 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 72.72 70 1960 - 2023
Dominica 72.01 71 1960 - 2023
Italy 71.97 72 1960 - 2023
Iraq 71.6 73 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 71.19 74 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 70.54 75 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 70.1 76 1960 - 2023
Estonia 69.81 77 1960 - 2023
Panama 69.51 78 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 69.19 79 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 69.09 80 1960 - 2023
South Africa 68.82 81 1960 - 2023
Angola 68.69 82 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 68.69 83 1960 - 2023
Latvia 68.67 84 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 68.5 85 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 67.98 86 1960 - 2023
Portugal 67.91 87 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 66.99 88 1960 - 2023
Suriname 66.41 89 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 66.24 90 1960 - 2023
Morocco 65.12 91 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 64.79 92 1960 - 2023
Albania 64.6 93 1960 - 2023
China 64.57 94 1960 - 2023
Gambia 64.47 95 1960 - 2023
Ireland 64.47 96 1960 - 2023
Armenia 63.74 97 1960 - 2023
North Korea 63.2 98 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 63.15 99 1960 - 2023
Georgia 60.73 100 1960 - 2023
Poland 60.22 101 1960 - 2023
Honduras 60.21 102 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 59.85 103 1960 - 2023
Haiti 59.66 104 1960 - 2023
Austria 59.53 105 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 59.48 106 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 59.31 107 1960 - 2023
Ghana 59.24 108 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 58.82 109 1960 - 2023
Fiji 58.71 110 1960 - 2023
Croatia 58.58 111 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 58.57 112 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 58.18 113 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 57.76 114 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 57.7 115 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 57.58 116 1960 - 2023
Syria 57.41 117 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 57.38 118 1960 - 2023
Serbia 57.11 119 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 56.09 120 1960 - 2023
Namibia 54.89 121 1960 - 2023
Romania 54.67 122 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 54.3 123 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 54.28 124 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 54.03 125 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 54 126 1960 - 2023
Thailand 53.61 127 1960 - 2023
Liberia 53.57 128 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 53.44 129 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 53.15 130 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 53.1 131 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 50.53 132 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 50.27 133 1960 - 2023
Benin 50.1 134 1960 - 2023
Senegal 49.58 135 1960 - 2023
Philippines 48.29 136 1960 - 2023
Somalia 47.92 137 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 47.44 138 1960 - 2023
Belize 46.61 139 1960 - 2023
Zambia 46.33 140 1960 - 2023
Mali 46.19 141 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 45.47 142 1960 - 2023
Togo 44.49 143 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 44.35 144 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 44.3 145 1960 - 2023
Aruba 44.25 146 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 43.61 147 1960 - 2023
Moldova 43.37 148 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 43.27 149 1960 - 2023
Egypt 43.1 150 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 42.99 151 1960 - 2023
Maldives 41.97 152 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 40.87 153 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 40.56 154 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 40.47 155 1960 - 2023
Yemen 39.83 156 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 39.48 157 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 38.75 158 1960 - 2023
Laos 38.25 159 1960 - 2023
Guinea 38.08 160 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 38.04 161 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 37.8 162 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 37.41 163 1960 - 2023
Grenada 37.06 164 1960 - 2023
India 36.36 165 1960 - 2023
Sudan 36.34 166 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 32.52 167 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 32.52 168 1960 - 2023
Burma 32.11 169 1960 - 2023
Barbados 31.42 170 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 30.42 171 1960 - 2023
Comoros 30.13 172 1960 - 2023
Kenya 29.52 173 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 28.23 174 1960 - 2023
Guyana 27.16 175 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 26.93 176 1960 - 2023
Uganda 26.77 177 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 26.04 178 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 25.98 179 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 25.57 180 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 24.79 181 1960 - 2023
Chad 24.37 182 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 24.33 183 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 23.38 184 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 23.16 185 1960 - 2023
Tonga 23.16 186 1960 - 2023
Nepal 21.9 187 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 19.21 188 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 19.17 189 1960 - 2023
Malawi 18.28 190 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 17.89 191 1960 - 2023
Samoa 17.51 192 1960 - 2023
Niger 17.05 193 1960 - 2023
Burundi 14.78 194 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 14.62 195 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 13.72 196 1960 - 2023


New - World map: Percent urban population




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. Bermuda
2. Gibraltar
3. Hong Kong
4. Kuwait
5. Macao
6. Monaco
7. Singapore
8. Qatar
9. Belgium
10. San Marino
11. Uruguay
12. Malta
13. Iceland
14. Puerto Rico
15. Netherlands
16. Israel
17. Argentina
18. Luxembourg
19. Japan
20. Jordan
21. Gabon
22. Bahrain
23. Lebanon
24. Sweden
25. Denmark
26. Venezuela
27. Oman
28. Chile
29. Brazil
30. UA Emirates
31. Andorra
32. New Zealand
33. Australia
34. Finland
35. Saudi Arabia
36. UK
37. Domin. Rep.
38. Norway
39. Bahamas
40. USA
41. Costa Rica
42. Palau
43. Colombia
44. Canada
45. France
46. Libya
47. Mexico
48. Spain
49. South Korea
50. Belarus
51. Greece
52. Brunei
53. Peru
54. Malaysia
55. Djibouti
56. Germany
57. Palestine
58. Turkey
59. Iran
60. Bulgaria
61. S.T.&Principe
62. El Salvador
63. Russia
64. Algeria
65. Czechia
66. Eq. Guinea
67. Switzerland
68. Botswana
69. Hungary
70. N. Caledonia
71. Dominica
72. Italy
73. Iraq
74. Bolivia
75. Tunisia
76. Ukraine
77. Estonia
78. Panama
79. R. of Congo
80. Mongolia
81. South Africa
82. Angola
83. Lithuania
84. Latvia
85. Montenegro
86. Cape Verde
87. Portugal
88. Cyprus
89. Suriname
90. Tuvalu
91. Morocco
92. Ecuador
93. Albania
94. China
95. Gambia
96. Ireland
97. Armenia
98. North Korea
99. Paraguay
100. Georgia
101. Poland
102. Honduras
103. Nicaragua
104. Haiti
105. Austria
106. North Macedonia
107. Cameroon
108. Ghana
109. Seychelles
110. Fiji
111. Croatia
112. Indonesia
113. Kazakhstan
114. Kiribati
115. Mauritania
116. Azerbaijan
117. Syria
118. Jamaica
119. Serbia
120. Slovenia
121. Namibia
122. Romania
123. St. Vincent & ...
124. Nigeria
125. Slovakia
126. Turkmenistan
127. Thailand
128. Liberia
129. Tr.&Tobago
130. Ivory Coast
131. Guatemala
132. Uzbekistan
133. Bosnia & Herz.
134. Benin
135. Senegal
136. Philippines
137. Somalia
138. DR Congo
139. Belize
140. Zambia
141. Mali
142. G.-Bissau
143. Togo
144. Bhutan
145. Sierra Leone
146. Aruba
147. C.A. Republic
148. Moldova
149. Eritrea
150. Egypt
151. Faroe Isl.
152. Maldives
153. Mauritius
154. Madagascar
155. Bangladesh
156. Yemen
157. Vietnam
158. Mozambique
159. Laos
160. Guinea
161. Pakistan
162. Kyrgyzstan
163. Tanzania
164. Grenada
165. India
166. Sudan
167. Burkina Faso
168. Zimbabwe
169. Burma
170. Barbados
171. Lesotho
172. Comoros
173. Kenya
174. Tajikistan
175. Guyana
176. Afghanistan
177. Uganda
178. Solomon Isl.
179. Vanuatu
180. Cambodia
181. Swaziland
182. Chad
183. Ant.& Barb.
184. Micronesia
185. Ethiopia
186. Tonga
187. Nepal
188. Sri Lanka
189. Saint Lucia
190. Malawi
191. Rwanda
192. Samoa
193. Niger
194. Burundi
195. Liechtenstein
196. Papua N.G.
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100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.35
98.19
97.84
95.77
94.94
94.04
93.63
93.18
92.85
92.46
92.08
92.04
92.02
91.03
89.87
89.43
88.74
88.50
88.44
88.40
88.01
87.79
87.78
87.77
86.99
86.62
85.77
84.95
84.64
84.45
84.00
83.63
83.30
82.62
82.41
82.35
81.86
81.78
81.61
81.58
81.55
81.46
80.73
80.67
79.15
78.92
78.72
78.55
77.76
77.58
77.46
77.26
76.70
76.40
75.39
75.33
75.27
74.55
74.45
74.20
72.87
72.86
72.72
72.01
71.97
71.60
71.19
70.54
70.10
69.81
69.51
69.19
69.09
68.82
68.69
68.69
68.67
68.50
67.98
67.91
66.99
66.41
66.24
65.12
64.79
64.60
64.57
64.47
64.47
63.74
63.20
63.15
60.73
60.22
60.21
59.85
59.66
59.53
59.48
59.31
59.24
58.82
58.71
58.58
58.57
58.18
57.76
57.70
57.58
57.41
57.38
57.11
56.09
54.89
54.67
54.30
54.28
54.03
54.00
53.61
53.57
53.44
53.15
53.10
50.53
50.27
50.10
49.58
48.29
47.92
47.44
46.61
46.33
46.19
45.47
44.49
44.35
44.30
44.25
43.61
43.37
43.27
43.10
42.99
41.97
40.87
40.56
40.47
39.83
39.48
38.75
38.25
38.08
38.04
37.80
37.41
37.06
36.36
36.34
32.52
32.52
32.11
31.42
30.42
30.13
29.52
28.23
27.16
26.93
26.77
26.04
25.98
25.57
24.79
24.37
24.33
23.38
23.16
23.16
21.90
19.21
19.17
18.28
17.89
17.51
17.05
14.78
14.62
13.72
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