Percent urban population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent urban population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 48.72 percent. The highest value was in Gabon: 91.03 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 14.78 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
Gabon 91.03 1 1960 - 2023
Libya 81.61 2 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 78.55 3 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 76.4 4 1960 - 2023
Algeria 75.27 5 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 74.45 6 1960 - 2023
Botswana 72.87 7 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 70.54 8 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 69.19 9 1960 - 2023
South Africa 68.82 10 1960 - 2023
Angola 68.69 11 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 67.98 12 1960 - 2023
Morocco 65.12 13 1960 - 2023
Gambia 64.47 14 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 59.31 15 1960 - 2023
Ghana 59.24 16 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 58.82 17 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 57.7 18 1960 - 2023
Namibia 54.89 19 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 54.28 20 1960 - 2023
Liberia 53.57 21 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 53.15 22 1960 - 2023
Benin 50.1 23 1960 - 2023
Senegal 49.58 24 1960 - 2023
Somalia 47.92 25 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 47.44 26 1960 - 2023
Zambia 46.33 27 1960 - 2023
Mali 46.19 28 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 45.47 29 1960 - 2023
Togo 44.49 30 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 44.3 31 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 43.61 32 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 43.27 33 1960 - 2023
Egypt 43.1 34 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 40.87 35 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 40.56 36 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 38.75 37 1960 - 2023
Guinea 38.08 38 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 37.41 39 1960 - 2023
Sudan 36.34 40 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 32.52 41 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 32.52 42 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 30.42 43 1960 - 2023
Comoros 30.13 44 1960 - 2023
Kenya 29.52 45 1960 - 2023
Uganda 26.77 46 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 24.79 47 1960 - 2023
Chad 24.37 48 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 23.16 49 1960 - 2023
Malawi 18.28 50 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 17.89 51 1960 - 2023
Niger 17.05 52 1960 - 2023
Burundi 14.78 53 1960 - 2023



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. Gabon
2. Libya
3. Djibouti
4. S.T.&Principe
5. Algeria
6. Eq. Guinea
7. Botswana
8. Tunisia
9. R. of Congo
10. South Africa
11. Angola
12. Cape Verde
13. Morocco
14. Gambia
15. Cameroon
16. Ghana
17. Seychelles
18. Mauritania
19. Namibia
20. Nigeria
21. Liberia
22. Ivory Coast
23. Benin
24. Senegal
25. Somalia
26. DR Congo
27. Zambia
28. Mali
29. G.-Bissau
30. Togo
31. Sierra Leone
32. C.A. Republic
33. Eritrea
34. Egypt
35. Mauritius
36. Madagascar
37. Mozambique
38. Guinea
39. Tanzania
40. Sudan
41. Burkina Faso
42. Zimbabwe
43. Lesotho
44. Comoros
45. Kenya
46. Uganda
47. Swaziland
48. Chad
49. Ethiopia
50. Malawi
51. Rwanda
52. Niger
53. Burundi
91.03
81.61
78.55
76.40
75.27
74.45
72.87
70.54
69.19
68.82
68.69
67.98
65.12
64.47
59.31
59.24
58.82
57.70
54.89
54.28
53.57
53.15
50.10
49.58
47.92
47.44
46.33
46.19
45.47
44.49
44.30
43.61
43.27
43.10
40.87
40.56
38.75
38.08
37.41
36.34
32.52
32.52
30.42
30.13
29.52
26.77
24.79
24.37
23.16
18.28
17.89
17.05
14.78
0
22.8
45.5
68.3
91.03


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