Percent urban population - Country rankings
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Percent urban population, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 62.82 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Sri Lanka: 19.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 100 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 100 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 100 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 100 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 99.35 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 92.85 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Japan | 92.04 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 92.02 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 89.87 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 89.43 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Oman | 88.4 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 87.78 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 84.95 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 81.46 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 79.15 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 78.72 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 77.58 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iran | 77.26 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 71.6 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 69.09 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| China | 64.57 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 63.74 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 63.2 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 60.73 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 58.57 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 58.18 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 57.58 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Syria | 57.41 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 54 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 53.61 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 50.53 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 48.29 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 44.35 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 41.97 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 40.47 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 39.83 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 39.48 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 38.25 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 38.04 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 37.8 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| India | 36.36 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burma | 32.11 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 28.23 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 26.93 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 25.57 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 21.9 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 19.21 | 47 | 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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