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Percent urban population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 12 countries was 75.54 percent. The highest value was in Uruguay: 95.77 percent and the lowest value was in Guyana: 27.16 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
Uruguay 95.77 1 -
Argentina 92.46 2 -
Venezuela 88.44 3 -
Chile 88.01 4 -
Brazil 87.79 5 -
Colombia 82.35 6 -
Peru 78.92 7 -
Bolivia 71.19 8 -
Suriname 66.41 9 -
Ecuador 64.79 10 -
Paraguay 63.15 11 -
Guyana 27.16 12 -



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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