Percent urban population - Country rankings
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Percent urban population, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 46.12 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 |
| S.T.&Principe | 76.4 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 74.45 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 72.87 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 69.19 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 68.82 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Angola | 68.69 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 67.98 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 64.47 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 59.31 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 59.24 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 58.82 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 57.7 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 54.89 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 54.28 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 53.57 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 53.15 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Benin | 50.1 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 49.58 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 47.92 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 47.44 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 46.33 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mali | 46.19 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 45.47 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Togo | 44.49 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 44.3 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 43.61 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 43.27 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 40.87 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 40.56 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 38.75 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 38.08 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 37.41 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 36.34 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 32.52 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 32.52 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 30.42 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 30.13 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 29.52 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 26.77 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 24.79 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Chad | 24.37 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 23.16 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 18.28 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 17.89 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Niger | 17.05 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 14.78 | 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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