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Urban population share2025

Urban residents as a percentage of the population. Definitions of urban areas differ between economies.

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Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data217 / 217No observation: 0
First-ranked country or territoryBahrain100 %

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Urban population share · 2025 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002025
01Bermuda1002025
01Cayman Islands1002025
01Gibraltar1002025
01Hong Kong SAR China1002025
01Kuwait1002025
01Macao SAR China1002025
01St. Martin1002025
01Monaco1002025
01Nauru1002025
01Singapore1002025
01Sint Maarten1002025
13Qatar99.362025
14San Marino97.192025
15Netherlands95.942025
16Malta95.682025
17Uruguay95.652025
18U.S. Virgin Islands95.392025
19Luxembourg94.882025
20Turks & Caicos Islands94.42025
21Puerto Rico94.342025
22Guam94.222025
23Iceland94.222025
24Jordan93.212025
25Argentina92.352025
26Japan92.32025
27Northern Mariana Islands92.182025
28Gabon92.092025
29Israel91.582025
30Curaçao91.472025
31Lebanon90.962025
32Türkiye89.492025
33Venezuela89.322025
34Chile89.182025
35Sweden89.082025
36Andorra88.952025
37Denmark88.852025
38Greenland88.572025
39Brazil88.182025
40Libya87.912025
41Australia87.722025
42Belgium87.672025
43Palestinian Territories87.382025
44United Arab Emirates85.962025
45Switzerland85.732025
46Peru85.62025
47Saudi Arabia84.612025
48New Zealand842025
49Norway83.572025
50United Kingdom83.322025
51Canada82.882025
52Germany82.142025
53Bahamas81.332025
54South Korea81.172025
55Spain80.512025
56American Samoa80.512025
57United States80.192025
58Mexico80.042025
59Costa Rica79.732025
60Belarus79.492025
61Oman79.482025
62Palau79.282025
63Greece79.222025
64Marshall Islands79.112025
65France78.842025
66Colombia78.782025
67Cape Verde77.632025
68Malaysia77.392025
69Iran77.382025
70Cuba77.232025
71Algeria75.822025
72El Salvador75.522025
73Russia75.252025
74Brunei75.012025
75Finland74.522025
76Bulgaria74.172025
77Dominica73.992025
78Djibouti72.982025
79Czechia72.882025
80Dominican Republic72.522025
81Syria72.082025
82Equatorial Guinea71.582025
83Bolivia71.562025
84Angola71.462025
85Mongolia71.152025
86Estonia70.722025
87Tunisia70.72025
88Hungary70.692025
89Paraguay70.392025
90Iraq69.942025
91Austria69.722025
92Italy69.682025
93Ukraine69.62025
94São Tomé & Príncipe69.172025
95Lithuania69.082025
96Latvia68.632025
97New Caledonia68.172025
98Botswana67.962025
99Nepal672025
100Cyprus66.72025
101China66.342025
102Panama66.152025
103Armenia65.932025
104Suriname65.792025
105Montenegro65.612025
106Tuvalu65.452025
107Gambia64.992025
108Ireland64.592025
109North Korea64.192025
110Congo - Brazzaville64.122025
111South Africa63.822025
112Nigeria63.782025
113Ecuador63.392025
114Kiribati63.392025
115Morocco63.132025
116North Macedonia62.892025
117Thailand62.82025
118Serbia62.642025
119Kazakhstan62.392025
120French Polynesia61.762025
121Aruba61.752025
122Portugal61.52025
123Mauritania61.492025
124Georgia61.182025
125Poland60.092025
126Barbados59.72025
127Fiji59.542025
128Nicaragua59.442025
129Jamaica59.432025
130Indonesia59.392025
131Honduras59.252025
132Ghana58.922025
133Albania58.872025
134Azerbaijan58.642025
135Croatia57.812025
136British Virgin Islands57.42025
137Guatemala56.32025
138Liberia56.082025
139Slovenia55.992025
140Philippines55.772025
141Senegal55.772025
142Cameroon55.672025
143Haiti55.612025
144Somalia55.142025
145Côte d’Ivoire54.552025
146Trinidad & Tobago53.972025
147Benin53.362025
148Slovakia53.192025
149Bosnia & Herzegovina52.692025
150Romania52.172025
151Isle of Man52.142025
152Uzbekistan51.022025
153Kosovo50.932025
154Namibia50.872025
155St. Vincent & Grenadines47.982025
156Turkmenistan47.112025
157Guinea-Bissau46.652025
158Sierra Leone45.932025
159Zambia45.922025
160Seychelles45.482025
161Congo - Kinshasa45.112025
162Lesotho44.672025
163Central African Republic44.552025
164Togo44.392025
165Moldova43.732025
166Bhutan43.432025
167Egypt42.92025
168Maldives42.512025
169Belize41.562025
170Cambodia41.112025
171Zimbabwe40.52025
172Laos40.312025
173Faroe Islands39.642025
174Pakistan39.532025
175Mauritius39.042025
176Vietnam38.832025
177Guinea38.522025
178Mozambique37.212025
179Yemen37.032025
180Tanzania36.882025
181Grenada36.672025
182India35.692025
183Sudan34.932025
184Kyrgyzstan34.752025
185Eritrea34.542025
186Comoros33.942025
187Bangladesh33.242025
188Madagascar32.92025
189Channel Islands32.642025
190Mali32.212025
191Kenya32.212025
192Uganda31.942025
193St. Kitts & Nevis31.92025
194Solomon Islands31.312025
195Rwanda30.912025
196Myanmar (Burma)30.582025
197St. Lucia29.12025
198Burkina Faso28.922025
199Timor-Leste28.792025
200Chad27.572025
201Eswatini26.722025
202Guyana26.492025
203Tajikistan26.162025
204Afghanistan25.942025
205Burundi25.692025
206Antigua & Barbuda24.332025
207Ethiopia24.112025
208Micronesia22.482025
209Vanuatu22.322025
210South Sudan21.682025
211Tonga21.162025
212Sri Lanka20.452025
213Niger18.372025
214Malawi17.592025
215Samoa17.512025
216Papua New Guinea15.782025
217Liechtenstein14.632025

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Urban residents as a percentage of the population. Definitions of urban areas differ between economies.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
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Original metadata
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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  "sourceNote": "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.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division",
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