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Urban population share2020

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

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

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Urban population share · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002020
01Bermuda1002020
01Cayman Islands1002020
01Gibraltar1002020
01Hong Kong SAR China1002020
01Kuwait1002020
01Macao SAR China1002020
01St. Martin1002020
01Monaco1002020
01Nauru1002020
01Singapore1002020
01Sint Maarten1002020
13Qatar99.162020
14San Marino97.12020
15Uruguay95.42020
16Malta95.182020
17U.S. Virgin Islands95.12020
18Netherlands94.252020
19Iceland94.142020
20Guam94.082020
21Puerto Rico94.012020
22Luxembourg93.862020
23Turks & Caicos Islands93.22020
24Argentina91.942020
25Jordan91.822020
26Japan91.782020
27Northern Mariana Islands91.692020
28Israel91.582020
29Curaçao91.382020
30Gabon90.352020
31Lebanon89.732020
32Venezuela89.142020
33Türkiye88.932020
34Andorra88.592020
35Chile88.32020
36Denmark88.242020
37Sweden87.942020
38Libya87.832020
39Belgium87.32020
40Greenland87.282020
41Australia87.272020
42Brazil86.912020
43Palestinian Territories86.072020
44United Arab Emirates85.22020
45New Zealand83.812020
46Saudi Arabia83.812020
47Peru83.532020
48United Kingdom82.92020
49Norway82.72020
50American Samoa82.622020
51Switzerland82.342020
52Canada81.952020
53Bahamas81.662020
54Germany81.472020
55South Korea81.182020
56Oman80.022020
57United States802020
58Spain79.72020
59Palau79.082020
60France78.712020
61Mexico78.682020
62Greece78.312020
63Belarus77.792020
64Colombia77.642020
65Costa Rica77.522020
66Marshall Islands77.292020
67Cuba77.112020
68Iran75.62020
69Malaysia75.052020
70Brunei74.772020
71Russia74.692020
72Syria73.412020
73Bulgaria73.322020
74Dominican Republic73.262020
75Finland73.082020
76El Salvador73.062020
77Algeria73.052020
78Cape Verde72.882020
79Czechia72.732020
80Djibouti722020
81Dominica71.852020
82Equatorial Guinea70.392020
83Hungary70.292020
84Bolivia70.042020
85Estonia69.882020
86Iraq69.872020
87Italy69.522020
88Ukraine69.382020
89Tunisia69.12020
90Austria68.542020
91Latvia68.122020
92Mongolia68.092020
93São Tomé & Príncipe68.042020
94Angola67.462020
95Lithuania67.432020
96New Caledonia67.272020
97Cyprus66.722020
98Botswana66.452020
99Paraguay66.122020
100Nepal66.112020
101Suriname66.012020
102Panama65.792020
103Montenegro65.252020
104Armenia65.172020
105Congo - Brazzaville63.582020
106China63.522020
107Ireland63.472020
108South Africa63.442020
109Ecuador63.082020
110North Korea62.642020
111Gambia62.212020
112Morocco62.092020
113Aruba622020
114Tuvalu61.922020
115French Polynesia61.772020
116Serbia61.222020
117North Macedonia61.162020
118Portugal61.12020
119Kazakhstan59.992020
120Poland59.872020
121Nigeria59.772020
122Barbados59.32020
123Georgia592020
124Nicaragua58.72020
125Kiribati58.412020
126Azerbaijan58.292020
127Thailand57.242020
128Fiji57.192020
129Albania57.142020
130Jamaica57.112020
131Mauritania56.982020
132Honduras56.872020
133Croatia56.532020
134Indonesia56.282020
135Ghana56.222020
136Slovenia55.382020
137Guatemala54.552020
138Cameroon54.262020
139Philippines54.112020
140Trinidad & Tobago53.942020
141Liberia53.392020
142Slovakia53.252020
143British Virgin Islands53.172020
144Haiti52.632020
145Romania52.612020
146Somalia52.292020
147Isle of Man52.192020
148Côte d’Ivoire51.842020
149Senegal51.062020
150Uzbekistan50.772020
151Bosnia & Herzegovina49.972020
152Benin49.452020
153Namibia48.552020
154St. Vincent & Grenadines47.332020
155Turkmenistan47.052020
156Kosovo45.232020
157Guinea-Bissau44.32020
158Seychelles44.292020
159Zambia43.862020
160Congo - Kinshasa43.252020
161Sierra Leone43.212020
162Belize42.652020
163Egypt42.522020
164Central African Republic42.312020
165Togo41.882020
166Moldova41.342020
167Maldives40.42020
168Cambodia39.832020
169Bhutan39.692020
170Lesotho39.632020
171Mauritius39.162020
172Faroe Islands38.672020
173Pakistan37.512020
174Zimbabwe37.012020
175Laos36.622020
176Guinea36.482020
177Grenada36.212020
178Yemen35.72020
179Vietnam35.572020
180Eritrea35.122020
181Kyrgyzstan34.822020
182Sudan34.562020
183India34.132020
184Mozambique33.92020
185Tanzania33.852020
186Channel Islands32.822020
187Comoros32.062020
188St. Kitts & Nevis31.472020
189Kenya31.212020
190Bangladesh31.122020
191Madagascar30.72020
192Myanmar (Burma)30.162020
193Mali29.022020
194Timor-Leste28.962020
195Uganda28.542020
196Solomon Islands28.032020
197Guyana26.432020
198Burkina Faso26.362020
199Tajikistan26.192020
200St. Lucia25.752020
201Afghanistan25.262020
202Chad24.732020
203Eswatini24.672020
204Antigua & Barbuda24.642020
205Rwanda24.52020
206Vanuatu22.422020
207Micronesia22.382020
208Tonga21.882020
209Ethiopia21.632020
210South Sudan20.192020
211Burundi19.932020
212Sri Lanka19.662020
213Samoa18.052020
214Niger17.012020
215Malawi16.32020
216Liechtenstein14.672020
217Papua New Guinea14.172020

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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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