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Urban population share2022

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 · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002022
01Bermuda1002022
01Cayman Islands1002022
01Gibraltar1002022
01Hong Kong SAR China1002022
01Kuwait1002022
01Macao SAR China1002022
01St. Martin1002022
01Monaco1002022
01Nauru1002022
01Singapore1002022
01Sint Maarten1002022
13Qatar99.242022
14San Marino97.112022
15Malta95.62022
16Uruguay95.52022
17U.S. Virgin Islands95.222022
18Netherlands94.992022
19Luxembourg94.762022
20Iceland94.182022
21Puerto Rico94.112022
22Guam94.112022
23Turks & Caicos Islands93.692022
24Jordan92.42022
25Argentina92.112022
26Japan91.982022
27Northern Mariana Islands91.882022
28Israel91.52022
29Curaçao91.42022
30Gabon91.222022
31Lebanon90.212022
32Venezuela89.212022
33Türkiye89.042022
34Andorra88.752022
35Chile88.642022
36Sweden88.42022
37Denmark88.392022
38Libya87.852022
39Greenland87.82022
40Belgium87.492022
41Brazil87.352022
42Australia87.332022
43Palestinian Territories86.62022
44United Arab Emirates85.512022
45Switzerland84.922022
46Peru84.372022
47Saudi Arabia84.132022
48New Zealand83.852022
49United Kingdom83.082022
50Norway82.962022
51Canada82.352022
52American Samoa81.792022
53Germany81.792022
54Bahamas81.322022
55South Korea81.162022
56United States80.032022
57Oman80.012022
58Spain79.952022
59Mexico79.22022
60Palau79.112022
61France78.762022
62Greece78.552022
63Belarus78.472022
64Costa Rica78.442022
65Colombia78.052022
66Marshall Islands77.992022
67Cuba77.112022
68Iran76.332022
69Malaysia75.972022
70Cape Verde75.032022
71Russia74.852022
72Brunei74.782022
73Algeria74.182022
74El Salvador74.152022
75Finland73.72022
76Bulgaria73.482022
77Czechia72.72022
78Dominica72.682022
79Syria72.612022
80Djibouti72.612022
81Dominican Republic72.422022
82Equatorial Guinea70.892022
83Bolivia70.642022
84Estonia70.492022
85Hungary70.162022
86Iraq69.872022
87Mongolia69.782022
88Tunisia69.712022
89Italy69.482022
90Ukraine69.422022
91Angola69.052022
92Austria692022
93Paraguay68.642022
94São Tomé & Príncipe68.372022
95Lithuania68.292022
96Latvia68.262022
97New Caledonia67.572022
98Cyprus66.672022
99Botswana66.592022
100Nepal66.32022
101Suriname65.92022
102Panama65.822022
103Armenia65.562022
104Montenegro65.42022
105China65.222022
106Ireland63.892022
107Congo - Brazzaville63.642022
108South Africa63.482022
109Tuvalu63.312022
110Gambia63.292022
111North Korea63.232022
112Ecuador63.092022
113Morocco62.512022
114North Macedonia61.952022
115Serbia61.92022
116Aruba61.882022
117French Polynesia61.692022
118Kazakhstan61.442022
119Nigeria61.372022
120Portugal61.132022
121Kiribati60.572022
122Georgia60.012022
123Poland59.832022
124Thailand59.742022
125Barbados59.352022
126Nicaragua592022
127Mauritania58.812022
128Azerbaijan58.442022
129Fiji58.142022
130Jamaica57.992022
131Albania57.862022
132Honduras57.842022
133Indonesia57.492022
134Ghana57.252022
135Croatia572022
136Slovenia55.342022
137Guatemala55.262022
138Cameroon54.852022
139British Virgin Islands54.82022
140Philippines54.792022
141Liberia54.462022
142Trinidad & Tobago53.952022
143Haiti53.852022
144Somalia53.52022
145Senegal53.442022
146Slovakia53.192022
147Côte d’Ivoire52.852022
148Isle of Man52.22022
149Romania52.162022
150Bosnia & Herzegovina51.022022
151Uzbekistan50.982022
152Benin50.962022
153Namibia49.532022
154Kosovo47.82022
155St. Vincent & Grenadines47.592022
156Turkmenistan47.062022
157Guinea-Bissau45.162022
158Seychelles44.912022
159Zambia44.62022
160Sierra Leone44.272022
161Congo - Kinshasa442022
162Central African Republic43.282022
163Togo42.732022
164Egypt42.632022
165Moldova42.42022
166Belize42.142022
167Lesotho41.672022
168Maldives41.062022
169Bhutan40.942022
170Cambodia40.372022
171Mauritius392022
172Faroe Islands392022
173Zimbabwe38.712022
174Pakistan38.372022
175Laos38.072022
176Vietnam37.552022
177Guinea37.242022
178Grenada36.372022
179Yemen36.322022
180Mozambique35.052022
181Eritrea34.852022
182Tanzania34.822022
183India34.762022
184Sudan34.722022
185Kyrgyzstan34.72022
186Channel Islands32.792022
187Comoros32.772022
188Bangladesh31.672022
189St. Kitts & Nevis31.622022
190Madagascar31.542022
191Kenya31.432022
192Mali30.42022
193Myanmar (Burma)30.312022
194Uganda29.932022
195Solomon Islands29.352022
196St. Lucia29.12022
197Timor-Leste28.592022
198Rwanda27.782022
199Burkina Faso27.282022
200Guyana26.452022
201Tajikistan26.22022
202Chad25.762022
203Eswatini25.42022
204Afghanistan25.392022
205Antigua & Barbuda24.512022
206Ethiopia22.742022
207Micronesia22.412022
208Burundi22.322022
209Vanuatu22.252022
210Tonga21.152022
211South Sudan20.782022
212Sri Lanka19.992022
213Samoa17.52022
214Niger17.482022
215Malawi16.712022
216Papua New Guinea14.742022
217Liechtenstein14.692022

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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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