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Urban population share2023

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 · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002023
01Bermuda1002023
01Cayman Islands1002023
01Gibraltar1002023
01Hong Kong SAR China1002023
01Kuwait1002023
01Macao SAR China1002023
01St. Martin1002023
01Monaco1002023
01Nauru1002023
01Singapore1002023
01Sint Maarten1002023
13Qatar99.282023
14San Marino97.132023
15Malta95.632023
16Uruguay95.542023
17Netherlands95.322023
18U.S. Virgin Islands95.272023
19Luxembourg94.82023
20Puerto Rico94.182023
21Iceland94.152023
22Guam94.132023
23Turks & Caicos Islands93.932023
24Jordan92.682023
25Argentina92.192023
26Japan92.082023
27Northern Mariana Islands91.982023
28Gabon91.642023
29Israel91.512023
30Curaçao91.412023
31Lebanon90.452023
32Venezuela89.252023
33Türkiye89.022023
34Andorra88.822023
35Chile88.822023
36Sweden88.632023
37Denmark88.552023
38Greenland88.062023
39Libya87.862023
40Brazil87.622023
41Belgium87.552023
42Australia87.492023
43Palestinian Territories86.862023
44United Arab Emirates85.672023
45Switzerland85.192023
46Peru84.782023
47Saudi Arabia84.32023
48New Zealand83.892023
49United Kingdom83.162023
50Norway83.072023
51Canada82.532023
52Germany81.92023
53American Samoa81.372023
54Bahamas81.322023
55South Korea81.162023
56Spain80.132023
57United States80.072023
58Oman79.572023
59Mexico79.472023
60Palau79.152023
61Costa Rica78.882023
62Belarus78.812023
63France78.782023
64Greece78.772023
65Marshall Islands78.362023
66Colombia78.282023
67Cuba77.132023
68Iran76.682023
69Malaysia76.442023
70Cape Verde75.912023
71Russia74.982023
72Brunei74.822023
73Algeria74.732023
74El Salvador74.612023
75Finland74.012023
76Bulgaria73.732023
77Dominica73.112023
78Djibouti72.842023
79Czechia72.742023
80Dominican Republic72.362023
81Syria72.172023
82Equatorial Guinea71.132023
83Bolivia70.922023
84Estonia70.682023
85Mongolia70.452023
86Hungary70.292023
87Tunisia70.032023
88Iraq69.872023
89Angola69.852023
90Italy69.542023
91Ukraine69.482023
92Paraguay69.352023
93Austria69.232023
94São Tomé & Príncipe68.62023
95Lithuania68.582023
96Latvia68.362023
97New Caledonia67.752023
98Botswana67.022023
99Cyprus66.672023
100Nepal66.542023
101Panama65.862023
102Suriname65.762023
103Armenia65.72023
104China65.532023
105Montenegro65.472023
106Ireland64.122023
107Tuvalu64.012023
108Gambia63.82023
109Congo - Brazzaville63.662023
110South Africa63.582023
111North Korea63.542023
112Ecuador63.132023
113Morocco62.672023
114North Macedonia62.252023
115Nigeria62.172023
116Serbia62.142023
117Aruba61.842023
118Kazakhstan61.762023
119French Polynesia61.72023
120Kiribati61.522023
121Portugal61.22023
122Thailand60.932023
123Georgia60.752023
124Poland59.892023
125Mauritania59.712023
126Barbados59.422023
127Nicaragua59.132023
128Fiji58.612023
129Azerbaijan58.512023
130Jamaica58.452023
131Honduras58.312023
132Albania58.212023
133Indonesia58.122023
134Ghana57.812023
135Croatia57.242023
136British Virgin Islands55.642023
137Guatemala55.612023
138Slovenia55.542023
139Cameroon55.132023
140Philippines55.122023
141Liberia552023
142Senegal54.72023
143Haiti54.452023
144Somalia54.072023
145Trinidad & Tobago53.952023
146Côte d’Ivoire53.412023
147Slovakia53.192023
148Isle of Man52.182023
149Romania52.162023
150Benin51.752023
151Bosnia & Herzegovina51.572023
152Uzbekistan512023
153Namibia49.952023
154Kosovo49.112023
155St. Vincent & Grenadines47.722023
156Turkmenistan47.072023
157Guinea-Bissau45.592023
158Seychelles45.12023
159Zambia45.032023
160Sierra Leone44.812023
161Congo - Kinshasa44.382023
162Central African Republic43.72023
163Togo43.252023
164Moldova432023
165Egypt42.712023
166Lesotho42.682023
167Belize41.952023
168Bhutan41.742023
169Maldives41.512023
170Cambodia40.632023
171Zimbabwe39.292023
172Faroe Islands39.22023
173Mauritius392023
174Pakistan38.822023
175Laos38.812023
176Vietnam38.132023
177Guinea37.652023
178Yemen36.572023
179Grenada36.462023
180Mozambique35.712023
181Tanzania35.472023
182India35.072023
183Sudan34.82023
184Kyrgyzstan34.712023
185Eritrea34.72023
186Comoros33.152023
187Channel Islands32.762023
188Bangladesh32.162023
189Madagascar31.982023
190St. Kitts & Nevis31.72023
191Kenya31.632023
192Mali312023
193Uganda30.612023
194Myanmar (Burma)30.382023
195Solomon Islands30.012023
196St. Lucia29.12023
197Rwanda28.862023
198Timor-Leste28.62023
199Burkina Faso27.792023
200Guyana26.472023
201Chad26.332023
202Tajikistan26.192023
203Eswatini25.812023
204Afghanistan25.472023
205Antigua & Barbuda24.452023
206Burundi23.552023
207Ethiopia23.062023
208Micronesia22.432023
209Vanuatu22.272023
210Tonga21.152023
211South Sudan21.072023
212Sri Lanka20.152023
213Niger17.752023
214Samoa17.52023
215Malawi16.972023
216Papua New Guinea15.062023
217Liechtenstein14.682023

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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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