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Urban population share2024

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 · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002024
01Bermuda1002024
01Cayman Islands1002024
01Gibraltar1002024
01Hong Kong SAR China1002024
01Kuwait1002024
01Macao SAR China1002024
01St. Martin1002024
01Monaco1002024
01Nauru1002024
01Singapore1002024
01Sint Maarten1002024
13Qatar99.322024
14San Marino97.162024
15Malta95.652024
16Netherlands95.642024
17Uruguay95.62024
18U.S. Virgin Islands95.332024
19Luxembourg94.842024
20Puerto Rico94.252024
21Iceland94.182024
22Guam94.172024
23Turks & Caicos Islands94.172024
24Jordan92.952024
25Argentina92.272024
26Japan92.192024
27Northern Mariana Islands92.072024
28Gabon91.862024
29Israel91.542024
30Curaçao91.432024
31Lebanon90.72024
32Türkiye89.342024
33Venezuela89.292024
34Chile892024
35Andorra88.892024
36Sweden88.862024
37Denmark88.72024
38Greenland88.322024
39Brazil87.92024
40Libya87.892024
41Belgium87.612024
42Australia87.62024
43Palestinian Territories87.122024
44United Arab Emirates85.822024
45Switzerland85.462024
46Peru85.192024
47Saudi Arabia84.462024
48New Zealand83.942024
49Norway83.332024
50United Kingdom83.242024
51Canada82.72024
52Germany82.022024
53Bahamas81.322024
54South Korea81.172024
55American Samoa80.942024
56Spain80.322024
57United States80.122024
58Mexico79.752024
59Oman79.442024
60Costa Rica79.312024
61Palau79.212024
62Belarus79.162024
63Greece792024
64France78.82024
65Marshall Islands78.732024
66Colombia78.522024
67Cuba77.172024
68Iran77.022024
69Malaysia76.922024
70Cape Verde76.772024
71Algeria75.282024
72Russia75.112024
73El Salvador75.072024
74Brunei74.92024
75Finland74.262024
76Bulgaria73.952024
77Dominica73.542024
78Djibouti72.912024
79Czechia72.792024
80Dominican Republic72.412024
81Syria72.082024
82Equatorial Guinea71.362024
83Bolivia71.242024
84Mongolia70.962024
85Estonia70.72024
86Angola70.662024
87Hungary70.492024
88Tunisia70.362024
89Iraq69.892024
90Paraguay69.862024
91Italy69.62024
92Ukraine69.532024
93Austria69.472024
94São Tomé & Príncipe68.872024
95Lithuania68.832024
96Latvia68.482024
97New Caledonia67.952024
98Botswana67.462024
99Nepal66.772024
100Cyprus66.682024
101Panama662024
102China65.892024
103Armenia65.812024
104Suriname65.762024
105Montenegro65.542024
106Tuvalu64.732024
107Ireland64.352024
108Gambia64.32024
109Congo - Brazzaville63.892024
110North Korea63.862024
111South Africa63.692024
112Ecuador63.242024
113Nigeria62.982024
114Morocco62.82024
115North Macedonia62.562024
116Kiribati62.462024
117Serbia62.382024
118Kazakhstan62.072024
119Thailand61.872024
120Aruba61.792024
121French Polynesia61.722024
122Portugal61.332024
123Georgia61.082024
124Mauritania60.612024
125Poland59.972024
126Barbados59.542024
127Nicaragua59.262024
128Fiji59.082024
129Jamaica58.932024
130Honduras58.792024
131Indonesia58.752024
132Azerbaijan58.572024
133Albania58.552024
134Ghana58.372024
135Croatia57.522024
136British Virgin Islands56.512024
137Guatemala55.952024
138Slovenia55.762024
139Liberia55.542024
140Philippines55.452024
141Cameroon55.42024
142Senegal55.242024
143Haiti55.042024
144Somalia54.622024
145Côte d’Ivoire53.972024
146Trinidad & Tobago53.962024
147Slovakia53.192024
148Benin52.552024
149Romania52.172024
150Isle of Man52.162024
151Bosnia & Herzegovina52.122024
152Uzbekistan512024
153Namibia50.412024
154Kosovo50.322024
155St. Vincent & Grenadines47.852024
156Turkmenistan47.092024
157Guinea-Bissau46.112024
158Zambia45.472024
159Sierra Leone45.362024
160Seychelles45.292024
161Congo - Kinshasa44.752024
162Central African Republic44.122024
163Togo43.812024
164Lesotho43.682024
165Moldova43.522024
166Egypt42.82024
167Bhutan42.562024
168Maldives422024
169Belize41.752024
170Cambodia40.872024
171Zimbabwe39.892024
172Laos39.562024
173Faroe Islands39.412024
174Pakistan39.172024
175Mauritius39.022024
176Vietnam38.492024
177Guinea38.072024
178Yemen36.812024
179Grenada36.562024
180Mozambique36.432024
181Tanzania36.172024
182India35.382024
183Sudan34.872024
184Kyrgyzstan34.722024
185Eritrea34.542024
186Comoros33.542024
187Channel Islands32.712024
188Bangladesh32.682024
189Madagascar32.432024
190Kenya31.892024
191St. Kitts & Nevis31.82024
192Mali31.612024
193Uganda31.282024
194Solomon Islands30.662024
195Myanmar (Burma)30.452024
196Rwanda29.882024
197St. Lucia29.12024
198Timor-Leste28.662024
199Burkina Faso28.342024
200Chad26.932024
201Guyana26.482024
202Eswatini26.252024
203Tajikistan26.182024
204Afghanistan25.72024
205Burundi24.832024
206Antigua & Barbuda24.392024
207Ethiopia23.622024
208Micronesia22.462024
209Vanuatu22.292024
210South Sudan21.382024
211Tonga21.152024
212Sri Lanka20.32024
213Niger18.052024
214Samoa17.52024
215Malawi17.272024
216Papua New Guinea15.412024
217Liechtenstein14.662024

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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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