Population · World statistics
Urban population
World figure
57.6%
% of population·2024
Published observationOver time
Full published historyWorld2025 · 57.8%
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.
217 countries & areas with data2024 observations only
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| Rank | Country / area | Region | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Bermuda | North America | 100% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 12 | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 14 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 94.8% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.3% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 92.2% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.9% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.5% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.4% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90.7% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 89.3% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.3% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 89% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 88.9% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 88.9% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 88.7% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 88.3% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.9% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.9% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 87.6% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 87.6% | 2024 | |
| 43 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.8% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 85.5% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.2% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84.5% | 2024 | |
| 48 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 83.9% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 83.3% | 2024 | |
| 50 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 83.2% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Canada | North America | 82.7% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 82% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 81.3% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 81.2% | 2024 | |
| 55 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 80.9% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 80.3% | 2024 | |
| 57 | United States | North America | 80.1% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 79.8% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.4% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 79.3% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 79.2% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 79.2% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 79% | 2024 | |
| 64 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 78.8% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 78.7% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.5% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 76.9% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.8% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.3% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 75.1% | 2024 | |
| 73 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.1% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 74.9% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 74.3% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 73.9% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.5% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.9% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 72.8% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.4% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.1% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.4% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 71.2% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 71% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 70.7% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.7% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 70.5% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.4% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.9% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.9% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 69.6% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 69.5% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 69.5% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.9% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 68.8% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 68.5% | 2024 | |
| 97 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 68% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.5% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Nepal | South Asia | 66.8% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 66.7% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 66% | 2024 | |
| 102 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 65.9% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 65.8% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.8% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 65.5% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 64.7% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 64.3% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.3% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.9% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 63.9% | 2024 | |
| 111 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.2% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.8% | 2024 | |
| 115 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 62.5% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 62.4% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 62.1% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 61.9% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.8% | 2024 | |
| 121 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 61.7% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 61.3% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 61.1% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.6% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 60% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.5% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.3% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 59.1% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.9% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.8% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 58.8% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 58.5% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.4% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 57.5% | 2024 | |
| 136 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.5% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 56% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 55.8% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.5% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 55.5% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.4% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.2% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 55% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.6% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 54% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 53.2% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 52.1% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 51% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.4% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 50.3% | 2024 | |
| 155 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.8% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 47.1% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.1% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.5% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.4% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.3% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.7% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.1% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.8% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.7% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 43.5% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.8% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Bhutan | South Asia | 42.6% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Maldives | South Asia | 42% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.8% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 40.9% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.9% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 39.6% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 39.4% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.2% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 38.5% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.1% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.8% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.6% | 2024 | |
| 180 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.4% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.2% | 2024 | |
| 182 | India | South Asia | 35.4% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.9% | 2024 | |
| 184 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 34.7% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5% | 2024 | |
| 186 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.5% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 32.7% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 32.7% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.4% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.9% | 2024 | |
| 191 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.8% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.6% | 2024 | |
| 193 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 30.7% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 30.4% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| 197 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.1% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 28.7% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.3% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.9% | 2024 | |
| 201 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.5% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.7% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 207 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.6% | 2024 | |
| 208 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% | 2024 | |
| 209 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 22.3% | 2024 | |
| 210 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 211 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 21.2% | 2024 | |
| 212 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 20.3% | 2024 | |
| 213 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18% | 2024 | |
| 214 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 215 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 15.4% | 2024 | |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 14.7% | 2024 |