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Urban population, % of total: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Bahrain is highest at 100.0%; Liechtenstein is lowest at 14.6%.
World 57.8% (2025)Median country 64.2%217 countries
Urban share: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Urban share | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Bermuda | North America | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.4% | 2025 | |
| 14 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 97.2% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 95.9% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.7% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.7% | 2025 | |
| 18 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.4% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.4% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.3% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 94.2% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 94.2% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93.2% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.4% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 92.3% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 92.2% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.1% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.6% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.5% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.0% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 89.5% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.3% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.2% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 89.1% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 88.9% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 88.8% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 88.6% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 88.2% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.9% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 87.7% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 87.7% | 2025 | |
| 43 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.4% | 2025 | |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86.0% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 85.7% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.6% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84.6% | 2025 | |
| 48 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 84.0% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 83.6% | 2025 | |
| 50 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 83.3% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Canada | North America | 82.9% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 82.1% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 81.3% | 2025 | |
| 54 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 81.2% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 80.5% | 2025 | |
| 56 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 80.5% | 2025 | |
| 57 | United States | North America | 80.2% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 80.0% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 79.7% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 79.5% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.5% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 79.3% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 79.2% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 79.1% | 2025 | |
| 65 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 78.8% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.8% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.6% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 77.4% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.4% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 77.2% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.8% | 2025 | |
| 72 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.5% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 75.3% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 75.0% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 74.5% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 74.2% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 74.0% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.0% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 72.9% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.5% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.1% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.6% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 71.6% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.5% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 71.1% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 70.7% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.7% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 70.7% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.4% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.9% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 69.7% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 69.7% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 69.6% | 2025 | |
| 94 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.2% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 69.1% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| 97 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 68.2% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.0% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Nepal | South Asia | 67.0% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 66.7% | 2025 | |
| 101 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 66.3% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 66.2% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 65.9% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.8% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 65.4% | 2025 | |
| 107 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.0% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| 109 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 64.2% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.1% | 2025 | |
| 111 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.4% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 63.4% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| 116 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 62.9% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 62.8% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 62.4% | 2025 | |
| 120 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 61.2% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.7% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 59.5% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.3% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.9% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 58.9% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| 136 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.4% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.3% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.1% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 56.0% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.6% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.5% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.0% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 53.2% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 52.7% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 51.0% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.0% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 47.1% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.7% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.9% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.9% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.5% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.1% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.7% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.6% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.4% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Bhutan | South Asia | 43.4% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.9% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Maldives | South Asia | 42.5% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.6% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 41.1% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 40.3% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.5% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.0% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 38.8% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.0% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.9% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 182 | India | South Asia | 35.7% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.9% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 34.7% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.9% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 33.2% | 2025 | |
| 188 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9% | 2025 | |
| 189 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 32.6% | 2025 | |
| 190 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% | 2025 | |
| 191 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% | 2025 | |
| 192 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 31.3% | 2025 | |
| 195 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% | 2025 | |
| 196 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 197 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.1% | 2025 | |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| 199 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 28.8% | 2025 | |
| 200 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.6% | 2025 | |
| 201 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.7% | 2025 | |
| 202 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.5% | 2025 | |
| 203 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2025 | |
| 204 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| 205 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.7% | 2025 | |
| 206 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 207 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 208 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| 209 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 22.3% | 2025 | |
| 210 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.7% | 2025 | |
| 211 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| 212 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 213 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| 214 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.6% | 2025 | |
| 215 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 17.5% | 2025 | |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 14.6% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Urban population (% of total population)