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SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025
Urban population (% of total population)
Compare 217 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.
64.2%
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
14.6%
Liechtenstein
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Urban population (% of total population) by country in 2025
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| Rank | Country | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% |
| 2 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 100% |
| 3 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 100% |
| 4 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 100% |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 100% |
| 6 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 100% |
| 8 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 100% |
| 9 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 100% |
| 10 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 100% |
| 11 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 100% |
| 12 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 100% |
| 13 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.4% |
| 14 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 97.2% |
| 15 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 95.9% |
| 16 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.7% |
| 17 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 95.7% |
| 18 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 95.4% |
| 19 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 94.4% |
| 21 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 94.3% |
| 22 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 94.2% |
| 23 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 94.2% |
| 24 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93.2% |
| 25 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 92.3% |
| 26 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 92.3% |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 92.2% |
| 28 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.1% |
| 29 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.6% |
| 30 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 91.5% |
| 31 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91% |
| 32 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 89.5% |
| 33 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 89.3% |
| 34 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 89.2% |
| 35 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 89.1% |
| 36 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 89% |
| 37 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 88.8% |
| 38 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 88.6% |
| 39 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 88.2% |
| 40 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.9% |
| 41 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 87.7% |
| 42 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 87.7% |
| 43 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87.4% |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86% |
| 45 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 85.7% |
| 46 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 85.6% |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84.6% |
| 48 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 84% |
| 49 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 83.6% |
| 50 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 83.3% |
| 51 | Canada CAN · North America | 82.9% |
| 52 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 82.1% |
| 53 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 81.3% |
| 54 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 81.2% |
| 55 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 80.5% |
| 56 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 80.5% |
| 57 | United States USA · North America | 80.2% |
| 58 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 80% |
| 59 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 79.7% |
| 60 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 79.5% |
| 61 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.5% |
| 62 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 79.3% |
| 63 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 79.2% |
| 64 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 79.1% |
| 65 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 78.8% |
| 66 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 78.8% |
| 67 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.6% |
| 68 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 77.4% |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.4% |
| 70 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 77.2% |
| 71 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.8% |
| 72 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 75.5% |
| 73 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 75.3% |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 75% |
| 75 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 74.5% |
| 76 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 74.2% |
| 77 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 74% |
| 78 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73% |
| 79 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 72.9% |
| 80 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 72.5% |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.1% |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.6% |
| 83 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 71.6% |
| 84 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.5% |
| 85 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 71.2% |
| 86 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 70.7% |
| 87 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.7% |
| 88 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 70.7% |
| 89 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 70.4% |
| 90 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.9% |
| 91 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 69.7% |
| 92 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 69.7% |
| 93 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 69.6% |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.2% |
| 95 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 69.1% |
| 96 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 68.6% |
| 97 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 68.2% |
| 98 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68% |
| 99 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 67% |
| 100 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 66.7% |
| 101 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 66.3% |
| 102 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 66.2% |
| 103 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 65.9% |
| 104 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 65.8% |
| 105 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 65.6% |
| 106 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 65.5% |
| 107 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 65% |
| 108 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 64.6% |
| 109 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 64.2% |
| 110 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.1% |
| 111 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8% |
| 112 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8% |
| 113 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 63.4% |
| 114 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 63.4% |
| 115 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.1% |
| 116 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 62.9% |
| 117 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 62.8% |
| 118 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% |
| 119 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 62.4% |
| 120 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 61.8% |
| 121 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 61.8% |
| 122 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 61.5% |
| 123 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.5% |
| 124 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 61.2% |
| 125 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 60.1% |
| 126 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 59.7% |
| 127 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 59.5% |
| 128 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% |
| 129 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% |
| 130 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 59.4% |
| 131 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 59.3% |
| 132 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.9% |
| 133 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 58.9% |
| 134 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% |
| 135 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% |
| 136 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 57.4% |
| 137 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 56.3% |
| 138 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.1% |
| 139 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 56% |
| 140 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 55.8% |
| 141 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.8% |
| 142 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.7% |
| 143 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 55.6% |
| 144 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.1% |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.5% |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 54% |
| 147 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% |
| 148 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 53.2% |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 52.7% |
| 150 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 52.2% |
| 151 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 52.1% |
| 152 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 51% |
| 153 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 50.9% |
| 154 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.9% |
| 155 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 48% |
| 156 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 47.1% |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.6% |
| 158 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.9% |
| 159 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.9% |
| 160 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.5% |
| 161 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.1% |
| 162 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.7% |
| 163 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.5% |
| 164 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.4% |
| 165 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 43.7% |
| 166 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 43.4% |
| 167 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.9% |
| 168 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 42.5% |
| 169 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 41.6% |
| 170 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 41.1% |
| 171 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% |
| 172 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 40.3% |
| 173 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 39.6% |
| 174 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.5% |
| 175 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 39% |
| 176 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 38.8% |
| 177 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5% |
| 178 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2% |
| 179 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37% |
| 180 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.9% |
| 181 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 36.7% |
| 182 | India IND · South Asia | 35.7% |
| 183 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.9% |
| 184 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 34.8% |
| 185 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5% |
| 186 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.9% |
| 187 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 33.2% |
| 188 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9% |
| 189 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 32.6% |
| 190 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% |
| 191 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% |
| 192 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.9% |
| 193 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 31.9% |
| 194 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 31.3% |
| 195 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% |
| 196 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 30.6% |
| 197 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 29.1% |
| 198 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9% |
| 199 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 28.8% |
| 200 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.6% |
| 201 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.7% |
| 202 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 26.5% |
| 203 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% |
| 204 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.9% |
| 205 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.7% |
| 206 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.3% |
| 207 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1% |
| 208 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% |
| 209 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 22.3% |
| 210 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.7% |
| 211 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 21.2% |
| 212 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 20.4% |
| 213 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% |
| 214 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.6% |
| 215 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 17.5% |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 15.8% |
| 217 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 14.6% |
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2025
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217
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