GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Urban Population
Global country ranking by urban population for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2025 / 217 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 2 | Bermuda | North America | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 4 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 6 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 8 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 9 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 10 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 11 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 12 | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100,00% | 2025 | open |
| 13 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99,36% | 2025 | open |
| 14 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 97,19% | 2025 | open |
| 15 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 95,94% | 2025 | open |
| 16 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95,68% | 2025 | open |
| 17 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 95,65% | 2025 | open |
| 18 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 95,39% | 2025 | open |
| 19 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 94,88% | 2025 | open |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 94,40% | 2025 | open |
| 21 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 94,34% | 2025 | open |
| 22 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 94,22% | 2025 | open |
| 23 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 94,22% | 2025 | open |
| 24 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93,21% | 2025 | open |
| 25 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 92,35% | 2025 | open |
| 26 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 92,30% | 2025 | open |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 92,18% | 2025 | open |
| 28 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92,09% | 2025 | open |
| 29 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91,58% | 2025 | open |
| 30 | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | 91,47% | 2025 | open |
| 31 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90,96% | 2025 | open |
| 32 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 89,49% | 2025 | open |
| 33 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 89,32% | 2025 | open |
| 34 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 89,18% | 2025 | open |
| 35 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 89,08% | 2025 | open |
| 36 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 88,95% | 2025 | open |
| 37 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 88,85% | 2025 | open |
| 38 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 88,57% | 2025 | open |
| 39 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 88,18% | 2025 | open |
| 40 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87,91% | 2025 | open |
| 41 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 87,72% | 2025 | open |
| 42 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 87,67% | 2025 | open |
| 43 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 87,38% | 2025 | open |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85,96% | 2025 | open |
| 45 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 85,73% | 2025 | open |
| 46 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 85,60% | 2025 | open |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 84,61% | 2025 | open |
| 48 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 84,00% | 2025 | open |
| 49 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 83,57% | 2025 | open |
| 50 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 83,32% | 2025 | open |
| 51 | Canada | North America | 82,88% | 2025 | open |
| 52 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 82,14% | 2025 | open |
| 53 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 81,33% | 2025 | open |
| 54 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 81,17% | 2025 | open |
| 55 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 80,51% | 2025 | open |
| 56 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 80,51% | 2025 | open |
| 57 | United States | North America | 80,19% | 2025 | open |
| 58 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 80,04% | 2025 | open |
| 59 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 79,73% | 2025 | open |
| 60 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 79,49% | 2025 | open |
| 61 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79,48% | 2025 | open |
| 62 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 79,28% | 2025 | open |
| 63 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 79,22% | 2025 | open |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 79,11% | 2025 | open |
| 65 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 78,84% | 2025 | open |
| 66 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78,78% | 2025 | open |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77,63% | 2025 | open |
| 68 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 77,39% | 2025 | open |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77,38% | 2025 | open |
| 70 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 77,23% | 2025 | open |
| 71 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75,82% | 2025 | open |
| 72 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 75,52% | 2025 | open |
| 73 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 75,25% | 2025 | open |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 75,01% | 2025 | open |
| 75 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 74,52% | 2025 | open |
| 76 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 74,17% | 2025 | open |
| 77 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 73,99% | 2025 | open |
| 78 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72,98% | 2025 | open |
| 79 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 72,88% | 2025 | open |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 72,52% | 2025 | open |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72,08% | 2025 | open |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71,58% | 2025 | open |
| 83 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 71,56% | 2025 | open |
| 84 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71,46% | 2025 | open |
| 85 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 71,15% | 2025 | open |
| 86 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 70,72% | 2025 | open |
| 87 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70,70% | 2025 | open |
| 88 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 70,69% | 2025 | open |
| 89 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 70,39% | 2025 | open |
| 90 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69,94% | 2025 | open |
| 91 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 69,72% | 2025 | open |
| 92 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 69,68% | 2025 | open |
| 93 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 69,60% | 2025 | open |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69,17% | 2025 | open |
| 95 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 69,08% | 2025 | open |
| 96 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 68,63% | 2025 | open |
| 97 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 68,17% | 2025 | open |
| 98 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67,96% | 2025 | open |
| 99 | Nepal | South Asia | 67,00% | 2025 | open |
| 100 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 66,70% | 2025 | open |
| 101 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 66,34% | 2025 | open |
| 102 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 66,15% | 2025 | open |
| 103 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 65,93% | 2025 | open |
| 104 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 65,79% | 2025 | open |
| 105 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 65,61% | 2025 | open |
| 106 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 65,45% | 2025 | open |
| 107 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64,99% | 2025 | open |
| 108 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 64,59% | 2025 | open |
| 109 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 64,19% | 2025 | open |
| 110 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64,12% | 2025 | open |
| 111 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63,82% | 2025 | open |
| 112 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63,78% | 2025 | open |
| 113 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 63,39% | 2025 | open |
| 114 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 63,39% | 2025 | open |
| 115 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63,13% | 2025 | open |
| 116 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 62,89% | 2025 | open |
| 117 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 62,80% | 2025 | open |
| 118 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 62,64% | 2025 | open |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 62,39% | 2025 | open |
| 120 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 61,76% | 2025 | open |
| 121 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 61,75% | 2025 | open |
| 122 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 61,50% | 2025 | open |
| 123 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61,49% | 2025 | open |
| 124 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 61,18% | 2025 | open |
| 125 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 60,09% | 2025 | open |
| 126 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,70% | 2025 | open |
| 127 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 59,54% | 2025 | open |
| 128 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,44% | 2025 | open |
| 129 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,43% | 2025 | open |
| 130 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 59,39% | 2025 | open |
| 131 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,25% | 2025 | open |
| 132 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58,92% | 2025 | open |
| 133 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 58,87% | 2025 | open |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 58,64% | 2025 | open |
| 135 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 57,81% | 2025 | open |
| 136 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 57,40% | 2025 | open |
| 137 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 56,30% | 2025 | open |
| 138 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56,08% | 2025 | open |
| 139 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 55,99% | 2025 | open |
| 140 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 55,77% | 2025 | open |
| 141 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55,77% | 2025 | open |
| 142 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55,67% | 2025 | open |
| 143 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 55,61% | 2025 | open |
| 144 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55,14% | 2025 | open |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54,55% | 2025 | open |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 53,97% | 2025 | open |
| 147 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53,36% | 2025 | open |
| 148 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 53,19% | 2025 | open |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 52,69% | 2025 | open |
| 150 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 52,17% | 2025 | open |
| 151 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 52,14% | 2025 | open |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 51,02% | 2025 | open |
| 153 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 50,93% | 2025 | open |
| 154 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50,87% | 2025 | open |
| 155 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 47,98% | 2025 | open |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 47,11% | 2025 | open |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46,65% | 2025 | open |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,93% | 2025 | open |
| 159 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,92% | 2025 | open |
| 160 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,48% | 2025 | open |
| 161 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,11% | 2025 | open |
| 162 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,67% | 2025 | open |
| 163 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,55% | 2025 | open |
| 164 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,39% | 2025 | open |
| 165 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 43,73% | 2025 | open |
| 166 | Bhutan | South Asia | 43,43% | 2025 | open |
| 167 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42,90% | 2025 | open |
| 168 | Maldives | South Asia | 42,51% | 2025 | open |
| 169 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,56% | 2025 | open |
| 170 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 41,11% | 2025 | open |
| 171 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40,50% | 2025 | open |
| 172 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 40,31% | 2025 | open |
| 173 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 39,64% | 2025 | open |
| 174 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39,53% | 2025 | open |
| 175 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39,04% | 2025 | open |
| 176 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 38,83% | 2025 | open |
| 177 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38,52% | 2025 | open |
| 178 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37,21% | 2025 | open |
| 179 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37,03% | 2025 | open |
| 180 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36,88% | 2025 | open |
| 181 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 36,67% | 2025 | open |
| 182 | India | South Asia | 35,69% | 2025 | open |
| 183 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34,93% | 2025 | open |
| 184 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 34,75% | 2025 | open |
| 185 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34,54% | 2025 | open |
| 186 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33,94% | 2025 | open |
| 187 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 33,24% | 2025 | open |
| 188 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32,90% | 2025 | open |
| 189 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 32,64% | 2025 | open |
| 190 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32,21% | 2025 | open |
| 191 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32,21% | 2025 | open |
| 192 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31,94% | 2025 | open |
| 193 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 31,90% | 2025 | open |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 31,31% | 2025 | open |
| 195 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30,91% | 2025 | open |
| 196 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 30,58% | 2025 | open |
| 197 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 29,10% | 2025 | open |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28,92% | 2025 | open |
| 199 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 28,79% | 2025 | open |
| 200 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,57% | 2025 | open |
| 201 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26,72% | 2025 | open |
| 202 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 26,49% | 2025 | open |
| 203 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 26,16% | 2025 | open |
| 204 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25,94% | 2025 | open |
| 205 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25,69% | 2025 | open |
| 206 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,33% | 2025 | open |
| 207 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,11% | 2025 | open |
| 208 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 22,48% | 2025 | open |
| 209 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 22,32% | 2025 | open |
| 210 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21,68% | 2025 | open |
| 211 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 21,16% | 2025 | open |
| 212 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 20,45% | 2025 | open |
| 213 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18,37% | 2025 | open |
| 214 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17,59% | 2025 | open |
| 215 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 17,51% | 2025 | open |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 15,78% | 2025 | open |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 14,63% | 2025 | open |