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Population share in urban areas

% · higher is better · 190 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Kuwait100%
  2. 1Singapore100%
  3. 1Hong Kong SAR, China100%
  4. 2Puerto Rico (US)99.5%
  5. 3Belgium97.8%
  6. 4Turks and Caicos Islands96.9%
  7. 5Virgin Islands (U.S.)96.7%
  8. 6Venezuela, RB96.3%
  9. 7American Samoa95.2%
  10. 8Andorra95%
  11. 9Argentina94.8%
  12. 10Uruguay93.9%
  13. 11Chile92.3%
  14. 12Australia91.5%
  15. 13Lebanon89.7%
  16. 14Denmark89.6%
  17. 15Brazil89.5%
  18. 16United Kingdom89.4%
  19. 17Gabon89.4%
  20. 18New Zealand89.2%
  21. 19Malta88.9%
  22. 20France88.3%
  23. 21Luxembourg88.2%
  24. 22Finland88.2%
  25. 23Sweden88%
  26. 24United Arab Emirates87.6%
  27. 25Greenland87.5%
  28. 26Bahamas, The87%
  29. 27Korea, Rep.86.8%
  30. 28Netherlands86.7%
  31. 29United States86.3%
  32. 30Saudi Arabia86.1%
  33. 31Canada85.2%
  34. 32Norway84.5%
  35. 33Jordan83.7%
  36. 34Libya83.2%
  37. 35Djibouti83.1%
  38. 36Mexico82.6%
  39. 37Spain82.1%
  40. 38Colombia80.9%
  41. 39Brunei Darussalam80.8%
  42. 40Cuba80.6%
  43. 41Panama80.6%
  44. 42Taiwan80.4%
  45. 43Belarus79.8%
  46. 44Germany79.3%
  47. 45Peru79.2%
  48. 46Czechia79%
  49. 47Russian Federation78.8%
  50. 48Oman78.4%
  51. 49Malaysia77.4%
  52. 50Switzerland77%
  53. 51Bulgaria76.8%
  54. 52Iran, Islamic Rep.76.4%
  55. 53Suriname75.4%
  56. 54Dominican Republic75.2%
  57. 55Estonia74.4%
  58. 56Turkiye73.9%
  59. 57Ukraine73.9%
  60. 58Iraq73.1%
  61. 59Italy73.1%
  62. 60Hungary73%
  63. 61Iceland72.8%
  64. 62Latvia72.6%
  65. 63Algeria72.6%
  66. 64Ecuador72.5%
  67. 65Austria72.5%
  68. 66Japan72.4%
  69. 67Lithuania72.4%
  70. 68Tunisia72.3%
  71. 69Bolivia72.1%
  72. 70Sao Tome and Principe71.5%
  73. 71Dominica71.5%
  74. 72Costa Rica71.2%
  75. 73El Salvador71%
  76. 74Armenia70.9%
  77. 75Cabo Verde70%
  78. 76Congo, Rep.69.7%
  79. 77Mongolia69.6%
  80. 78Ireland69.5%
  81. 79South Africa69.3%
  82. 80Botswana69.3%
  83. 81Paraguay69.1%
  84. 82Greece69%
  85. 83Poland68.5%
  86. 84Portugal68.4%
  87. 85Korea, Dem. People's Rep.68.3%
  88. 86Angola67.9%
  89. 87North Macedonia67.9%
  90. 88Cameroon67.5%
  91. 89Kazakhstan67.4%
  92. 90Morocco66.8%
  93. 91Croatia66.1%
  94. 92Romania65.4%
  95. 93Nicaragua65.3%
  96. 94Syrian Arab Republic63.9%
  97. 95Haiti63.7%
  98. 96Slovak Republic63.2%
  99. 97Albania62.4%
  100. 98Cyprus62%
  101. 99New Caledonia61.5%
  102. 100Jamaica61.2%
  103. 101Azerbaijan61.2%
  104. 102Georgia61.1%
  105. 103Ghana60.3%
  106. 104Honduras60.3%
  107. 105Cote d'Ivoire59.7%
  108. 106Belize59.6%
  109. 107Philippines59.5%
  110. 108Fiji59%
  111. 109Nigeria58.9%
  112. 110Slovenia58.3%
  113. 111Turkmenistan58.3%
  114. 112Guatemala58.2%
  115. 113Israel58%
  116. 114China57.8%
  117. 115St. Vincent and the Grenadines57.6%
  118. 116Liberia57.3%
  119. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina57.2%
  120. 118Moldova56.2%
  121. 119Barbados54.5%
  122. 120Indonesia53.6%
  123. 121Togo53.2%
  124. 122Egypt, Arab Rep.52.5%
  125. 123Senegal51.7%
  126. 124Benin51.3%
  127. 125Mauritius50.9%
  128. 126Aruba50.6%
  129. 127Mauritania50.3%
  130. 128Sudan49.1%
  131. 129Grenada47.8%
  132. 130Central African Republic47.7%
  133. 131Sierra Leone47.2%
  134. 132Zimbabwe47.1%
  135. 133Namibia47%
  136. 134Equatorial Guinea46.4%
  137. 135Qatar46.2%
  138. 136Bhutan46.2%
  139. 137Somalia, Fed. Rep.46.1%
  140. 138Mali45.8%
  141. 139Mozambique45.7%
  142. 140Uzbekistan45.1%
  143. 141Pakistan44.8%
  144. 142Zambia44.7%
  145. 143Congo, Dem. Rep.44.6%
  146. 144Guinea44.6%
  147. 145Lao PDR44.4%
  148. 146Faroe Islands44.4%
  149. 147Kyrgyz Republic43.4%
  150. 148Myanmar42.9%
  151. 149Thailand42.7%
  152. 150Gambia, The42.1%
  153. 151Yemen, Rep.41.8%
  154. 152Viet Nam39.6%
  155. 153Madagascar39.3%
  156. 154India38.7%
  157. 155Guinea-Bissau38.7%
  158. 156St. Kitts and Nevis38.5%
  159. 156Antigua and Barbuda38.5%
  160. 157Timor-Leste37.6%
  161. 158Lesotho37.4%
  162. 159Bangladesh37.4%
  163. 160Chad37%
  164. 161Burkina Faso36.8%
  165. 162Tanzania35%
  166. 163Tajikistan35%
  167. 164Vanuatu34.5%
  168. 165Guyana34.2%
  169. 166Comoros33.7%
  170. 167St. Lucia33.4%
  171. 168Afghanistan30.2%
  172. 169Kenya30%
  173. 170Eritrea29.1%
  174. 171Eswatini29%
  175. 172Tonga28%
  176. 173Cambodia26.6%
  177. 174Malawi26.3%
  178. 175Solomon Islands26.1%
  179. 176Rwanda25.7%
  180. 177Nepal25.5%
  181. 178Niger23.4%
  182. 179Ethiopia23.3%
  183. 180Samoa22.9%
  184. 181Bahrain22.6%
  185. 182Sri Lanka20.4%
  186. 183Trinidad and Tobago20.3%
  187. 184Uganda19.6%
  188. 185Burundi17.2%
  189. 186Liechtenstein16.6%
  190. 187Papua New Guinea12.1%

Population share in urban areas