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Share of population living in urban areas

% · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Monaco100%
  2. 1Gibraltar100%
  3. 2Singapore99.9%
  4. 3Macao SAR, China99.8%
  5. 4Hong Kong SAR, China99.5%
  6. 5Bermuda98.4%
  7. 6Bangladesh98%
  8. 7Bahrain97.9%
  9. 8Egypt, Arab Rep.96.9%
  10. 9Sint Maarten (Dutch part)96.8%
  11. 10Kuwait96.2%
  12. 11Aruba95.3%
  13. 12Malta95.1%
  14. 13Curacao94.6%
  15. 14Taiwan94.6%
  16. 15West Bank and Gaza94.1%
  17. 16Israel93.6%
  18. 17Jordan93.5%
  19. 18Qatar93.3%
  20. 19Naoero92.4%
  21. 20Cayman Islands92.3%
  22. 21Rwanda92.1%
  23. 22Congo, Rep.91.7%
  24. 23Japan91.1%
  25. 24Mauritius90.9%
  26. 25United Arab Emirates90.3%
  27. 26Korea, Rep.90.1%
  28. 27Djibouti89.9%
  29. 28St. Martin (French part)89.7%
  30. 29Lebanon89.6%
  31. 30Equatorial Guinea89.5%
  32. 31Venezuela, RB88.5%
  33. 32Pakistan88%
  34. 33Iraq87.5%
  35. 34Trinidad and Tobago87.4%
  36. 35Viet Nam86.9%
  37. 36Korea, Dem. People's Rep.86.6%
  38. 37Barbados86.4%
  39. 38Comoros86.3%
  40. 39Uruguay86.2%
  41. 40Argentina86%
  42. 41United Kingdom86%
  43. 42Indonesia85.9%
  44. 43Yemen, Rep.85.7%
  45. 44Dominican Republic85.5%
  46. 45Uzbekistan85.4%
  47. 46Philippines84.8%
  48. 47Iran, Islamic Rep.84.7%
  49. 48Sri Lanka84.7%
  50. 49Burundi84.6%
  51. 50Guam84.5%
  52. 51Afghanistan84.4%
  53. 52Netherlands84.3%
  54. 53Saudi Arabia83.6%
  55. 54China83.6%
  56. 55Sao Tome and Principe83.4%
  57. 56India83.4%
  58. 57Gabon83.1%
  59. 58Tajikistan82.8%
  60. 59Somalia, Fed. Rep.82.7%
  61. 60Haiti82.6%
  62. 61Bahamas, The82.3%
  63. 62Turkiye82.3%
  64. 63Malaysia82.3%
  65. 64Australia82.2%
  66. 65Cuba82.1%
  67. 66Montenegro81.8%
  68. 67Chile81.8%
  69. 68Colombia81.5%
  70. 69Puerto Rico (US)80.9%
  71. 70Brunei Darussalam80.8%
  72. 71Nigeria80.6%
  73. 72San Marino80.5%
  74. 73Algeria79.8%
  75. 74Brazil79.2%
  76. 75Syrian Arab Republic79%
  77. 76Azerbaijan78.9%
  78. 77Russian Federation78.8%
  79. 78Seychelles78.7%
  80. 79American Samoa78.7%
  81. 80Spain78.6%
  82. 81South Africa78.6%
  83. 82Belgium78.4%
  84. 83Morocco78.1%
  85. 84Ecuador77.5%
  86. 85Mexico77.3%
  87. 86Oman77.1%
  88. 87Armenia77%
  89. 88Ghana76.8%
  90. 89Italy76.8%
  91. 90Kazakhstan76.7%
  92. 91Turks and Caicos Islands76.6%
  93. 92Turkmenistan76.5%
  94. 93New Zealand76.3%
  95. 94Canada76.2%
  96. 95El Salvador76.1%
  97. 96Switzerland76%
  98. 97Iceland75.9%
  99. 98Cyprus75.7%
  100. 99Liechtenstein75.5%
  101. 100Kyrgyz Republic75.5%
  102. 101Antigua and Barbuda75.5%
  103. 102Libya75.4%
  104. 103Kenya75.3%
  105. 104Angola75.2%
  106. 105Gambia, The74.9%
  107. 106Sudan74.8%
  108. 107Cameroon74.2%
  109. 108Ukraine74%
  110. 109United States74%
  111. 110Belarus73.8%
  112. 111Costa Rica73.7%
  113. 112Guyana73.6%
  114. 113Virgin Islands (U.S.)73.6%
  115. 114Andorra73.4%
  116. 115Germany73%
  117. 116Peru73%
  118. 117Guatemala72.9%
  119. 118Congo, Dem. Rep.72.9%
  120. 119St. Lucia72.7%
  121. 120Nepal72.6%
  122. 121Benin72.6%
  123. 122Grenada72.5%
  124. 123Tuvalu72.4%
  125. 124Jamaica72.4%
  126. 125Cabo Verde71.6%
  127. 126Togo71.3%
  128. 127Tunisia71.3%
  129. 128Bolivia71.2%
  130. 129Suriname70.8%
  131. 130North Macedonia70.5%
  132. 131Portugal70.5%
  133. 132Mongolia70.5%
  134. 133Senegal69.9%
  135. 134Uganda69.6%
  136. 135Myanmar69.4%
  137. 136Botswana69.2%
  138. 137Sweden68.8%
  139. 138St. Vincent and the Grenadines68.8%
  140. 139Luxembourg68.7%
  141. 140Panama68.3%
  142. 141Cambodia68.1%
  143. 142Albania67.9%
  144. 143Northern Mariana Islands67.7%
  145. 144Isle of Man67.5%
  146. 145Cote d'Ivoire67.3%
  147. 146Greece67.2%
  148. 147Kiribati66.5%
  149. 148New Caledonia65.6%
  150. 149South Sudan65.2%
  151. 150Estonia65%
  152. 151Serbia64.8%
  153. 152Denmark64.8%
  154. 153Norway64.5%
  155. 154Nicaragua64.4%
  156. 155Malawi64.4%
  157. 156Ethiopia64.4%
  158. 157Georgia64.3%
  159. 158Eritrea63.6%
  160. 159British Virgin Islands62.9%
  161. 160Hungary62.6%
  162. 161France62.1%
  163. 162French Polynesia61.6%
  164. 163Finland60.9%
  165. 164Thailand60.6%
  166. 165Tonga60.6%
  167. 166Bulgaria60.1%
  168. 167Czechia60.1%
  169. 168Poland60%
  170. 169Marshall Islands59.4%
  171. 170Paraguay59.4%
  172. 171Mauritania59.1%
  173. 172Honduras59.1%
  174. 173Liberia59%
  175. 174Austria58.7%
  176. 175Lithuania57.9%
  177. 176Samoa57.8%
  178. 177Sierra Leone57.7%
  179. 178Latvia57.1%
  180. 179Maldives56.5%
  181. 180Belize56.1%
  182. 181Central African Republic56.1%
  183. 182Fiji55.6%
  184. 183Guinea-Bissau54.9%
  185. 184Ireland54.8%
  186. 185Romania54.7%
  187. 186Croatia54.4%
  188. 187Guinea53.6%
  189. 188Slovak Republic53.5%
  190. 189Tanzania53.5%
  191. 190Moldova53.4%
  192. 191Zambia53.2%
  193. 192Chad51.5%
  194. 193Bosnia and Herzegovina51.2%
  195. 194Slovenia50.3%
  196. 195Mozambique50%
  197. 196Niger49.4%
  198. 197Burkina Faso49.4%
  199. 198Timor-Leste49.4%
  200. 199Mali47.1%
  201. 200Papua New Guinea46.3%
  202. 201Dominica42.9%
  203. 202Madagascar42.9%
  204. 203Greenland42.5%
  205. 204St. Kitts and Nevis42.2%
  206. 205Namibia41.8%
  207. 206Palau39.3%
  208. 207Faroe Islands37.8%
  209. 208Lesotho37.7%
  210. 209Zimbabwe33.6%
  211. 210Lao PDR30.6%
  212. 211Bhutan30.5%
  213. 212Vanuatu30%
  214. 213Micronesia, Fed. Sts.29.4%
  215. 214Eswatini23.5%
  216. 215Solomon Islands21.9%

Share of population living in urban areas