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Share of total population living in the capital city

% · higher is better · 173 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Bahrain89.4%
  2. 2Singapore84.8%
  3. 3Kuwait84%
  4. 4Qatar70.7%
  5. 5Malta68.7%
  6. 6Hong Kong SAR, China64.2%
  7. 7Djibouti63.3%
  8. 8Sao Tome and Principe62.1%
  9. 9Bahamas, The62%
  10. 10Congo, Rep.57.3%
  11. 11Jordan56.7%
  12. 12Iceland54%
  13. 13Mongolia44.5%
  14. 14Maldives44.2%
  15. 15Mauritius43.2%
  16. 16Barbados43%
  17. 17Korea, Rep.42.9%
  18. 18New Caledonia42.3%
  19. 19Costa Rica41.7%
  20. 20Suriname40.2%
  21. 21Dominican Republic40.1%
  22. 22Taiwan39%
  23. 23Equatorial Guinea38.7%
  24. 24Gabon37.4%
  25. 25Armenia36.7%
  26. 26Uruguay36.6%
  27. 27Liberia34.3%
  28. 28Chile33.9%
  29. 29Panama32.7%
  30. 30Estonia32.4%
  31. 31French Polynesia31.9%
  32. 32Trinidad and Tobago31.6%
  33. 33Argentina30.8%
  34. 34Lebanon30.6%
  35. 35Peru30.6%
  36. 36Greece30.6%
  37. 37Mauritania29.6%
  38. 38Albania29.5%
  39. 39Angola29.2%
  40. 40Latvia29%
  41. 41Guinea-Bissau28.7%
  42. 42Japan26.7%
  43. 43Togo25.9%
  44. 44El Salvador25.6%
  45. 45Timor-Leste25%
  46. 46Fiji24.8%
  47. 47Cyprus24.4%
  48. 48Thailand24.1%
  49. 49Georgia23.6%
  50. 50Montenegro23.6%
  51. 51Somalia, Fed. Rep.23.1%
  52. 52Luxembourg22.7%
  53. 53Sierra Leone22.4%
  54. 54Austria22.2%
  55. 55Sri Lanka22%
  56. 56Egypt, Arab Rep.22%
  57. 57Ireland21.8%
  58. 58Philippines21.4%
  59. 59Belarus21.1%
  60. 60Jamaica21.1%
  61. 61Senegal21%
  62. 62Puerto Rico (US)21%
  63. 63Denmark20.5%
  64. 64Saudi Arabia20.3%
  65. 65Tunisia20.2%
  66. 66Central African Republic20.2%
  67. 67Paraguay19.8%
  68. 68Comoros19.8%
  69. 69West Bank and Gaza19.7%
  70. 70Bangladesh19.6%
  71. 71Colombia19.6%
  72. 72Nicaragua19.5%
  73. 73North Macedonia19.1%
  74. 74Azerbaijan19%
  75. 75Kyrgyz Republic18.8%
  76. 76Portugal18%
  77. 77Finland17.9%
  78. 78Cameroon16.9%
  79. 79Mali16.8%
  80. 80Hungary16.7%
  81. 81Libya16.7%
  82. 82Solomon Islands16.6%
  83. 83Haiti16.4%
  84. 84Serbia16.4%
  85. 85Bolivia16.4%
  86. 86Syrian Arab Republic16.4%
  87. 87Ghana16.3%
  88. 88Guyana16.2%
  89. 89Croatia15.9%
  90. 90Guatemala15.8%
  91. 91Zambia15.7%
  92. 92Turkmenistan15.6%
  93. 93Norway15.6%
  94. 94Bulgaria15.6%
  95. 95Brunei Darussalam15.2%
  96. 96Honduras15.2%
  97. 97United Kingdom14.8%
  98. 98Iraq14.6%
  99. 99Cuba14.5%
  100. 100Indonesia14.2%
  101. 101France14.2%
  102. 102Oman14.2%
  103. 103Sweden13.9%
  104. 104Mexico13.9%
  105. 105Ecuador13.8%
  106. 106Moldova13.8%
  107. 107Sudan13.7%
  108. 108Burkina Faso13.7%
  109. 109Namibia13.4%
  110. 110Tajikistan13.4%
  111. 111Afghanistan13.4%
  112. 112Cambodia13.3%
  113. 113Lesotho12.4%
  114. 114Madagascar12.2%
  115. 115Zimbabwe12.1%
  116. 116Belgium12%
  117. 117Lithuania11.8%
  118. 118Slovenia11.6%
  119. 119Spain11.5%
  120. 120Czechia11.2%
  121. 121Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11%
  122. 122Congo, Dem. Rep.10.9%
  123. 123Uzbekistan10.9%
  124. 124Kenya10.7%
  125. 125Nepal10.6%
  126. 126Iran, Islamic Rep.10.1%
  127. 127Yemen, Rep.10.1%
  128. 128Rwanda10.1%
  129. 129Romania10%
  130. 130Israel9.8%
  131. 131Russian Federation9.7%
  132. 132Botswana9.6%
  133. 133Chad9.6%
  134. 134Uganda9.5%
  135. 135Mozambique9.5%
  136. 136Venezuela, RB9.2%
  137. 137United Arab Emirates8.3%
  138. 138Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9%
  139. 139Bhutan7.4%
  140. 140Algeria7%
  141. 141Eritrea6.5%
  142. 142Ukraine6.5%
  143. 143Benin5.7%
  144. 144Niger5.6%
  145. 145Morocco5.4%
  146. 146Kazakhstan5.3%
  147. 147Slovak Republic5.2%
  148. 148Viet Nam5.2%
  149. 149Ethiopia5%
  150. 150Poland4.9%
  151. 151Netherlands4.7%
  152. 152Malawi4.3%
  153. 153Germany4.2%
  154. 154Turkiye4.1%
  155. 155Papua New Guinea4%
  156. 156Italy4%
  157. 157South Sudan3.2%
  158. 158New Zealand2.9%
  159. 159South Africa2.8%
  160. 160Lao PDR2.5%
  161. 161Switzerland2.3%
  162. 162India2.1%
  163. 163Pakistan1.9%
  164. 164Canada1.5%
  165. 165Burundi1.4%
  166. 166China1.2%
  167. 167United States0.9%
  168. 168Cote d'Ivoire0.78%
  169. 169Brazil0.67%
  170. 170Nigeria0.54%
  171. 171Tanzania0.38%
  172. 172Malaysia0.24%
  173. 173Myanmar0.1%

Share of total population living in the capital city