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Share of population living in cities

% · 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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League table

216 shown
  1. 1Monaco100%
  2. 1Gibraltar100%
  3. 2Singapore99.7%
  4. 3Macao SAR, China98.9%
  5. 4Hong Kong SAR, China96.4%
  6. 5Bahrain89.4%
  7. 6Kuwait88%
  8. 7Congo, Rep.84.7%
  9. 8Equatorial Guinea83.8%
  10. 9Djibouti80.9%
  11. 10Qatar79%
  12. 11Taiwan77.9%
  13. 12Korea, Rep.75.4%
  14. 13United Arab Emirates73.3%
  15. 14Jordan73.1%
  16. 15West Bank and Gaza71%
  17. 16Malta68.7%
  18. 17Japan68.4%
  19. 18Israel67.4%
  20. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.67%
  21. 20Iraq67%
  22. 21Chile65.2%
  23. 22Saudi Arabia65.1%
  24. 23Argentina64.1%
  25. 24Somalia, Fed. Rep.63.9%
  26. 25Turkiye63.8%
  27. 26Angola63.2%
  28. 27Colombia62.3%
  29. 28Gabon62.2%
  30. 29Sao Tome and Principe62.1%
  31. 30Venezuela, RB62.1%
  32. 31Bahamas, The62%
  33. 32Dominican Republic61.1%
  34. 33Iran, Islamic Rep.60.6%
  35. 34Curacao59.6%
  36. 35Korea, Dem. People's Rep.58.9%
  37. 36United Kingdom57.4%
  38. 37Peru56%
  39. 38Malaysia55%
  40. 39Belarus55%
  41. 40Bolivia54.5%
  42. 41Ecuador54.3%
  43. 42Gambia, The54%
  44. 43Iceland54%
  45. 44Brazil53.9%
  46. 45Mexico53.6%
  47. 46Cameroon53.5%
  48. 47Indonesia53%
  49. 48Uruguay52.7%
  50. 49Canada52.1%
  51. 50Morocco51.9%
  52. 51Spain51.2%
  53. 52Lebanon50.5%
  54. 53Cyprus50.1%
  55. 54Senegal48.9%
  56. 55Nigeria48.9%
  57. 56Australia48.9%
  58. 57Ghana48.9%
  59. 58South Africa48.8%
  60. 59Congo, Dem. Rep.48.7%
  61. 60Panama48.6%
  62. 61Bangladesh47.6%
  63. 62Russian Federation47.6%
  64. 63Sudan47.6%
  65. 64Costa Rica47.5%
  66. 65Mongolia47.2%
  67. 66Togo46.8%
  68. 67Comoros46.6%
  69. 68Syrian Arab Republic46.6%
  70. 69Cuba46.4%
  71. 70Yemen, Rep.46.4%
  72. 71Netherlands46.3%
  73. 72Jamaica46.1%
  74. 73Greece46%
  75. 74New Zealand45.8%
  76. 75Trinidad and Tobago45.7%
  77. 76Pakistan45.5%
  78. 77Libya45%
  79. 78Tunisia44.8%
  80. 79Ukraine44.8%
  81. 80Liberia44.5%
  82. 81Albania44.3%
  83. 82Maldives44.2%
  84. 83Kazakhstan43.9%
  85. 84China43.5%
  86. 85Mauritius43.2%
  87. 86Barbados43%
  88. 87Algeria42.9%
  89. 88El Salvador42.8%
  90. 89New Caledonia42.3%
  91. 90Armenia41.7%
  92. 91Uzbekistan41.6%
  93. 92Philippines41.5%
  94. 93Suriname40.2%
  95. 94Azerbaijan39.9%
  96. 95Benin39.9%
  97. 96Afghanistan39.7%
  98. 97Honduras39.6%
  99. 98Cabo Verde39.5%
  100. 99India39.5%
  101. 100Viet Nam39.3%
  102. 101Eritrea39.2%
  103. 102Sierra Leone38.7%
  104. 103Estonia38.5%
  105. 104Oman38.4%
  106. 105Cote d'Ivoire38.2%
  107. 106Myanmar38.1%
  108. 107Haiti37.8%
  109. 108Mauritania37.7%
  110. 109Zambia36.9%
  111. 110Guinea-Bissau35.9%
  112. 111Portugal35.6%
  113. 112Paraguay35.4%
  114. 113Sri Lanka35.1%
  115. 114Latvia35%
  116. 115Nicaragua34.9%
  117. 116Guinea34.5%
  118. 117United States34.4%
  119. 118France34.3%
  120. 119Italy34.3%
  121. 120Thailand34.2%
  122. 121Germany34.2%
  123. 122Serbia33.9%
  124. 123Georgia33.6%
  125. 124Austria32.6%
  126. 125Sweden32%
  127. 126French Polynesia31.9%
  128. 127South Sudan31.8%
  129. 128Switzerland31.7%
  130. 129Turkmenistan31.4%
  131. 130Guatemala31.1%
  132. 131Bulgaria31%
  133. 132Chad31%
  134. 133Romania30.9%
  135. 134Fiji30.7%
  136. 135Tajikistan30.6%
  137. 136Kyrgyz Republic30.6%
  138. 137Belgium30.5%
  139. 138Lithuania29.7%
  140. 139Ireland29.5%
  141. 140Denmark29.4%
  142. 141Guyana28.6%
  143. 142Poland28.6%
  144. 143Brunei Darussalam28.5%
  145. 144North Macedonia28.4%
  146. 145Puerto Rico (US)28.2%
  147. 146Croatia27.5%
  148. 147Mozambique27.4%
  149. 148Hungary27.3%
  150. 149Finland26.1%
  151. 150Mali25.8%
  152. 151Norway25.3%
  153. 152Central African Republic25.1%
  154. 153Timor-Leste25%
  155. 154Burkina Faso25%
  156. 155Ethiopia24.6%
  157. 156Montenegro23.6%
  158. 157Niger23.5%
  159. 158Tanzania23.1%
  160. 159Kenya23%
  161. 160Luxembourg22.7%
  162. 161Moldova22.3%
  163. 162Czechia22.2%
  164. 163Zimbabwe21.8%
  165. 164Namibia20.5%
  166. 165Cambodia19.8%
  167. 166Botswana19.4%
  168. 167Belize18.5%
  169. 168Nepal18.5%
  170. 169Madagascar18.3%
  171. 170Bhutan16.9%
  172. 171Solomon Islands16.6%
  173. 172Bosnia and Herzegovina16.2%
  174. 173Slovenia15.5%
  175. 174Burundi15.4%
  176. 175Uganda14.8%
  177. 176Slovak Republic14.2%
  178. 177Rwanda14%
  179. 178Lesotho12.4%
  180. 179Papua New Guinea11%
  181. 180Malawi10.8%
  182. 181Lao PDR4.5%
  183. 182Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  184. 182Tonga0%
  185. 182Andorra0%
  186. 182Turks and Caicos Islands0%
  187. 182Seychelles0%
  188. 182Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  189. 182Eswatini0%
  190. 182San Marino0%
  191. 182American Samoa0%
  192. 182Antigua and Barbuda0%
  193. 182Palau0%
  194. 182Tuvalu0%
  195. 182St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  196. 182Naoero0%
  197. 182Northern Mariana Islands0%
  198. 182Marshall Islands0%
  199. 182British Virgin Islands0%
  200. 182St. Martin (French part)0%
  201. 182Virgin Islands (U.S.)0%
  202. 182Aruba0%
  203. 182Liechtenstein0%
  204. 182St. Lucia0%
  205. 182St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  206. 182Kiribati0%
  207. 182Vanuatu0%
  208. 182Isle of Man0%
  209. 182Bermuda0%
  210. 182Samoa0%
  211. 182Guam0%
  212. 182Greenland0%
  213. 182Grenada0%
  214. 182Faroe Islands0%
  215. 182Dominica0%
  216. 182Cayman Islands0%

Share of population living in cities