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Share of total population living in cities with 1 million or more people

% · higher is better · 180 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. 4Congo, Rep.82.7%
  5. 5Hong Kong SAR, China78.4%
  6. 6Qatar70.7%
  7. 7Taiwan62.6%
  8. 8Korea, Rep.59.6%
  9. 9Jordan56.7%
  10. 10Japan51.1%
  11. 11Saudi Arabia48.4%
  12. 12United Arab Emirates46.8%
  13. 13Mongolia44.5%
  14. 14Bolivia42.5%
  15. 15Gambia, The42.4%
  16. 16Costa Rica41.7%
  17. 17Dominican Republic40.1%
  18. 18Argentina38.8%
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.38.8%
  20. 20Armenia36.7%
  21. 21Uruguay36.6%
  22. 22Colombia35.4%
  23. 23Liberia34.3%
  24. 24Chile33.9%
  25. 25Panama32.7%
  26. 26Indonesia32.5%
  27. 27Angola32.3%
  28. 28Ghana32.1%
  29. 29Somalia, Fed. Rep.31.6%
  30. 30Turkiye31.3%
  31. 31Ecuador31.2%
  32. 32Iraq31%
  33. 33Cameroon31%
  34. 34Brazil30.8%
  35. 35Lebanon30.6%
  36. 36Peru30.6%
  37. 37Greece30.6%
  38. 38Mauritania29.6%
  39. 39Australia29.5%
  40. 40South Africa29.5%
  41. 41Israel28.1%
  42. 42Malaysia27.9%
  43. 43Syrian Arab Republic27.9%
  44. 44Bangladesh27.7%
  45. 45Canada27.6%
  46. 46Senegal27.3%
  47. 47Honduras27.3%
  48. 48Mexico27%
  49. 49Philippines26.5%
  50. 50Togo25.9%
  51. 51United Kingdom25.7%
  52. 52El Salvador25.6%
  53. 53Iran, Islamic Rep.25.1%
  54. 54Pakistan25.1%
  55. 55Thailand24.1%
  56. 56Morocco23.8%
  57. 57Spain22.5%
  58. 58Sierra Leone22.4%
  59. 59Austria22.2%
  60. 60Kazakhstan22.1%
  61. 61Viet Nam22%
  62. 62Sri Lanka22%
  63. 63Ireland21.8%
  64. 64Venezuela, RB21.4%
  65. 65New Zealand21.4%
  66. 66Belarus21.1%
  67. 67Cote d'Ivoire21%
  68. 68Denmark20.5%
  69. 69Nigeria20.4%
  70. 70United States20.4%
  71. 71Tunisia20.2%
  72. 72Central African Republic20.2%
  73. 73Congo, Dem. Rep.20%
  74. 74Paraguay19.8%
  75. 75China19.7%
  76. 76Nicaragua19.5%
  77. 77Guinea19.1%
  78. 78Azerbaijan19%
  79. 79India18.9%
  80. 80Kyrgyz Republic18.8%
  81. 81Burkina Faso18.5%
  82. 82Portugal18%
  83. 83Benin17.4%
  84. 84Russian Federation17.1%
  85. 85Mali16.8%
  86. 86Hungary16.7%
  87. 87Libya16.7%
  88. 88Haiti16.4%
  89. 89Serbia16.4%
  90. 90Afghanistan16.4%
  91. 91France16%
  92. 92Guatemala15.8%
  93. 93Zambia15.7%
  94. 94Turkmenistan15.6%
  95. 95Bulgaria15.6%
  96. 96Italy14.9%
  97. 97Cuba14.5%
  98. 98Yemen, Rep.14.2%
  99. 99Sweden13.9%
  100. 100Sudan13.7%
  101. 101Tajikistan13.4%
  102. 102Kenya13.3%
  103. 103Cambodia13.3%
  104. 104Myanmar13.1%
  105. 105Germany13%
  106. 106Madagascar12.2%
  107. 107Zimbabwe12.1%
  108. 108Belgium12%
  109. 109Tanzania11.2%
  110. 110Czechia11.2%
  111. 111Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11%
  112. 112Uzbekistan10.9%
  113. 113Nepal10.6%
  114. 114Rwanda10.1%
  115. 115Romania10%
  116. 116Ukraine9.8%
  117. 117Algeria9.6%
  118. 118Chad9.6%
  119. 119Uganda9.5%
  120. 120Mozambique9.5%
  121. 121Burundi9%
  122. 122Netherlands6.5%
  123. 123Niger5.6%
  124. 124Ethiopia5%
  125. 125Poland4.9%
  126. 126Bhutan0%
  127. 126Guinea-Bissau0%
  128. 126Gabon0%
  129. 126Moldova0%
  130. 126Estonia0%
  131. 126Albania0%
  132. 126Maldives0%
  133. 126North Macedonia0%
  134. 126Eritrea0%
  135. 126Malta0%
  136. 126Jamaica0%
  137. 126Montenegro0%
  138. 126Lithuania0%
  139. 126Georgia0%
  140. 126Lao PDR0%
  141. 126Trinidad and Tobago0%
  142. 126Mauritius0%
  143. 126Malawi0%
  144. 126Timor-Leste0%
  145. 126Namibia0%
  146. 126New Caledonia0%
  147. 126Djibouti0%
  148. 126Bosnia and Herzegovina0%
  149. 126Comoros0%
  150. 126Slovenia0%
  151. 126Slovak Republic0%
  152. 126Belize0%
  153. 126Papua New Guinea0%
  154. 126Suriname0%
  155. 126Puerto Rico (US)0%
  156. 126Sao Tome and Principe0%
  157. 126South Sudan0%
  158. 126Equatorial Guinea0%
  159. 126Iceland0%
  160. 126West Bank and Gaza0%
  161. 126French Polynesia0%
  162. 126Barbados0%
  163. 126Brunei Darussalam0%
  164. 126Latvia0%
  165. 126Botswana0%
  166. 126Finland0%
  167. 126Lesotho0%
  168. 126Switzerland0%
  169. 126Solomon Islands0%
  170. 126Luxembourg0%
  171. 126Cyprus0%
  172. 126Fiji0%
  173. 126Norway0%
  174. 126Curacao0%
  175. 126Croatia0%
  176. 126Bahamas, The0%
  177. 126Guyana0%
  178. 126Oman0%
  179. 126Cabo Verde0%

Share of total population living in cities with 1 million or more people

Share of total population living in cities with 1 million or more people by country 2020 | worldgovdata