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Share of population living in urban areas

% · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1St. Martin (French part)100%
  2. 1Kuwait100%
  3. 1Bermuda100%
  4. 1Monaco100%
  5. 1Cayman Islands100%
  6. 1Naoero100%
  7. 1Gibraltar100%
  8. 1Bahrain100%
  9. 1Macao SAR, China100%
  10. 1Hong Kong SAR, China100%
  11. 1Sint Maarten (Dutch part)100%
  12. 1Singapore100%
  13. 2Qatar99.4%
  14. 3San Marino97.2%
  15. 4Netherlands95.9%
  16. 5Malta95.7%
  17. 6Uruguay95.7%
  18. 7Virgin Islands (U.S.)95.4%
  19. 8Luxembourg94.9%
  20. 9Turks and Caicos Islands94.4%
  21. 10Puerto Rico (US)94.3%
  22. 11Guam94.2%
  23. 12Iceland94.2%
  24. 13Jordan93.2%
  25. 14Argentina92.4%
  26. 15Japan92.3%
  27. 16Northern Mariana Islands92.2%
  28. 17Gabon92.1%
  29. 18Israel91.6%
  30. 19Curacao91.5%
  31. 20Lebanon91%
  32. 21Turkiye89.5%
  33. 22Venezuela, RB89.3%
  34. 23Chile89.2%
  35. 24Sweden89.1%
  36. 25Andorra88.9%
  37. 26Denmark88.8%
  38. 27Greenland88.6%
  39. 28Brazil88.2%
  40. 29Libya87.9%
  41. 30Australia87.7%
  42. 31Belgium87.7%
  43. 32West Bank and Gaza87.4%
  44. 33United Arab Emirates86%
  45. 34Switzerland85.7%
  46. 35Peru85.6%
  47. 36Saudi Arabia84.6%
  48. 37New Zealand84%
  49. 38Norway83.6%
  50. 39United Kingdom83.3%
  51. 40Canada82.9%
  52. 41Germany82.1%
  53. 42Bahamas, The81.3%
  54. 43Korea, Rep.81.2%
  55. 44Spain80.5%
  56. 45American Samoa80.5%
  57. 46United States80.2%
  58. 47Mexico80%
  59. 48Costa Rica79.7%
  60. 49Belarus79.5%
  61. 50Oman79.5%
  62. 51Palau79.3%
  63. 52Greece79.2%
  64. 53Marshall Islands79.1%
  65. 54Taiwan78.9%
  66. 55France78.8%
  67. 56Colombia78.8%
  68. 57Cabo Verde77.6%
  69. 58Malaysia77.4%
  70. 59Iran, Islamic Rep.77.4%
  71. 60Cuba77.2%
  72. 61Algeria75.8%
  73. 62El Salvador75.5%
  74. 63Russian Federation75.3%
  75. 64Brunei Darussalam75%
  76. 65Finland74.5%
  77. 66Bulgaria74.2%
  78. 67Dominica74%
  79. 68Djibouti73%
  80. 69Czechia72.9%
  81. 70Dominican Republic72.5%
  82. 71Syrian Arab Republic72.1%
  83. 72Equatorial Guinea71.6%
  84. 73Bolivia71.6%
  85. 74Angola71.5%
  86. 75Mongolia71.1%
  87. 76Estonia70.7%
  88. 77Tunisia70.7%
  89. 78Hungary70.7%
  90. 79Paraguay70.4%
  91. 80Iraq69.9%
  92. 81Austria69.7%
  93. 82Italy69.7%
  94. 83Ukraine69.6%
  95. 84Sao Tome and Principe69.2%
  96. 85Lithuania69.1%
  97. 86Latvia68.6%
  98. 87New Caledonia68.2%
  99. 88Botswana68%
  100. 89Nepal67%
  101. 90Cyprus66.7%
  102. 91China66.3%
  103. 92Panama66.2%
  104. 93Armenia65.9%
  105. 94Suriname65.8%
  106. 95Montenegro65.6%
  107. 96Tuvalu65.4%
  108. 97Gambia, The65%
  109. 98Ireland64.6%
  110. 99Korea, Dem. People's Rep.64.2%
  111. 100Congo, Rep.64.1%
  112. 101South Africa63.8%
  113. 102Nigeria63.8%
  114. 103Ecuador63.4%
  115. 104Kiribati63.4%
  116. 105Morocco63.1%
  117. 106North Macedonia62.9%
  118. 107Thailand62.8%
  119. 108Serbia62.6%
  120. 109Kazakhstan62.4%
  121. 110French Polynesia61.8%
  122. 111Aruba61.7%
  123. 112Portugal61.5%
  124. 113Mauritania61.5%
  125. 114Georgia61.2%
  126. 115Poland60.1%
  127. 116Barbados59.7%
  128. 117Fiji59.5%
  129. 118Nicaragua59.4%
  130. 119Jamaica59.4%
  131. 120Indonesia59.4%
  132. 121Honduras59.3%
  133. 122Ghana58.9%
  134. 123Albania58.9%
  135. 124Azerbaijan58.6%
  136. 125Croatia57.8%
  137. 126British Virgin Islands57.4%
  138. 127Guatemala56.3%
  139. 128Liberia56.1%
  140. 129Slovenia56%
  141. 130Philippines55.8%
  142. 131Senegal55.8%
  143. 132Cameroon55.7%
  144. 133Haiti55.6%
  145. 134Somalia, Fed. Rep.55.1%
  146. 135Cote d'Ivoire54.5%
  147. 136Trinidad and Tobago54%
  148. 137Benin53.4%
  149. 138Slovak Republic53.2%
  150. 139Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7%
  151. 140Romania52.2%
  152. 141Isle of Man52.1%
  153. 142Uzbekistan51%
  154. 143Namibia50.9%
  155. 144St. Vincent and the Grenadines48%
  156. 145Turkmenistan47.1%
  157. 146Guinea-Bissau46.7%
  158. 147Sierra Leone45.9%
  159. 148Zambia45.9%
  160. 149Seychelles45.5%
  161. 150Congo, Dem. Rep.45.1%
  162. 151Lesotho44.7%
  163. 152Central African Republic44.6%
  164. 153Togo44.4%
  165. 154Moldova43.7%
  166. 155Bhutan43.4%
  167. 156Egypt, Arab Rep.42.9%
  168. 157Maldives42.5%
  169. 158Belize41.6%
  170. 159Cambodia41.1%
  171. 160Zimbabwe40.5%
  172. 161Lao PDR40.3%
  173. 162Faroe Islands39.6%
  174. 163Pakistan39.5%
  175. 164Mauritius39%
  176. 165Viet Nam38.8%
  177. 166Guinea38.5%
  178. 167Mozambique37.2%
  179. 168Yemen, Rep.37%
  180. 169Tanzania36.9%
  181. 170Grenada36.7%
  182. 171India35.7%
  183. 172Sudan34.9%
  184. 173Kyrgyz Republic34.7%
  185. 174Eritrea34.5%
  186. 175Comoros33.9%
  187. 176Bangladesh33.2%
  188. 177Madagascar32.9%
  189. 178Mali32.2%
  190. 179Kenya32.2%
  191. 180Uganda31.9%
  192. 181St. Kitts and Nevis31.9%
  193. 182Solomon Islands31.3%
  194. 183Rwanda30.9%
  195. 184Myanmar30.6%
  196. 185St. Lucia29.1%
  197. 186Burkina Faso28.9%
  198. 187Timor-Leste28.8%
  199. 188Chad27.6%
  200. 189Eswatini26.7%
  201. 190Guyana26.5%
  202. 191Tajikistan26.2%
  203. 192Afghanistan25.9%
  204. 193Burundi25.7%
  205. 194Antigua and Barbuda24.3%
  206. 195Ethiopia24.1%
  207. 196Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.5%
  208. 197Vanuatu22.3%
  209. 198South Sudan21.7%
  210. 199Tonga21.2%
  211. 200Sri Lanka20.5%
  212. 201Niger18.4%
  213. 202Malawi17.6%
  214. 203Samoa17.5%
  215. 204Papua New Guinea15.8%
  216. 205Liechtenstein14.6%

Share of population living in urban areas