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Urban population share (Degree of Urbanization: Cities + Towns)
UN WUP
% of population
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217 countries · 1950–2050
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1
Gibraltar
100%
2
Monaco
100%
3
Singapore
99.9%
4
Macao SAR, China
99.9%
5
Hong Kong SAR, China
99.6%
6
Bahrain
98.7%
7
Egypt, Arab Rep.
98.5%
8
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
98.5%
9
Bangladesh
98.3%
10
Rwanda
97.7%
11
Kuwait
97.2%
12
West Bank and Gaza
96.9%
13
Malta
96.1%
14
Israel
96%
15
Cayman Islands
95.4%
16
Burundi
95.3%
17
Jordan
95.1%
18
Taiwan
95.1%
19
Qatar
95%
20
Comoros
95%
21
Curacao
94.8%
22
Aruba
94.6%
23
Naoero
94.1%
24
United Arab Emirates
93.1%
25
Congo, Rep.
93%
26
Lebanon
92.5%
27
Pakistan
92.5%
28
Korea, Rep.
92.3%
29
Japan
92.3%
30
Equatorial Guinea
92.2%
31
Uzbekistan
91.3%
32
Djibouti
90.8%
33
Sao Tome and Principe
90.6%
34
Uganda
90.4%
35
Bermuda
90.3%
36
Venezuela, RB
90%
37
Tajikistan
89.7%
38
Viet Nam
89.4%
39
Mauritius
89.4%
40
Iraq
89.3%
41
Yemen, Rep.
89.2%
42
Trinidad and Tobago
87.9%
43
Dominican Republic
87.8%
44
Saudi Arabia
87.8%
45
Uruguay
87.7%
46
Malawi
87.6%
47
Guam
87.6%
48
United Kingdom
87.5%
49
Argentina
87.5%
50
Sri Lanka
87.1%
51
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
86.9%
52
Gabon
86.8%
53
St. Martin (French part)
86.8%
54
Philippines
86.8%
55
Indonesia
86.5%
56
India
86.4%
57
Syrian Arab Republic
86.2%
58
Afghanistan
86%
59
Turks and Caicos Islands
85.9%
60
Barbados
85.9%
61
Malaysia
85.9%
62
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
85.8%
63
Netherlands
85.7%
64
Nigeria
85.6%
65
Haiti
85.6%
66
Cuba
85.6%
67
Iran, Islamic Rep.
85.5%
68
Algeria
85.5%
69
Colombia
84.9%
70
Seychelles
84.8%
71
Turkiye
84.7%
72
Oman
84.6%
73
Kenya
84.5%
74
Bahamas, The
84.4%
75
Brunei Darussalam
84.3%
76
China
83.8%
77
Chile
83.7%
78
South Africa
83.3%
79
Montenegro
82.9%
80
Ghana
82.6%
81
Ecuador
82.4%
82
Turkmenistan
82.1%
83
Cameroon
82.1%
84
Australia
82.1%
85
Spain
82.1%
86
Kyrgyz Republic
82%
87
Brazil
81.6%
88
Belarus
81.6%
89
Benin
81.4%
90
Kazakhstan
81.3%
91
Russian Federation
81.2%
92
San Marino
81%
93
Togo
80.9%
94
Gambia, The
80.8%
95
Guatemala
80.5%
96
Belgium
80%
97
Ukraine
80%
98
Azerbaijan
79.7%
99
Iceland
79.7%
100
Mexico
79.5%
101
Libya
79.3%
102
Tanzania
79.3%
103
Morocco
79.2%
104
Switzerland
79%
105
Armenia
78.9%
106
Angola
78.7%
107
Suriname
78.7%
108
Tuvalu
78.5%
109
Guyana
78.5%
110
Cabo Verde
78.2%
111
Cyprus
78.1%
112
El Salvador
78%
113
Canada
78%
114
Nepal
77.9%
115
Senegal
77.8%
116
Peru
77.7%
117
Bolivia
77.7%
118
Italy
77.6%
119
Sudan
77.4%
120
New Zealand
77.3%
121
Antigua and Barbuda
77.2%
122
Congo, Dem. Rep.
77%
123
United States
76.9%
124
Puerto Rico (US)
76.9%
125
Liechtenstein
76.6%
126
Ethiopia
76.3%
127
North Macedonia
76%
128
Costa Rica
75.8%
129
Andorra
75%
130
Cote d'Ivoire
74.7%
131
Botswana
74.7%
132
Germany
74.2%
133
South Sudan
74.1%
134
Cambodia
73.7%
135
St. Lucia
73.6%
136
Luxembourg
73.6%
137
Jamaica
73.4%
138
Mongolia
73.3%
139
Kosovo
73.1%
140
Portugal
73%
141
Greece
72.9%
142
Grenada
72.8%
143
Albania
72.7%
144
Panama
72.4%
145
Tunisia
72.1%
146
Sweden
71.9%
147
Myanmar
71.3%
148
Estonia
70.4%
149
Eritrea
70.3%
150
Isle of Man
70.1%
151
Northern Mariana Islands
70%
152
Kiribati
69.9%
153
Serbia
69.9%
154
Thailand
68.9%
155
New Caledonia
68.9%
156
Mozambique
68.4%
157
Honduras
68.3%
158
Norway
68.3%
159
British Virgin Islands
67.5%
160
Samoa
67.3%
161
Nicaragua
67.3%
162
Mauritania
67%
163
Georgia
66.9%
164
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
66.5%
165
Paraguay
66.5%
166
Denmark
66.5%
167
Lithuania
66%
168
Bulgaria
66%
169
French Polynesia
65.8%
170
Latvia
65.6%
171
Zambia
65.5%
172
Hungary
64%
173
France
64%
174
Guinea
64%
175
Finland
63.9%
176
American Samoa
63.7%
177
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
63.3%
178
Poland
62.8%
179
Burkina Faso
62.7%
180
Marshall Islands
62.1%
181
Czechia
62.1%
182
Sierra Leone
61.9%
183
Tonga
61.9%
184
Liberia
61.3%
185
Belize
61.1%
186
Austria
60.9%
187
Niger
60.7%
188
Central African Republic
60.6%
189
Maldives
60.5%
190
Croatia
59.9%
191
Mali
59.3%
192
Timor-Leste
58.6%
193
Fiji
58.5%
194
Romania
57.9%
195
Ireland
57.9%
196
Madagascar
56.9%
197
Guinea-Bissau
56.4%
198
Moldova
56.3%
199
Chad
55.9%
200
Papua New Guinea
55.8%
201
Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.8%
202
Slovak Republic
54.7%
203
Slovenia
52%
204
Namibia
51.3%
205
Lesotho
51.3%
206
Zimbabwe
46.5%
207
Dominica
45%
208
Faroe Islands
44.2%
209
St. Kitts and Nevis
43%
210
Palau
41.7%
211
Lao PDR
38.6%
212
Bhutan
38%
213
Vanuatu
36.1%
214
Greenland
35.1%
215
Solomon Islands
32.5%
216
Eswatini
31.2%
217
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
30.4%
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