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Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

· higher is better · 153 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Hong Kong SAR, China100
  2. 1Singapore100
  3. 1Macao SAR, China100
  4. 2Eritrea92.5
  5. 3Puerto Rico (US)81
  6. 4Trinidad and Tobago74
  7. 5Paraguay73.5
  8. 6Djibouti71.3
  9. 7Kuwait70
  10. 8Panama67.9
  11. 9Mongolia67.9
  12. 10Congo, Rep.67.7
  13. 11Guinea-Bissau67.6
  14. 12Liberia55.8
  15. 13Togo55.3
  16. 14Uruguay55.2
  17. 15North Macedonia54.2
  18. 16Armenia54.1
  19. 17Burkina Faso50.6
  20. 18Mauritania49.4
  21. 19Israel49.3
  22. 20Latvia48.6
  23. 21Estonia47.4
  24. 22Haiti47.3
  25. 23Moldova46.9
  26. 24Bahrain46.4
  27. 25Portugal45.6
  28. 26Egypt, Arab Rep.45.4
  29. 27Georgia45.1
  30. 28Kyrgyz Republic45.1
  31. 29Lebanon44.7
  32. 30Dominican Republic43.7
  33. 31Afghanistan42.9
  34. 32Bangladesh42.2
  35. 33Azerbaijan41.5
  36. 34Central African Republic41.4
  37. 35Chile39.5
  38. 36Madagascar39.3
  39. 37Mali39.2
  40. 38Oman39
  41. 39Peru38.9
  42. 40Albania38.7
  43. 41Guinea38.7
  44. 42New Zealand38.3
  45. 43Greece38.2
  46. 44Gabon37.7
  47. 45Sudan37.4
  48. 46Argentina37.2
  49. 47Equatorial Guinea37
  50. 48Tajikistan36.8
  51. 49Ireland36.7
  52. 50Costa Rica36.6
  53. 51Burundi36.5
  54. 52Angola35.9
  55. 53Jamaica35.8
  56. 54Malawi35.6
  57. 55Congo, Dem. Rep.34.9
  58. 56Senegal34.7
  59. 57Myanmar34.7
  60. 58Zambia34.5
  61. 59Serbia34.4
  62. 60Sierra Leone34.3
  63. 61Cote d'Ivoire33.9
  64. 62Cambodia33.1
  65. 63Tanzania32.9
  66. 64Japan32.5
  67. 65Namibia32.5
  68. 66Malaysia32.3
  69. 67Finland32.2
  70. 68United Arab Emirates31.3
  71. 69Austria31.2
  72. 70Kenya31.1
  73. 71Guatemala30.7
  74. 72Croatia30.5
  75. 73Niger30.4
  76. 74Chad29.8
  77. 75Rwanda29.5
  78. 76Cameroon29.2
  79. 77Tunisia29.2
  80. 78Belarus28.7
  81. 79Qatar28.2
  82. 80Colombia28
  83. 81Ecuador28
  84. 82Gambia, The27.8
  85. 83Lithuania27.1
  86. 84Bulgaria27
  87. 85Nicaragua26.9
  88. 86Hungary26.5
  89. 87Somalia, Fed. Rep.26.3
  90. 88Denmark26.2
  91. 89Turkmenistan26.2
  92. 90Uganda26
  93. 91Cuba25.5
  94. 92Papua New Guinea25.4
  95. 93Saudi Arabia25.4
  96. 94Thailand25.3
  97. 95Honduras25.3
  98. 96Viet Nam24.9
  99. 97Iraq24.8
  100. 98Korea, Rep.23.9
  101. 99Lao PDR23.8
  102. 100Norway23.8
  103. 101Zimbabwe23.8
  104. 102El Salvador23.6
  105. 103Philippines23.4
  106. 104Yemen, Rep.22.8
  107. 105Australia22.3
  108. 106Bolivia22.2
  109. 107Mexico21.5
  110. 108Jordan21.2
  111. 109Turkiye21.1
  112. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina21.1
  113. 111France20.9
  114. 112Belgium20.5
  115. 113Ghana19.5
  116. 114South Sudan18.9
  117. 115Korea, Dem. People's Rep.18.8
  118. 116Canada18.8
  119. 117Switzerland18.7
  120. 118Sweden18.4
  121. 119Libya18.4
  122. 120Ethiopia18.2
  123. 121Pakistan17.9
  124. 122Romania17.7
  125. 123West Bank and Gaza17.4
  126. 124Benin17.4
  127. 125Spain17.1
  128. 126United Kingdom17
  129. 127Czechia16.8
  130. 128Morocco16.5
  131. 129Kazakhstan15.7
  132. 130South Africa15.6
  133. 131Slovak Republic15.4
  134. 132Syrian Arab Republic15.2
  135. 133Mozambique15
  136. 134Sri Lanka14.6
  137. 135Uzbekistan14.1
  138. 136Iran, Islamic Rep.13.6
  139. 137Brazil12.3
  140. 138Venezuela, RB11.8
  141. 139Russian Federation11.8
  142. 140Nigeria11.3
  143. 141Ukraine11.1
  144. 142Italy10.6
  145. 143Nepal8.4
  146. 144Algeria8.4
  147. 145Poland8.2
  148. 146United States7
  149. 147Indonesia6.9
  150. 148Netherlands6.9
  151. 149India6.6
  152. 150Germany5.2
  153. 151China3.3

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)