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Countries by share of urban population, 2025

Bahrain had the highest share of urban population of 215 countries in 2025, at 100%. Liechtenstein had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 64.6% and the figure for the World was 57.8%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest100Bahrain
Lowest14.6Liechtenstein
Median64.6215 countries
World57.8History

Top 40 countries, 2025

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BahrainBahrain: 100 %100BermudaBermuda: 100 %100Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 100 %100GibraltarGibraltar: 100 %100Hong KongHong Kong: 100 %100KuwaitKuwait: 100 %100MacaoMacao: 100 %100MonacoMonaco: 100 %100NauruNauru: 100 %100Saint MartinSaint Martin: 100 %100SingaporeSingapore: 100 %100Sint MaartenSint Maarten: 100 %100QatarQatar: 99.4 %99.4San MarinoSan Marino: 97.2 %97.2NetherlandsNetherlands: 95.9 %95.9MaltaMalta: 95.7 %95.7UruguayUruguay: 95.7 %95.7U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 95.4 %95.4LuxembourgLuxembourg: 94.9 %94.9Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 94.4 %94.4Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 94.3 %94.3GuamGuam: 94.2 %94.2IcelandIceland: 94.2 %94.2JordanJordan: 93.2 %93.2ArgentinaArgentina: 92.4 %92.4JapanJapan: 92.3 %92.3Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands: 92.2 %92.2GabonGabon: 92.1 %92.1IsraelIsrael: 91.6 %91.6CuraçaoCuraçao: 91.5 %91.5LebanonLebanon: 91 %91TürkiyeTürkiye: 89.5 %89.5VenezuelaVenezuela: 89.3 %89.3ChileChile: 89.2 %89.2SwedenSweden: 89.1 %89.1AndorraAndorra: 88.9 %88.9DenmarkDenmark: 88.8 %88.8GreenlandGreenland: 88.6 %88.6BrazilBrazil: 88.2 %88.2LibyaLibya: 87.9 %87.9
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Bahrain1000 pts
1Bermuda1000 pts
1Cayman Islands1000 pts
1Gibraltar1000 pts
1Hong Kong1000 pts
1Kuwait1000 pts
1Macao1000 pts
1Monaco1000 pts
1Nauru1000 pts
1Saint Martin1000 pts
1Singapore1000 pts
1Sint Maarten1000 pts
13Qatar99.40 pts
14San Marino97.20 pts
15Netherlands95.9+0.3 pts
16Malta95.70 pts
17Uruguay95.7+0.1 pts
18U.S. Virgin Islands95.4+0.1 pts
19Luxembourg94.90 pts
20Turks and Caicos Islands94.4+0.2 pts
21Puerto Rico94.3+0.1 pts
22Guam94.20 pts
23Iceland94.20 pts
24Jordan93.2+0.3 pts
25Argentina92.4+0.1 pts
26Japan92.3+0.1 pts
27Northern Mariana Islands92.2+0.1 pts
28Gabon92.1+0.2 pts
29Israel91.60 pts
30Curaçao91.50 pts
31Lebanon91+0.3 pts
32Türkiye89.5+0.1 pts
33Venezuela89.30 pts
34Chile89.2+0.2 pts
35Sweden89.1+0.2 pts
36Andorra88.9+0.1 pts
37Denmark88.8+0.1 pts
38Greenland88.6+0.3 pts
39Brazil88.2+0.3 pts
40Libya87.90 pts
41Australia87.7+0.1 pts
42Belgium87.7+0.1 pts
43Palestine87.4+0.3 pts
44United Arab Emirates86+0.1 pts
45Switzerland85.7+0.3 pts
46Peru85.6+0.4 pts
47Saudi Arabia84.6+0.2 pts
48New Zealand84+0.1 pts
49Norway83.6+0.2 pts
50United Kingdom83.3+0.1 pts
51Canada82.9+0.2 pts
52Germany82.1+0.1 pts
53Bahamas81.30 pts
54South Korea81.20 pts
55Spain80.5+0.2 pts
56American Samoa80.5-0.4 pts
57United States80.2+0.1 pts
58Mexico80+0.3 pts
59Costa Rica79.7+0.4 pts
60Belarus79.5+0.3 pts
61Oman79.50 pts
62Palau79.3+0.1 pts
63Greece79.2+0.2 pts
64Marshall Islands79.1+0.4 pts
65France78.80 pts
66Colombia78.8+0.3 pts
67Cape Verde77.6+0.9 pts
68Malaysia77.4+0.5 pts
69Iran77.4+0.4 pts
70Cuba77.2+0.1 pts
71Algeria75.8+0.5 pts
72El Salvador75.5+0.5 pts
73Russia75.3+0.1 pts
74Brunei75+0.1 pts
75Finland74.5+0.3 pts
76Bulgaria74.2+0.2 pts
77Dominica74+0.4 pts
78Djibouti73+0.1 pts
79Czechia72.9+0.1 pts
80Dominican Republic72.5+0.1 pts
81Syria72.10 pts
82Equatorial Guinea71.6+0.2 pts
83Bolivia71.6+0.3 pts
84Angola71.5+0.8 pts
85Mongolia71.1+0.2 pts
86Estonia70.70 pts
87Tunisia70.7+0.3 pts
88Hungary70.7+0.2 pts
89Paraguay70.4+0.5 pts
90Iraq69.9+0.1 pts
91Austria69.7+0.2 pts
92Italy69.7+0.1 pts
93Ukraine69.6+0.1 pts
94São Tomé and Príncipe69.2+0.3 pts
95Lithuania69.1+0.3 pts
96Latvia68.6+0.1 pts
97New Caledonia68.2+0.2 pts
98Botswana68+0.5 pts
99Nepal67+0.2 pts
100Cyprus66.70 pts
101China66.3+0.4 pts
102Panama66.2+0.2 pts
103Armenia65.9+0.1 pts
104Suriname65.80 pts
105Montenegro65.6+0.1 pts
106Tuvalu65.4+0.7 pts
107Gambia65+0.7 pts
108Ireland64.6+0.2 pts
109North Korea64.2+0.3 pts
110Republic of the Congo64.1+0.2 pts
111South Africa63.8+0.1 pts
112Nigeria63.8+0.8 pts
113Ecuador63.4+0.2 pts
114Kiribati63.4+0.9 pts
115Morocco63.1+0.3 pts
116North Macedonia62.9+0.3 pts
117Thailand62.8+0.9 pts
118Serbia62.6+0.3 pts
119Kazakhstan62.4+0.3 pts
120French Polynesia61.80 pts
121Aruba61.7-0 pts
122Portugal61.5+0.2 pts
123Mauritania61.5+0.9 pts
124Georgia61.2+0.1 pts
125Poland60.1+0.1 pts
126Barbados59.7+0.2 pts
127Fiji59.5+0.5 pts
128Nicaragua59.4+0.2 pts
129Jamaica59.4+0.5 pts
130Indonesia59.4+0.6 pts
131Honduras59.3+0.5 pts
132Ghana58.9+0.6 pts
133Albania58.9+0.3 pts
134Azerbaijan58.6+0.1 pts
135Croatia57.8+0.3 pts
136British Virgin Islands57.4+0.9 pts
137Guatemala56.3+0.3 pts
138Liberia56.1+0.5 pts
139Slovenia56+0.2 pts
140Philippines55.8+0.3 pts
141Senegal55.8+0.5 pts
142Cameroon55.7+0.3 pts
143Haiti55.6+0.6 pts
144Somalia55.1+0.5 pts
145Côte d’Ivoire54.5+0.6 pts
146Trinidad and Tobago540 pts
147Benin53.4+0.8 pts
148Slovakia53.20 pts
149Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7+0.6 pts
150Romania52.20 pts
151Isle of Man52.1-0 pts
152Uzbekistan510 pts
153Namibia50.9+0.5 pts
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48+0.1 pts
155Turkmenistan47.10 pts
156Guinea-Bissau46.7+0.5 pts
157Sierra Leone45.9+0.6 pts
158Zambia45.9+0.4 pts
159Seychelles45.5+0.2 pts
160Democratic Republic of the Congo45.1+0.4 pts
161Lesotho44.7+1 pts
162Central African Republic44.6+0.4 pts
163Togo44.4+0.6 pts
164Moldova43.7+0.2 pts
165Bhutan43.4+0.9 pts
166Egypt42.9+0.1 pts
167Maldives42.5+0.5 pts
168Belize41.6-0.2 pts
169Cambodia41.1+0.2 pts
170Zimbabwe40.5+0.6 pts
171Laos40.3+0.8 pts
172Faroe Islands39.6+0.2 pts
173Pakistan39.5+0.4 pts
174Mauritius390 pts
175Vietnam38.8+0.3 pts
176Guinea38.5+0.4 pts
177Mozambique37.2+0.8 pts
178Yemen37+0.2 pts
179Tanzania36.9+0.7 pts
180Grenada36.7+0.1 pts
181India35.7+0.3 pts
182Sudan34.9+0.1 pts
183Kyrgyzstan34.70 pts
184Eritrea34.50 pts
185Comoros33.9+0.4 pts
186Bangladesh33.2+0.6 pts
187Madagascar32.9+0.5 pts
188Mali32.2+0.6 pts
189Kenya32.2+0.3 pts
190Uganda31.9+0.7 pts
191Saint Kitts and Nevis31.9+0.1 pts
192Solomon Islands31.3+0.6 pts
193Rwanda30.9+1 pts
194Myanmar30.6+0.1 pts
195Saint Lucia29.1-0 pts
196Burkina Faso28.9+0.6 pts
197Timor-Leste28.8+0.1 pts
198Chad27.6+0.6 pts
199Eswatini26.7+0.5 pts
200Guyana26.50 pts
201Tajikistan26.2-0 pts
202Afghanistan25.9+0.2 pts
203Burundi25.7+0.9 pts
204Antigua and Barbuda24.3-0.1 pts
205Ethiopia24.1+0.5 pts
206Micronesia22.50 pts
207Vanuatu22.30 pts
208South Sudan21.7+0.3 pts
209Tonga21.20 pts
210Sri Lanka20.5+0.2 pts
211Niger18.4+0.3 pts
212Malawi17.6+0.3 pts
213Samoa17.50 pts
214Papua New Guinea15.8+0.4 pts
215Liechtenstein14.6-0 pts

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About this ranking

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest share of urban population?

Bahrain, with 100% in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest share of urban population?

Liechtenstein, with 14.6% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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