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Countries by share of urban population

Bahrain had the highest share of urban population of 215 countries in 2019, at 100%. Papua New Guinea had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 63.1% and the figure for the World was 56.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest100Bahrain
Lowest13.9Papua New Guinea
Median63.1215 countries
World56.1History

Top 40 countries, 2019

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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: 99.1 %99.1San MarinoSan Marino: 97.1 %97.1UruguayUruguay: 95.3 %95.3U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 95.1 %95.1MaltaMalta: 94.9 %94.9GuamGuam: 94.1 %94.1IcelandIceland: 94 %94Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 94 %94NetherlandsNetherlands: 93.9 %93.9LuxembourgLuxembourg: 93.3 %93.3Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 92.9 %92.9ArgentinaArgentina: 91.9 %91.9JapanJapan: 91.7 %91.7Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands: 91.6 %91.6IsraelIsrael: 91.6 %91.6JordanJordan: 91.5 %91.5CuraçaoCuraçao: 91.4 %91.4GabonGabon: 89.9 %89.9LebanonLebanon: 89.5 %89.5VenezuelaVenezuela: 89.1 %89.1TürkiyeTürkiye: 88.7 %88.7AndorraAndorra: 88.5 %88.5DenmarkDenmark: 88.2 %88.2ChileChile: 88.1 %88.1LibyaLibya: 87.8 %87.8SwedenSweden: 87.7 %87.7AustraliaAustralia: 87.3 %87.3BelgiumBelgium: 87.1 %87.1
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
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
13Qatar99.10 pts
14San Marino97.10 pts
15Uruguay95.3+0.1 pts
16U.S. Virgin Islands95.10 pts
17Malta94.9+0.2 pts
18Guam94.10 pts
19Iceland94+0.1 pts
20Puerto Rico94+0.1 pts
21Netherlands93.9+1.3 pts
22Luxembourg93.3+0.6 pts
23Turks and Caicos Islands92.9+0.3 pts
24Argentina91.9+0.1 pts
25Japan91.7+0.1 pts
26Northern Mariana Islands91.6+0.1 pts
27Israel91.6-0 pts
28Jordan91.5+0.3 pts
29Curaçao91.40 pts
30Gabon89.9+0.4 pts
31Lebanon89.5+0.2 pts
32Venezuela89.10 pts
33Türkiye88.7+0.5 pts
34Andorra88.50 pts
35Denmark88.2+0.1 pts
36Chile88.1+0.2 pts
37Libya87.80 pts
38Sweden87.7+0.2 pts
39Australia87.3+0.1 pts
40Belgium87.1+0.2 pts
41Greenland87+0.3 pts
42Brazil86.7+0.2 pts
43Palestine85.8+0.3 pts
44United Arab Emirates85+0.2 pts
45New Zealand83.80 pts
46Saudi Arabia83.6+0.2 pts
47Peru83.1+0.4 pts
48American Samoa83.1-0.4 pts
49United Kingdom82.7+0.2 pts
50Norway82.5+0.2 pts
51Bahamas81.8-0.1 pts
52Canada81.7+0.2 pts
53Germany81.3+0.2 pts
54South Korea81.3-0.1 pts
55Switzerland80.8+1.5 pts
56United States80.1-0.1 pts
57Spain79.6+0.1 pts
58Oman79.6+0.6 pts
59Palau79.3-0.3 pts
60France78.70 pts
61Mexico78.4+0.3 pts
62Greece78.2+0.1 pts
63Colombia77.5+0.2 pts
64Belarus77.5+0.2 pts
65Cuba77.1+0.1 pts
66Costa Rica77+0.5 pts
67Marshall Islands76.9+0.4 pts
68Iran75.2+0.4 pts
69Malaysia74.8+0.3 pts
70Brunei74.8-0 pts
71Russia74.6+0.1 pts
72Syria73.8-0.2 pts
73Bulgaria73.7+0.1 pts
74Dominican Republic73.5-0.2 pts
75Czechia72.8-0.1 pts
76Finland72.7+0.4 pts
77Algeria72.5+0.6 pts
78El Salvador72.4+0.7 pts
79Djibouti71.7+0.2 pts
80Cape Verde71.6+1.2 pts
81Dominica71.4+0.4 pts
82Hungary70.5-0 pts
83Equatorial Guinea70.1+0.3 pts
84Iraq69.9-0 pts
85Bolivia69.7+0.3 pts
86Estonia69.6+0.3 pts
87Italy69.50 pts
88Ukraine69.40 pts
89Tunisia68.8+0.3 pts
90Austria68.3+0.2 pts
91Latvia68.1+0.1 pts
92São Tomé and Príncipe67.9+0.1 pts
93Mongolia67.8-0 pts
94Lithuania67.2+0.1 pts
95New Caledonia67.2+0.1 pts
96Cyprus66.8-0.1 pts
97Angola66.7+0.8 pts
98Botswana66.3+0.2 pts
99Suriname66-0 pts
100Nepal66+0.2 pts
101Panama65.80 pts
102Montenegro65.2+0.1 pts
103Armenia65+0.2 pts
104Paraguay65+1.1 pts
105Republic of the Congo63.5+0.1 pts
106South Africa63.40 pts
107Ireland63.3+0.2 pts
108Ecuador63.10 pts
109China62.7+1.2 pts
110North Korea62.4+0.3 pts
111Aruba62.3-0.2 pts
112Morocco61.8+0.3 pts
113French Polynesia61.8-0 pts
114Gambia61.6+0.6 pts
115Tuvalu61.2+0.7 pts
116Portugal61.1-0 pts
117Serbia61+0.2 pts
118North Macedonia60.6+0.5 pts
119Poland60-0.1 pts
120Barbados59.30 pts
121Kazakhstan59.1+0.8 pts
122Nigeria59+0.8 pts
123Georgia58.6+0.3 pts
124Nicaragua58.5+0.2 pts
125Azerbaijan58.1+0.9 pts
126Albania56.8+0.4 pts
127Fiji56.7+0.5 pts
128Jamaica56.7+0.4 pts
129Honduras56.4+0.5 pts
130Croatia56.3+0.2 pts
131Kiribati56.3+1.8 pts
132Mauritania56.1+0.9 pts
133Thailand55.9+1.3 pts
134Indonesia55.7+0.6 pts
135Ghana55.7+0.5 pts
136Slovenia55.5+0.3 pts
137Guatemala54.2+0.3 pts
138Cameroon53.9+0.3 pts
139Trinidad and Tobago53.90 pts
140Philippines53.7+0.5 pts
141Slovakia53.4-0.1 pts
142Romania52.9-0.3 pts
143Liberia52.9+0.5 pts
144British Virgin Islands52.4+0.8 pts
145Isle of Man52.20 pts
146Haiti52+0.6 pts
147Somalia51.6+0.7 pts
148Côte d’Ivoire51.4+0.5 pts
149Uzbekistan50.60 pts
150Senegal49.9+1 pts
151Bosnia and Herzegovina49.5+0.5 pts
152Benin48.7+0.7 pts
153Namibia48+0.6 pts
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47.2+0.1 pts
155Turkmenistan470 pts
156Seychelles44+0.3 pts
157Guinea-Bissau43.9+0.4 pts
158Zambia43.5+0.4 pts
159Belize42.9-0.3 pts
160Democratic Republic of the Congo42.9+0.4 pts
161Sierra Leone42.7+0.5 pts
162Egypt42.50 pts
163Central African Republic41.8+0.5 pts
164Togo41.4+0.4 pts
165Moldova40.8+0.4 pts
166Maldives40+0.4 pts
167Cambodia39.6+1.9 pts
168Mauritius39.3-0.1 pts
169Bhutan39.1+0.6 pts
170Lesotho38.6+1 pts
171Faroe Islands38.4-0 pts
172Pakistan37.1+0.4 pts
173Zimbabwe36.2+0.8 pts
174Grenada36.1+0.1 pts
175Guinea36.1+0.3 pts
176Laos35.9+0.7 pts
177Eritrea35.2-0.1 pts
178Yemen34.9+0.7 pts
179Kyrgyzstan34.9-0.1 pts
180Vietnam34.6+0.7 pts
181Sudan34.5+0.1 pts
182India33.8+0.3 pts
183Mozambique33.4+0.4 pts
184Tanzania33.3+0.5 pts
185Comoros31.7+0.3 pts
186Saint Kitts and Nevis31.4+0.1 pts
187Kenya31.2-0.2 pts
188Bangladesh30.8+0.3 pts
189Madagascar30.3+0.4 pts
190Myanmar30.1+0.1 pts
191Timor-Leste29.1-0.1 pts
192Mali28.4+0.7 pts
193Uganda27.8+0.7 pts
194Solomon Islands27.3+1 pts
195Guyana26.40 pts
196Tajikistan26.1-0.1 pts
197Burkina Faso26.10 pts
198Afghanistan25.1+0.1 pts
199Antigua and Barbuda24.7-0.1 pts
200Eswatini24.3+0.3 pts
201Chad24.3+0.4 pts
202Saint Lucia24.2+1.3 pts
203Vanuatu23.5-0.8 pts
204Rwanda23+1.4 pts
205Micronesia22.40 pts
206Tonga22.3-0.4 pts
207Ethiopia21.2+0.5 pts
208South Sudan19.9+0.3 pts
209Sri Lanka19.5+0.2 pts
210Burundi18.8+1.1 pts
211Samoa18.4-0.3 pts
212Niger16.8+0.2 pts
213Malawi16.1+0.1 pts
214Liechtenstein14.6+0.1 pts
215Papua New Guinea13.9+0.2 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 2019, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest share of urban population?

Papua New Guinea, with 13.9% in 2019.

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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