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Most Urbanized Countries (2025)

Countries where the largest share of people live in cities and towns.

Criteria
Share of the population living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank), highest first.
Reference year
2025
Source
World Bank WDI
Most Urbanized Countries, Urban population
#CountryUrban population
1Bahrain100.0
2Bermuda100.0
3Cayman Islands100.0
4Gibraltar100.0
5Hong Kong100.0
6Kuwait100.0
7Macao100.0
8Monaco100.0
9Nauru100.0
10Saint Martin100.0
11Singapore100.0
12Sint Maarten100.0
13Qatar99.4
14San Marino97.2
15The Netherlands95.9
16Malta95.7
17Uruguay95.7
18U.S. Virgin Islands95.4
19Luxembourg94.9
20Turks and Caicos Islands94.4
21Puerto Rico94.3
22Guam94.2
23Iceland94.2
24Jordan93.2
25Argentina92.4
26Japan92.3
27Northern Mariana Islands92.2
28Gabon92.1
29Israel91.6
30Curacao91.5
31Lebanon91.0
32Turkey89.5
33Venezuela89.3
34Chile89.2
35Sweden89.1
36Andorra88.9
37Denmark88.8
38Greenland88.6
39Brazil88.2
40Libya87.9
41Australia87.7
42Belgium87.7
43Palestinian Territory87.4
44United Arab Emirates86.0
45Switzerland85.7
46Peru85.6
47Saudi Arabia84.6
48New Zealand84.0
49Norway83.6
50United Kingdom83.3
51Canada82.9
52Germany82.1
53Bahamas81.3
54South Korea81.2
55Spain80.5
56American Samoa80.5
57United States80.2
58Mexico80.0
59Costa Rica79.7
60Belarus79.5
61Oman79.5
62Palau79.3
63Greece79.2
64Marshall Islands79.1
65France78.8
66Colombia78.8
67Cabo Verde77.6
68Malaysia77.4
69Iran77.4
70Cuba77.2
71Algeria75.8
72El Salvador75.5
73Russia75.3
74Brunei75.0
75Finland74.5
76Bulgaria74.2
77Dominica74.0
78Djibouti73.0
79Czechia72.9
80Dominican Republic72.5
81Syria72.1
82Equatorial Guinea71.6
83Bolivia71.6
84Angola71.5
85Mongolia71.1
86Estonia70.7
87Tunisia70.7
88Hungary70.7
89Paraguay70.4
90Iraq69.9
91Austria69.7
92Italy69.7
93Ukraine69.6
94Sao Tome and Principe69.2
95Lithuania69.1
96Latvia68.6
97New Caledonia68.2
98Botswana68.0
99Nepal67.0
100Cyprus66.7
101China66.3
102Panama66.2
103Armenia65.9
104Suriname65.8
105Montenegro65.6
106Tuvalu65.4
107Gambia65.0
108Ireland64.6
109North Korea64.2
110Republic of the Congo64.1
111South Africa63.8
112Nigeria63.8
113Ecuador63.4
114Kiribati63.4
115Morocco63.1
116North Macedonia62.9
117Thailand62.8
118Serbia62.6
119Kazakhstan62.4
120French Polynesia61.8
121Aruba61.7
122Portugal61.5
123Mauritania61.5
124Georgia61.2
125Poland60.1
126Barbados59.7
127Fiji59.5
128Nicaragua59.4
129Jamaica59.4
130Indonesia59.4
131Honduras59.3
132Ghana58.9
133Albania58.9
134Azerbaijan58.6
135Croatia57.8
136British Virgin Islands57.4
137Guatemala56.3
138Liberia56.1
139Slovenia56.0
140Philippines55.8
141Senegal55.8
142Cameroon55.7
143Haiti55.6
144Somalia55.1
145Ivory Coast54.5
146Trinidad and Tobago54.0
147Benin53.4
148Slovakia53.2
149Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7
150Romania52.2
151Isle of Man52.1
152Uzbekistan51.0
153Namibia50.9
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48.0
155Turkmenistan47.1
156Guinea-Bissau46.7
157Sierra Leone45.9
158Zambia45.9
159Seychelles45.5
160Democratic Republic of the Congo45.1
161Lesotho44.7
162Central African Republic44.6
163Togo44.4
164Moldova43.7
165Bhutan43.4
166Egypt42.9
167Maldives42.5
168Belize41.6
169Cambodia41.1
170Zimbabwe40.5
171Laos40.3
172Faroe Islands39.6
173Pakistan39.5
174Mauritius39.0
175Vietnam38.8
176Guinea38.5
177Mozambique37.2
178Yemen37.0
179Tanzania36.9
180Grenada36.7
181India35.7
182Sudan34.9
183Kyrgyzstan34.7
184Eritrea34.5
185Comoros33.9
186Bangladesh33.2
187Madagascar32.9
188Mali32.2
189Kenya32.2
190Uganda31.9
191Saint Kitts and Nevis31.9
192Solomon Islands31.3
193Rwanda30.9
194Myanmar30.6
195Saint Lucia29.1
196Burkina Faso28.9
197Timor Leste28.8
198Chad27.6
199Eswatini26.7
200Guyana26.5
201Tajikistan26.2
202Afghanistan25.9
203Burundi25.7
204Antigua and Barbuda24.3
205Ethiopia24.1
206Micronesia22.5
207Vanuatu22.3
208South Sudan21.7
209Tonga21.2
210Sri Lanka20.5
211Niger18.4
212Malawi17.6
213Samoa17.5
214Papua New Guinea15.8
215Liechtenstein14.6

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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