How many live in cities?
Urban population, 210 countries & territories. Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. Definitions of "urban" differ between countries.
lowest≥ 34%≥ 47%≥ 60%≥ 69%≥ 79%≥ 89% no data
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations… via World Bank· 2025
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (15%) to the highest value (100%).
The ranking
- 1
Bahrain 100% 2025 - 2
Bermuda (United Kingdom) 100% 2025 - 3
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 100% 2025 - 4
Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 100% 2025 - 5
Hong Kong (China) 100% 2025 - 6
Kuwait 100% 2025 - 7
Macau (China) 100% 2025 - 8
Monaco 100% 2025 - 9
Nauru 100% 2025 - 10
Singapore 100% 2025 - 11
Qatar 99% 2025 - 12
San Marino 97% 2025 - 13
Netherlands 96% 2025 - 14
Malta 96% 2025 - 15
Uruguay 96% 2025 - 16
United States Virgin Islands (United States) 95% 2025 - 17
Luxembourg 95% 2025 - 18
Puerto Rico (United States) 94% 2025 - 19
Guam (United States) 94% 2025 - 20
Iceland 94% 2025 - 21
Jordan 93% 2025 - 22
Argentina 92% 2025 - 23
Japan 92% 2025 - 24
Gabon 92% 2025 - 25
Israel 92% 2025 - 26
Curaçao (Netherlands) 91% 2025 - 27
Lebanon 91% 2025 - 28
Türkiye 89% 2025 - 29
Venezuela 89% 2025 - 30
Chile 89% 2025 - 31
Sweden 89% 2025 - 32
Andorra 89% 2025 - 33
Denmark 89% 2025 - 34
Greenland (Denmark) 89% 2025 - 35
Brazil 88% 2025 - 36
Libya 88% 2025 - 37
Australia 88% 2025 - 38
Belgium 88% 2025 - 39
Palestine 87% 2025 - 40
United Arab Emirates 86% 2025 - 41
Switzerland 86% 2025 - 42
Peru 86% 2025 - 43
Saudi Arabia 85% 2025 - 44
New Zealand 84% 2025 - 45
Norway 84% 2025 - 46
United Kingdom 83% 2025 - 47
Canada 83% 2025 - 48
Germany 82% 2025 - 49
Bahamas 81% 2025 - 50
South Korea 81% 2025