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Most urbanised countries — 2026

Share of the population living in areas each country defines as urban. Definitions differ between countries — use with that caveat.

Hong Kong leads with 100.0% living in urban areas, followed by Singapore (100.0%) and Kuwait (100.0%). The median across the 217 countries with data is 64.2%; the world figure is 57.8%. Data year: 2025.

Top 15

Hong Kong100.0%Singapore100.0%Kuwait100.0%Bahrain100.0%Macau100.0%Cayman Islands100.0%Bermuda100.0%Sint Maarten100.0%Gibraltar100.0%Monaco100.0%Saint Martin100.0%Nauru100.0%Qatar99.4%San Marino97.2%Netherlands95.9%

All 217 countries

RankCountryLiving in urban areasPopulationYear
#1Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong100.0%7,498,9002025
#2Flag of Singapore Singapore100.0%6,111,1752025
#3Flag of Kuwait Kuwait100.0%4,865,2982025
#4Flag of Bahrain Bahrain100.0%1,600,3662025
#5Flag of Macau Macau100.0%685,9002025
#6Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands100.0%75,8442025
#7Flag of Bermuda Bermuda100.0%64,5552025
#8Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten100.0%43,9232025
#9Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar100.0%40,1262025
#10Flag of Monaco Monaco100.0%38,3412025
#11Flag of Saint Martin Saint Martin100.0%24,9412025
#12Flag of Nauru Nauru100.0%12,0252025
#13Flag of Qatar Qatar99.4%2,972,2152025
#14Flag of San Marino San Marino97.2%34,1092025
#15Flag of Netherlands Netherlands95.9%18,087,6332025
#16Flag of Malta Malta95.7%579,7042025
#17Flag of Uruguay Uruguay95.7%3,384,6882025
#18Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands95.4%103,7922025
#19Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg94.9%686,9702025
#20Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands94.4%46,8552025
#21Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico94.3%3,184,8352025
#22Flag of Guam Guam94.2%168,9992025
#23Flag of Iceland Iceland94.2%392,4042025
#24Flag of Jordan Jordan93.2%11,520,6842025
#25Flag of Argentina Argentina92.4%45,851,3782025
#26Flag of Japan Japan92.3%123,366,7342025
#27Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands92.2%43,5412025
#28Flag of Gabon Gabon92.1%2,593,1302025
#29Flag of Israel Israel91.6%10,122,8002025
#30Flag of Curaçao Curaçao91.5%156,2632025
#31Flag of Lebanon Lebanon91.0%5,849,4212025
#32Flag of Türkiye Türkiye89.5%85,878,5562025
#33Flag of Venezuela Venezuela89.3%28,516,8962025
#34Flag of Chile Chile89.2%19,859,9212025
#35Flag of Sweden Sweden89.1%10,596,6202025
#36Flag of Andorra Andorra88.9%82,9042025
#37Flag of Denmark Denmark88.8%6,009,1692025
#38Flag of Greenland Greenland88.6%56,8312025
#39Flag of Brazil Brazil88.2%212,812,4052025
#40Flag of Libya Libya87.9%7,458,5552025
#41Flag of Australia Australia87.7%27,614,4112025
#42Flag of Belgium Belgium87.7%11,941,7812025
#43Flag of Palestine Palestine87.4%5,413,5962025
#44Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates86.0%11,513,1492025
#45Flag of Switzerland Switzerland85.7%9,092,4362025
#46Flag of Peru Peru85.6%34,576,6652025
#47Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia84.6%36,973,5552025
#48Flag of New Zealand New Zealand84.0%5,324,7002025
#49Flag of Norway Norway83.6%5,610,8702025
#50Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom83.3%69,487,0002025
#51Flag of Canada Canada82.9%41,651,6532025
#52Flag of Germany Germany82.1%83,491,2492025
#53Flag of Bahamas Bahamas81.3%403,0332025
#54Flag of South Korea South Korea81.2%51,684,5642025
#55Flag of Spain Spain80.5%49,355,1432025
#56Flag of American Samoa American Samoa80.5%46,0292025
#57Flag of United States United States80.2%341,784,8572025
#58Flag of Mexico Mexico80.0%131,946,9002025
#59Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica79.7%5,152,9502025
#60Flag of Belarus Belarus79.5%9,085,9912025
#61Flag of Oman Oman79.5%5,494,6912025
#62Flag of Palau Palau79.3%17,6632025
#63Flag of Greece Greece79.2%10,413,9622025
#64Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands79.1%36,2822025
#65Flag of France France78.8%68,720,3372025
#66Flag of Colombia Colombia78.8%53,425,6352025
#67Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde77.6%527,3262025
#68Flag of Malaysia Malaysia77.4%35,977,8382025
#69Flag of Iran Iran77.4%92,417,6812025
#70Flag of Cuba Cuba77.2%10,937,2032025
#71Flag of Algeria Algeria75.8%47,435,3122025
#72Flag of El Salvador El Salvador75.5%6,365,5032025
#73Flag of Russia Russia75.3%143,513,3282025
#74Flag of Brunei Brunei75.0%466,3302025
#75Flag of Finland Finland74.5%5,646,4362025
#76Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria74.2%6,433,3022025
#77Flag of Dominica Dominica74.0%65,8712025
#78Flag of Djibouti Djibouti73.0%1,184,0762025
#79Flag of Czechia Czechia72.9%10,886,8782025
#80Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic72.5%11,520,4872025
#81Flag of Syria Syria72.1%25,620,4272025
#82Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea71.6%1,938,4312025
#83Flag of Bolivia Bolivia71.6%12,581,8432025
#84Flag of Angola Angola71.5%39,040,0392025
#85Flag of Mongolia Mongolia71.1%3,568,9782025
#86Flag of Estonia Estonia70.7%1,366,4752025
#87Flag of Tunisia Tunisia70.7%12,348,5732025
#88Flag of Hungary Hungary70.7%9,514,2512025
#89Flag of Paraguay Paraguay70.4%7,013,0782025
#90Flag of Iraq Iraq69.9%47,020,7742025
#91Flag of Austria Austria69.7%9,208,1632025
#92Flag of Italy Italy69.7%58,915,6562025
#93Flag of Ukraine Ukraine69.6%38,980,3762025
#94Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe69.2%240,2542025
#95Flag of Lithuania Lithuania69.1%2,888,7742025
#96Flag of Latvia Latvia68.6%1,847,7852025
#97Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia68.2%295,3332025
#98Flag of Botswana Botswana68.0%2,562,1222025
#99Flag of Nepal Nepal67.0%29,618,1182025
#100Flag of Cyprus Cyprus66.7%1,370,7542025
#101Flag of China China66.3%1,406,585,0002025
#102Flag of Panama Panama66.2%4,571,1892025
#103Flag of Armenia Armenia65.9%3,086,7002025
#104Flag of Suriname Suriname65.8%639,8502025
#105Flag of Montenegro Montenegro65.6%623,1292025
#106Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu65.4%9,4922025
#107Flag of Gambia Gambia65.0%2,822,0932025
#108Flag of Ireland Ireland64.6%5,484,3672025
#109Flag of North Korea North Korea64.2%26,571,0362025
#110Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo64.1%6,484,4372025
#111Flag of South Africa South Africa63.8%64,747,3192025
#112Flag of Nigeria Nigeria63.8%237,527,7822025
#113Flag of Ecuador Ecuador63.4%18,289,8962025
#114Flag of Kiribati Kiribati63.4%136,4882025
#115Flag of Morocco Morocco63.1%38,430,7702025
#116Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia62.9%1,820,9092025
#117Flag of Thailand Thailand62.8%71,619,8632025
#118Flag of Serbia Serbia62.6%6,549,1432025
#119Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan62.4%20,843,7542025
#120Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia61.8%282,4652025
#121Flag of Aruba Aruba61.7%108,7852025
#122Flag of Portugal Portugal61.5%10,804,8712025
#123Flag of Mauritania Mauritania61.5%5,315,0652025
#124Flag of Georgia Georgia61.2%3,935,7662025
#125Flag of Poland Poland60.1%36,435,8612025
#126Flag of Barbados Barbados59.7%282,6232025
#127Flag of Fiji Fiji59.5%933,1542025
#128Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua59.4%7,007,5022025
#129Flag of Jamaica Jamaica59.4%2,837,0772025
#130Flag of Indonesia Indonesia59.4%285,721,2362025
#131Flag of Honduras Honduras59.3%11,005,8502025
#132Flag of Ghana Ghana58.9%35,064,2722025
#133Flag of Albania Albania58.9%2,349,5802025
#134Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan58.6%10,246,9962025
#135Flag of Croatia Croatia57.8%3,876,2002025
#136Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands57.4%39,7322025
#137Flag of Guatemala Guatemala56.3%18,687,8812025
#138Flag of Liberia Liberia56.1%5,731,2062025
#139Flag of Slovenia Slovenia56.0%2,130,9862025
#140Flag of Philippines Philippines55.8%116,786,9622025
#141Flag of Senegal Senegal55.8%18,931,9662025
#142Flag of Cameroon Cameroon55.7%29,879,3372025
#143Flag of Haiti Haiti55.6%11,906,0952025
#144Flag of Somalia Somalia55.1%19,654,7392025
#145Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast54.5%32,711,5472025
#146Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago54.0%1,367,7642025
#147Flag of Benin Benin53.4%14,814,4602025
#148Flag of Slovakia Slovakia53.2%5,413,8132025
#149Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina52.7%3,140,0952025
#150Flag of Romania Romania52.2%19,020,2712025
#151Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man52.1%84,1182025
#152Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan51.0%37,053,4282025
#153Flag of Kosovo Kosovo50.9%1,576,8762025
#154Flag of Namibia Namibia50.9%3,092,8162025
#155Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48.0%99,9242025
#156Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan47.1%7,618,8472025
#157Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau46.7%2,249,5152025
#158Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone45.9%8,819,7942025
#159Flag of Zambia Zambia45.9%21,913,8742025
#160Flag of Seychelles Seychelles45.5%122,7302025
#161Flag of DR Congo DR Congo45.1%112,832,4732025
#162Flag of Lesotho Lesotho44.7%2,363,3252025
#163Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic44.6%5,513,2822025
#164Flag of Togo Togo44.4%8,591,6262025
#165Flag of Moldova Moldova43.7%2,360,5272025
#166Flag of Bhutan Bhutan43.4%796,6822025
#167Flag of Egypt Egypt42.9%118,365,9952025
#168Flag of Maldives Maldives42.5%529,6762025
#169Flag of Belize Belize41.6%422,9242025
#170Flag of Cambodia Cambodia41.1%17,847,9822025
#171Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe40.5%16,950,7952025
#172Flag of Laos Laos40.3%7,873,0462025
#173Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands39.6%54,9002025
#174Flag of Pakistan Pakistan39.5%255,219,5542025
#175Flag of Mauritius Mauritius39.0%1,243,7412025
#176Flag of Vietnam Vietnam38.8%101,598,5272025
#177Flag of Guinea Guinea38.5%15,099,7272025
#178Flag of Mozambique Mozambique37.2%35,631,6532025
#179Flag of Yemen Yemen37.0%41,773,8782025
#180Flag of Tanzania Tanzania36.9%70,545,8652025
#181Flag of Grenada Grenada36.7%117,3032025
#182Flag of India India35.7%1,463,865,5252025
#183Flag of Sudan Sudan34.9%51,662,1472025
#184Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan34.7%7,343,0642025
#185Flag of Eritrea Eritrea34.5%3,607,0032025
#186Flag of Comoros Comoros33.9%882,8472025
#187Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh33.2%175,686,8992025
#188Flag of Madagascar Madagascar32.9%32,740,6782025
#189CHI Channel Islands32.6%168,4662025
#190Flag of Mali Mali32.2%25,198,8212025
#191Flag of Kenya Kenya32.2%57,532,4932025
#192Flag of Uganda Uganda31.9%51,384,8942025
#193Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis31.9%46,9222025
#194Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands31.3%838,6452025
#195Flag of Rwanda Rwanda30.9%14,569,3412025
#196Flag of Myanmar Myanmar30.6%54,850,6482025
#197Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia29.1%180,1492025
#198Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso28.9%24,074,5802025
#199Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste28.8%1,418,5172025
#200Flag of Chad Chad27.6%21,003,7052025
#201Flag of Eswatini Eswatini26.7%1,256,1742025
#202Flag of Guyana Guyana26.5%835,9862025
#203Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan26.2%10,786,7342025
#204Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan25.9%43,844,1112025
#205Flag of Burundi Burundi25.7%14,390,0032025
#206Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda24.3%94,2092025
#207Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia24.1%135,472,0512025
#208Flag of Micronesia Micronesia22.5%113,6832025
#209Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu22.3%335,1692025
#210Flag of South Sudan South Sudan21.7%12,188,7882025
#211Flag of Tonga Tonga21.2%103,7422025
#212Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka20.5%21,756,0002025
#213Flag of Niger Niger18.4%27,917,8312025
#214Flag of Malawi Malawi17.6%22,216,1202025
#215Flag of Samoa Samoa17.5%219,3062025
#216Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea15.8%10,762,8172025
#217Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein14.6%41,0242025

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Source: World Bank Indicators (latest available year per country, shown in the last column). Countries with no value for this indicator are omitted, not scored as zero.

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