Skip to content
worldgov
data
Data
Countries
Analysis
Sources
Search
⌘K
System
Light
Dark
Data
/
Demography
Population share in urban areas
Our World in Data
%
·
190 countries · 1790–2025
·
Higher is better
·
CC BY 4.0
CSV ↓
JSON ↓
Map
Bars
Trend
Distribution
Table
Year
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907
1906
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
1879
1878
1877
1876
1875
1874
1873
1872
1871
1870
1869
1868
1867
1866
1865
1864
1863
1862
1861
1860
1859
1858
1857
1856
1855
1854
1853
1852
1851
1850
1849
1848
1847
1846
1845
1844
1843
1842
1841
1840
1839
1838
1837
1836
1835
1834
1833
1832
1831
1830
1829
1828
1827
1826
1825
1824
1823
1822
1821
1820
1819
1818
1817
1816
1815
1814
1813
1812
1811
1810
1809
1808
1807
1806
1805
1804
1803
1802
1801
1800
1799
1798
1797
1796
1795
1794
1793
1792
1791
1790
World · choropleth
click a country to pin
Loading map…
Hover or click a country to pin it
League table
2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
Low income
Lower middle income
Upper middle income
Filter countries
190 of 190
#
▲
Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Singapore
100%
2
Kuwait
100%
3
Hong Kong SAR, China
100%
4
Puerto Rico (US)
99.5%
5
Belgium
97.8%
6
Turks and Caicos Islands
96.9%
7
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
96.7%
8
Venezuela, RB
96.3%
9
American Samoa
95.2%
10
Andorra
95%
11
Argentina
94.8%
12
Uruguay
93.9%
13
Chile
92.3%
14
Australia
91.5%
15
Lebanon
89.7%
16
Denmark
89.6%
17
Brazil
89.5%
18
United Kingdom
89.4%
19
Gabon
89.4%
20
New Zealand
89.2%
21
Malta
88.9%
22
France
88.3%
23
Luxembourg
88.2%
24
Finland
88.2%
25
Sweden
88%
26
United Arab Emirates
87.6%
27
Greenland
87.5%
28
Bahamas, The
87%
29
Korea, Rep.
86.8%
30
Netherlands
86.7%
31
United States
86.3%
32
Saudi Arabia
86.1%
33
Canada
85.2%
34
Norway
84.5%
35
Jordan
83.7%
36
Libya
83.2%
37
Djibouti
83.1%
38
Mexico
82.6%
39
Spain
82.1%
40
Colombia
80.9%
41
Brunei Darussalam
80.8%
42
Cuba
80.6%
43
Panama
80.6%
44
Taiwan
80.4%
45
Belarus
79.8%
46
Germany
79.3%
47
Peru
79.2%
48
Czechia
79%
49
Russian Federation
78.8%
50
Oman
78.4%
51
Malaysia
77.4%
52
Switzerland
77%
53
Bulgaria
76.8%
54
Iran, Islamic Rep.
76.4%
55
Suriname
75.4%
56
Dominican Republic
75.2%
57
Estonia
74.4%
58
Turkiye
73.9%
59
Ukraine
73.9%
60
Iraq
73.1%
61
Italy
73.1%
62
Hungary
73%
63
Iceland
72.8%
64
Latvia
72.6%
65
Algeria
72.6%
66
Ecuador
72.5%
67
Austria
72.5%
68
Japan
72.4%
69
Lithuania
72.4%
70
Tunisia
72.3%
71
Bolivia
72.1%
72
Sao Tome and Principe
71.5%
73
Dominica
71.5%
74
Costa Rica
71.2%
75
El Salvador
71%
76
Armenia
70.9%
77
Cabo Verde
70%
78
Congo, Rep.
69.7%
79
Mongolia
69.6%
80
Ireland
69.5%
81
South Africa
69.3%
82
Botswana
69.3%
83
Paraguay
69.1%
84
Greece
69%
85
Poland
68.5%
86
Portugal
68.4%
87
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
68.3%
88
Angola
67.9%
89
North Macedonia
67.9%
90
Cameroon
67.5%
91
Kazakhstan
67.4%
92
Morocco
66.8%
93
Croatia
66.1%
94
Romania
65.4%
95
Nicaragua
65.3%
96
Syrian Arab Republic
63.9%
97
Haiti
63.7%
98
Slovak Republic
63.2%
99
Albania
62.4%
100
Cyprus
62%
101
New Caledonia
61.5%
102
Jamaica
61.2%
103
Azerbaijan
61.2%
104
Georgia
61.1%
105
Ghana
60.3%
106
Honduras
60.3%
107
Cote d'Ivoire
59.7%
108
Belize
59.6%
109
Philippines
59.5%
110
Fiji
59%
111
Nigeria
58.9%
112
Slovenia
58.3%
113
Turkmenistan
58.3%
114
Guatemala
58.2%
115
Israel
58%
116
China
57.8%
117
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
57.6%
118
Liberia
57.3%
119
Bosnia and Herzegovina
57.2%
120
Moldova
56.2%
121
Barbados
54.5%
122
Indonesia
53.6%
123
Togo
53.2%
124
Egypt, Arab Rep.
52.5%
125
Senegal
51.7%
126
Benin
51.3%
127
Mauritius
50.9%
128
Aruba
50.6%
129
Mauritania
50.3%
130
Sudan
49.1%
131
Grenada
47.8%
132
Central African Republic
47.7%
133
Sierra Leone
47.2%
134
Zimbabwe
47.1%
135
Namibia
47%
136
Equatorial Guinea
46.4%
137
Qatar
46.2%
138
Bhutan
46.2%
139
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
46.1%
140
Mali
45.8%
141
Mozambique
45.7%
142
Uzbekistan
45.1%
143
Pakistan
44.8%
144
Zambia
44.7%
145
Congo, Dem. Rep.
44.6%
146
Guinea
44.6%
147
Lao PDR
44.4%
148
Faroe Islands
44.4%
149
Kyrgyz Republic
43.4%
150
Myanmar
42.9%
151
Thailand
42.7%
152
Gambia, The
42.1%
153
Yemen, Rep.
41.8%
154
Viet Nam
39.6%
155
Madagascar
39.3%
156
India
38.7%
157
Guinea-Bissau
38.7%
158
St. Kitts and Nevis
38.5%
159
Antigua and Barbuda
38.5%
160
Timor-Leste
37.6%
161
Lesotho
37.4%
162
Bangladesh
37.4%
163
Chad
37%
164
Burkina Faso
36.8%
165
Tanzania
35%
166
Tajikistan
35%
167
Vanuatu
34.5%
168
Guyana
34.2%
169
Comoros
33.7%
170
St. Lucia
33.4%
171
Afghanistan
30.2%
172
Kenya
30%
173
Eritrea
29.1%
174
Eswatini
29%
175
Tonga
28%
176
Cambodia
26.6%
177
Malawi
26.3%
178
Solomon Islands
26.1%
179
Rwanda
25.7%
180
Nepal
25.5%
181
Niger
23.4%
182
Ethiopia
23.3%
183
Samoa
22.9%
184
Bahrain
22.6%
185
Sri Lanka
20.4%
186
Trinidad and Tobago
20.3%
187
Uganda
19.6%
188
Burundi
17.2%
189
Liechtenstein
16.6%
190
Papua New Guinea
12.1%
Click a row to pin · hover to highlight across views
Population share in urban areas
Related indicators
Urban population
correlated
Rural population (% of total population)
correlated
Female life expectancy at birth (years)
correlated
Female life expectancy at age 15 (years)
correlated
Life expectancy at birth (years)
correlated
Female mortality before age 60 (per 1,000 live births)
correlated
Male life expectancy at birth (years)
correlated
Mortality before age 60 (per 1,000 live births)
correlated
Number of births
related
Live Births Surviving to Age 1
related
Child dependency ratio
related
Old age dependency ratio
related
Home
Data
Countries
Analysis
Search