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Urbanization by sovereign state

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The percentage of urbanized population by country (2018 data)

This is a list of countries by urbanization.

Methodology

There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.

The second measure, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time.

As of 2022, countries with more than 80% of people living in urban areas include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Finland, Denmark, Israel, Spain and South Korea.

193 United Nations member states plus the Vatican are given a number, other entries are italicized and unnumbered.

List

Country or territory	Urban population
(2022)	% of total population
(2023)	% change in urbanization rate from 2020–2025
KWT	4,268,870	100.0	1.35
MCO	36,470	100.0	0.50
NRU	12,670	100.0	0.18
SGP	5,637,020	100.0	0.74
VAT	-	100.0	0.00
AIA (UK)	-	100.0	0.47
BMU (UK)	63,530	100.0	–0.20
CYM (UK)	68,710	100.0	1.13
GIB (UK)	32,650	100.0	0.45
HKG (China)	7,346,100	100.0	0.58
MAC (China)	695,170	100.0	1.46
SXM (Netherlands)	42,850	100.0	1.16
QAT	2,676,740	99.4	1.66
BEL	11,469,980	98.2	0.38
SMR	32,900	97.8	0.41
VIR (US)	101,340	96.2	–0.11
URY	3,275,200	95.8	0.40
GUM (US)	163,340	95.2	0.84
MLT	503,890	94.9	0.28
TCA (UK)	42,980	94.2	1.46
ISL	359,050	94.0	0.74
PRI (US)	3,015,920	93.6	−0.12
NLD	16,441,730	93.2	0.59
ISR	8,865,820	92.9	1.51
ARG	42,696,480	92.5	0.97
LUX	600,080	92.1	1.43
MNP (US)	45,580	92.1	0.36
JPN	115,058,680	92.0	−0.25
JOR	10,363,480	92.0	0.98
GAB	2,167,650	91.0	2.27
SPM (France)	-	90.1	0.75
BHR	1,321,230	89.9	1.99
LBN	4,900,250	89.4	–1.23
CUW (Netherlands)	133,530	89.0	0.57
SWE	9,280,100	88.7	0.89
DNK	5,216,340	88.5	0.54
OMN	4,015,700	88.4	2.32
VEN	25,012,470	88.4	1.16
CHL	17,234,030	88.0	0.78
GRL (Denmark)	49,710	87.9	0.41
AND	70,090	87.8	0.11
BRA	188,517,730		87.8	0.87
ARE	8,265,050	87.8	1.50
ASM (US)	38,600	87.2	0.26
NZL	4,452,020	87.0	0.92
AUS	22,491,670	86.6	1.27
FIN	4,760,530	85.8	0.42
SAU	30,848,830	85.0	1.69
UK	56,522,520	84.6	0.80
DOM	9,415,140	84.4	1.64
NOR	4,565,650	84.0	1.32
BHS	342,300	83.6	1.02
USA	276,908,630	83.3	0.96
CRI	4,250,460	82.6	1.50
COL	42,562,640	82.4	1.01
PLW	14,800	82.4	1.59
CAN	31,825,970	81.9	0.95
FRA	55,402,740	81.8	0.67
LBY	5,538,570	81.6	1.45
MEX	103,660,850	81.6	1.40
ESP	38,845,700	81.6	0.24
KOR	42,039,230	81.5	0.31
BLR	7,412,540	80.7	0.28
GRC	8,378,760	80.7	0.11
TWN	-	80.1	0.65
FLK (UK)	-	79.7	0.53
BRN	354,060	79.1	1.44
MHL	32,640	78.9	0.61
PER	26,799,750	78.9	1.33
MYS	26,544,440	78.7	1.87
DJI	878,520	78.6	1.56
DEU	65,067,460	77.8	0.13
*PSE*	3,898,260	77.6	2.85
CUB	8,678,350	77.5	0.19
TUR	65,453,230	77.5	1.11
IRN	68,013,040	77.3	1.32
BGR	4,936,940	76.7	−0.28
STP	172,250	76.4	2.96
COK (New Zealand)	-	76.2	0.52
SLV	4,737,530	75.4	1.33
DZA	33,575,040	75.3	1.99
RUS	108,359,440	75.3	0.11
CZE	7,937,600	74.6	0.20
GNQ	1,239,600	74.4	3.62
CHE	6,502,140	74.2	0.79
BWA	1,899,700	72.9	2.47
HUN	6,996,220	72.9	0.05
NCL (France)	194,710	72.7	1.72
DMA	52,150	72.0	0.84
ITA	42,234,940	72.0	0.27
IRQ	31,749,760	71.6	2.91
BOL	8,658,340	71.2	1.87
TUN	8,675,720	70.5	1.34
UKR	26,569,220	70.1	−0.27
EST	938,910	69.8	-0.03
PAN	3,048,140	69.5	1.92
COG	4,103,830	69.2	3.19
MNG	2,342,490	69.1	1.40
ZAF	40,928,490	68.8	1.72
AGO	24,229,340	68.7	4.04
LVA	1,288,130	68.7	−0.68
LTU	1,938,680	68.7	−0.12
MNE	420,720	68.5	0.45
CPV	400,640	68.0	1.83
PRT	7,014,160	67.9	0.44
CYP	837,380	67.0	0.76
SUR	409,800	66.4	0.88
TUV	7,410	66.2	2.08
MAR	24,196,350	65.1	1.88
ECU	11,623,250	64.8	1.62
ALB	1,772,140	64.6	1.29
CHN	897,578,430	64.6	1.78
GMB	1,727,830	64.5	3.75
IRL	3,290,770	64.5	1.15
ARM	1,767,630	63.7	0.23
PRK	16,401,830	63.2	0.85
PRY	4,259,530	63.1	1.64
PYF (France)	190,410	62.3	0.65
SRB	4,093,405	62.1	0.04
GEO	2,238,530	60.7	0.35
HND	6,217,980	60.2	2.48
POL	22,142,390	60.2	−0.16
NIC	4,138,180	59.8	1.45
HTI	6,814,300	59.7	2.47
AUT	5,357,840	59.5	0.68
MKD	1,216,460	59.5	0.61
CMR	16,395,040	59.3	3.43
GHA	19,621,880	59.2	3.06
SYC	70,000	58.8	0.99
FJI	541,390	58.7	1.37
HRV	2,244,690	58.6	0.05
IDN	159,608,950	58.6	1.99
KAZ	11,378,780	58.2	1.19
KIR	74,880	57.8	2.77
MRT	2,695,950	57.7	3.84
AZE	5,798,040	57.6	1.38
World	4,522,994,900	57.5	1.73
JAM	1,611,830	57.4	0.79
SYR	12,560,280	57.4	5.38
SVN	1,177,450	56.1	0.54
NAM	1,385,060	54.9	3.64
ROU	10,378,520	54.7	–0.15
NGA	116,965,440	54.3	3.92
VCT	56,000	54.3	0.94
SVK	2,928,200	54.0	0.17
TKM	3,440,080	54.0	2.23
LBR	2,813,870	53.6	3.41
THA	37,919,840	53.6	1.43
IMN (UK)	45,020	53.5	0.97
TTO	816,660	53.4	0.23
CIV	14,829,620	53.1	3.38
GTM	9,141,700	53.1	2.59
UZB	17,990,170	50.5	1.25
BIH	1,611,620	50.3	0.61
KOS	1,585,566	50.2	-
BEN	6,614,210	50.1	3.74
VGB (UK)	15,440	49.7	1.73
SEN	8,499,950	49.6	3.59
PHL	55,441,750	48.3	2.04
NIU (New Zealand)	-	48.2	1.43
Somalia	8,327,850	47.9	4.20
COD	46,373,410	47.4	4.33
BLZ	188,030	46.6	2.30
ZMB	9,160,290	46.3	4.15
MLI	10,265,850	46.2	4.57
GNB	948,370	45.5	3.22
TGO	3,886,440	44.5	3.60
BTN	341,820	44.4	2.52
ABW (Netherlands)	46,890	44.3	0.77
SLE	3,771,970	44.3	3.02
CAF	2,405,730	43.6	3.32
MDA	1,096,120	43.4	0.09
ERI	1,570,320	43.3	3.67
EGY	47,689,120	43.1	1.90
FRO (Denmark)	22,710	43.0	0.89
MDV	217,560	42.0	2.34
MUS	515,240	40.9	0.28
SHN (UK)	-	40.7	0.98
MDG	11,809,740	40.6	4.26
BGD	67,979,820	40.5	2.88
YEM	13,205,030	39.8	3.71
VNM	38,063,120	39.5	2.70
MOZ	12,590,070	38.8	4.24
LAO	2,830,480	38.2	2.99
GIN	5,220,540	38.1	3.64
PAK	88,979,080	38.0	2.10
KGZ	2,612,870	37.8	2.05
TZA	24,025,880	37.4	4.89
GRD	46,250	37.1	0.86
IND	508,368,360	36.4	2.33
SDN	16,854,090	36.3	3.43
ZWE	5,287,040	32.5	2.41
BFA	7,227,720	32.5	4.75
Timor-Leste	430,210	32.5	3.31
MMR	17,213,310	32.1	1.85
BRB	88,220	31.4	0.46
GGY (UK)	-	31.2	0.68
JEY (UK)	-	31.2	0.68
KNA	14,770	31.1	1.06
LSO	690,430	30.4	2.77
COM	249,890	30.1	2.97
KEN	15,669,050	29.5	4.09
TJK	2,783,590	28.2	2.73
GUY	218,530	27.2	1.01
AFG	10,946,830	26.9	3.34
UGA	12,360,020	26.8	5.41
SLB	185,300	26.0	3.57
VUT	84,350	26.0	2.55
KHM	4,211,080	25.6	3.06
Eswatini	295,320	24.8	2.42
TCD	4,264,760	24.4	4.10
ATG	22,830	24.3	0.87
FSM	26,500	23.4	1.52
ETH	27,959,130	23.2	4.40
TON	24,710	23.2	0.99
NPL	6,552,760	21.9	3.09
SSD	2,274,960	21.2	4.12
LCA	34,260	19.2	0.98
LKA	4,220,160	19.2	1.22
MWI	3,668,880	18.3	4.41
RWA	2,441,370	17.9	3.07
SAM	39,170	17.5	−0.03
NER	4,427,580	17.1	4.72
BDI	1,858,290	14.8	5.43
LIE	5,720	14.6	1.15
PNG	1,377,570	13.7	2.91
MSR (UK)	-	9.3	0.94
TKL (New Zealand)	-	0.0	0.00
WLF (France)	-	0.0	0.00

References

"Urban population".
"World Factbook Urbanization". Central Intelligence Agency.
https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2025/HtmlE/G20251177.html#
"Regjistrimi i popullsisë, ekonomive familjare dhe banesave në Kosovë 2024".

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