Urban population by country
United States: 80.2% in 2025, 20th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 57th of all 217 with data.
Highest: 
Bahrain (100.0%, 2025) · Lowest: 
Liechtenstein (14.6%, 2025) · 217 countries and territories with data.
Share of people living in urban areas. The definition of 'urban' differs by country.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Bermuda | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Macao | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 8 |  St. Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Monaco | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Nauru | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Qatar | 99.4% | 2025 |
| 14 |  San Marino | 97.2% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 95.9% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Malta | 95.7% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Uruguay | 95.7% | 2025 |
| 18 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 95.4% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Luxembourg | 94.9% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.4% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Puerto Rico | 94.3% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Guam | 94.2% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Iceland | 94.2% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Jordan | 93.2% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Argentina | 92.4% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Japan | 92.3% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 92.2% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Gabon | 92.1% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Israel | 91.6% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Curaçao | 91.5% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Lebanon | 91.0% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Türkiye | 89.5% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Venezuela | 89.3% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Chile | 89.2% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Sweden | 89.1% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Andorra | 88.9% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Denmark | 88.8% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Greenland | 88.6% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Brazil | 88.2% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Libya | 87.9% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Australia | 87.7% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Belgium | 87.7% | 2025 |
| 43 |  West Bank and Gaza | 87.4% | 2025 |
| 44 |  United Arab Emirates | 86.0% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Switzerland | 85.7% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Peru | 85.6% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Saudi Arabia | 84.6% | 2025 |
| 48 |  New Zealand | 84.0% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Norway | 83.6% | 2025 |
| 50 |  United Kingdom | 83.3% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Canada | 82.9% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Germany | 82.1% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Bahamas | 81.3% | 2025 |
| 54 |  South Korea | 81.2% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Spain | 80.5% | 2025 |
| 56 |  American Samoa | 80.5% | 2025 |
| 57 |  United States | 80.2% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Mexico | 80.0% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Belarus | 79.5% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Oman | 79.5% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Palau | 79.3% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Greece | 79.2% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Marshall Islands | 79.1% | 2025 |
| 65 |  France | 78.8% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Colombia | 78.8% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Cabo Verde | 77.6% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Malaysia | 77.4% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Iran | 77.4% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Cuba | 77.2% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Algeria | 75.8% | 2025 |
| 72 |  El Salvador | 75.5% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Russia | 75.3% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Brunei | 75.0% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Finland | 74.5% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Bulgaria | 74.2% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Dominica | 74.0% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Djibouti | 73.0% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Czechia | 72.9% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Dominican Republic | 72.5% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Syria | 72.1% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Equatorial Guinea | 71.6% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Bolivia | 71.6% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Angola | 71.5% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Mongolia | 71.1% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Estonia | 70.7% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Tunisia | 70.7% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Hungary | 70.7% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Paraguay | 70.4% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Iraq | 69.9% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Austria | 69.7% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Italy | 69.7% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Ukraine | 69.6% | 2025 |
| 94 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 69.2% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Lithuania | 69.1% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Latvia | 68.6% | 2025 |
| 97 |  New Caledonia | 68.2% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Botswana | 68.0% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Nepal | 67.0% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Cyprus | 66.7% | 2025 |
| 101 |  China | 66.3% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Panama | 66.2% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Armenia | 65.9% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Suriname | 65.8% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Montenegro | 65.6% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Tuvalu | 65.4% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Gambia | 65.0% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Ireland | 64.6% | 2025 |
| 109 |  North Korea | 64.2% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Republic of the Congo | 64.1% | 2025 |
| 111 |  South Africa | 63.8% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Nigeria | 63.8% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Ecuador | 63.4% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Kiribati | 63.4% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Morocco | 63.1% | 2025 |
| 116 |  North Macedonia | 62.9% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Thailand | 62.8% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Serbia | 62.6% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Kazakhstan | 62.4% | 2025 |
| 120 |  French Polynesia | 61.8% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Aruba | 61.7% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Portugal | 61.5% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Mauritania | 61.5% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Georgia | 61.2% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Poland | 60.1% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Barbados | 59.7% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Fiji | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Nicaragua | 59.4% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Jamaica | 59.4% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Indonesia | 59.4% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Honduras | 59.3% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Ghana | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Albania | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Azerbaijan | 58.6% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Croatia | 57.8% | 2025 |
| 136 |  British Virgin Islands | 57.4% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Guatemala | 56.3% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Liberia | 56.1% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Slovenia | 56.0% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Philippines | 55.8% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Senegal | 55.8% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Cameroon | 55.7% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Haiti | 55.6% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Somalia | 55.1% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 54.5% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 54.0% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Benin | 53.4% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Slovakia | 53.2% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.7% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Romania | 52.2% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Isle of Man | 52.1% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Uzbekistan | 51.0% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Kosovo | 50.9% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Namibia | 50.9% | 2025 |
| 155 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.0% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Turkmenistan | 47.1% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Guinea-Bissau | 46.7% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Sierra Leone | 45.9% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Zambia | 45.9% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Seychelles | 45.5% | 2025 |
| 161 |  DR Congo | 45.1% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Lesotho | 44.7% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Central African Republic | 44.6% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Togo | 44.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Moldova | 43.7% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Bhutan | 43.4% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Egypt | 42.9% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Maldives | 42.5% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Belize | 41.6% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Cambodia | 41.1% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Zimbabwe | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Laos | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Faroe Islands | 39.6% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Pakistan | 39.5% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Mauritius | 39.0% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Vietnam | 38.8% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Guinea | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Mozambique | 37.2% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Yemen | 37.0% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Tanzania | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Grenada | 36.7% | 2025 |
| 182 |  India | 35.7% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Sudan | 34.9% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Kyrgyzstan | 34.7% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Eritrea | 34.5% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Comoros | 33.9% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Bangladesh | 33.2% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Madagascar | 32.9% | 2025 |
| 189 | Channel Islands | 32.6% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Mali | 32.2% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Kenya | 32.2% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Uganda | 31.9% | 2025 |
| 193 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 31.9% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Solomon Islands | 31.3% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Rwanda | 30.9% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Myanmar | 30.6% | 2025 |
| 197 |  St. Lucia | 29.1% | 2025 |
| 198 |  Burkina Faso | 28.9% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Timor-Leste | 28.8% | 2025 |
| 200 |  Chad | 27.6% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Eswatini | 26.7% | 2025 |
| 202 |  Guyana | 26.5% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Tajikistan | 26.2% | 2025 |
| 204 |  Afghanistan | 25.9% | 2025 |
| 205 |  Burundi | 25.7% | 2025 |
| 206 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 24.3% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Ethiopia | 24.1% | 2025 |
| 208 |  Micronesia | 22.5% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Vanuatu | 22.3% | 2025 |
| 210 |  South Sudan | 21.7% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Tonga | 21.2% | 2025 |
| 212 |  Sri Lanka | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 213 |  Niger | 18.4% | 2025 |
| 214 |  Malawi | 17.6% | 2025 |
| 215 |  Samoa | 17.5% | 2025 |
| 216 |  Papua New Guinea | 15.8% | 2025 |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | 14.6% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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