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Percentage of the population living in urban areas for the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(percent)
Date
1Anguilla1002015
1Bermuda1002015
1Cayman Islands1002015
1Gibraltar1002015
1Hong Kong1002015
1Macau1002015
1Monaco1002015
1Nauru1002015
1Singapore1002015
1Sint Maarten1002015
1Vatican City1002015
12Qatar992015
13Kuwait982015
14Belgium982015
15Malta952015
16Uruguay952015
16Virgin Islands of the U.S.952015
18Guam952015
19San Marino942015
20Iceland942015
21Puerto Rico942015
22Japan942015
23Turks and Caicos Islands922015
24Israel922015
25Argentina922015
26Netherlands912015
27Saint Pierre and Miquelon902015
28Luxembourg902015
29Chile902015
30Australia892015
31Curacao892015
32Northern Mariana Islands892015
33Venezuela892015
34Bahrain892015
35Lebanon882015
36Denmark882015
37American Samoa872015
37Gabon872015
39Palau872015
40Greenland862015
41New Zealand862015
42Sweden862015
43Brazil862015
44United Arab Emirates862015
45Andorra852015
46Finland842015
47Jordan842015
48Saudi Arabia832015
49Bahamas832015
50United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland832015
51Korea (South)832015
52Canada822015
53United States of America822015
54Western Sahara812015
55Norway812015
56Spain802015
57France802015
58Mexico792015
59Dominican Republic792015
60Libya792015
60Peru792015
62Greece782015
63Oman782015
64Djibouti772015
65Brunei772015
66Cuba772015
67Costa Rica772015
68Belarus772015
69Colombia762015
70Falkland Islands762015
71Germany752015
71Palestinian Territories752015
73Malaysia752015
74Cook Islands752015
75Russia742015
76Bulgaria742015
76Switzerland742015
78Iran732015
78Turkey732015
80Czech Republic732015
81Marshall Islands732015
82Mongolia722015
83Hungary712015
84Algeria712015
85New Caledonia702015
86Ukraine702015
87Dominica702015
87Iraq702015
89Italy692015
90Bolivia692015
91Estonia682015
92Latvia672015
93Cyprus672015
94Tunisia672015
95El Salvador672015
96Panama672015
97Lithuania672015
98Austria662015
98Suriname662015
100Cape Verde662015
101Congo (Republic)652015
102São Tomé and Príncipe652015
103South Africa652015
104Montenegro642015
105Ecuador642015
106Portugal642015
107Ireland632015
108Armenia632015
109Korea (North)612015
110Poland612015
111Morocco602015
112Mauritania602015
113Paraguay602015
113Tuvalu602015
115Gambia602015
116Croatia592015
117Nicaragua592015
118Haiti592015
119Syria582015
120Albania572015
120Botswana572015
122Macedonia572015
123French Polynesia562015
124China562015
124Serbia562015
126Jamaica552015
127Honduras552015
128Azerbaijan552015
128Romania552015
130Cameroon542015
131Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)542015
132Ghana542015
133Seychelles542015
134Fiji542015
134Indonesia542015
136Georgia542015
136Slovakia542015
138Kazakhstan532015
139Isle of Man522014
140Guatemala522015
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines512015
142Thailand502015
143Turkmenistan502015
144Liberia502015
145Slovenia502015
146Guinea-Bissau492015
147Nigeria482015
148Namibia472015
149British Virgin Islands462015
150Maldives462015
151Moldova452015
152Philippines442015
153Kiribati442015
154Angola442015
154Belize442015
154Benin442015
157Senegal442015
158Egypt432015
159Congo (Democratic Republic)432015
159Niue432015
161Faroe Islands422015
162Aruba422015
163Zambia412015
164Central African Republic402015
164Togo402015
166Equatorial Guinea402015
166Mali402015
166Sierra Leone402015
169Bosnia and Herzegovina402015
170Mauritius402015
171Somalia402015
172Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha392015
173Pakistan392015
174Bhutan392015
174Laos392015
176Guinea372015
177Uzbekistan362015
178Kyrgyzstan362015
179Grenada362015
180Madagascar352015
181Yemen352015
182Bangladesh342015
183Myanmar (Burma)342015
184Sudan342015
185Vietnam342015
186East Timor332015
187India332015
188Zimbabwe322015
189Mozambique322015
190Saint Kitts and Nevis322015
191Tanzania322015
192Barbados322015
193Guernsey312014
193Jersey312014
195Burkina Faso302015
196Rwanda292015
197Guyana292015
198Comoros282015
199Lesotho272015
200Tajikistan272015
201Afghanistan272015
202Vanuatu262015
203Kenya262015
204Antigua and Barbuda242015
205Tonga242015
206Eritrea232015
207Chad232015
208Micronesia222015
209Solomon Islands222015
210Swaziland212015
211Cambodia212015
212Ethiopia202015
213Samoa192015
214South Sudan192015
215Niger192015
216Nepal192015
217Saint Lucia192015
218Sri Lanka182015
219Malawi162015
220Uganda162015
221Liechtenstein142015
222Papua New Guinea132015
223Burundi122015
224Montserrat92015
225Trinidad and Tobago82015
226Pitcairn02012
226Tokelau02015
226Wallis and Futuna02015
 World542015

No information is available for non-listed countries.

The given rate describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015-12-31)