demographic2020
Share of urban population living in the largest city
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
30.5%
Median: 26.0%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
91.4%
Lowest
People's Republic of China
2.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain91.4%
2Kuwait87.4%
3Singapore84.8%
4Maldives78.3%
5Solomon Islands75.9%
By Region
Other33.3%(105 countries)
Asia32.9%(27 countries)
South America31.4%(7 countries)
Europe25.1%(32 countries)
Oceania23.6%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.3%)High (91.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.5%)
Other (105)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 91.4% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 87.4% |
| 3 | Singapore | 84.8% |
| 4 | Maldives | 78.3% |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 75.9% |
| 6 | Qatar | 75.7% |
| 7 | Bahamas | 75.4% |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.5% |
| 9 | Malta | 72.3% |
| 10 | Iceland | 71.1% |
| 11 | Djibouti | 70.4% |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 64.5% |
| 13 | New Caledonia | 64.4% |
| 14 | Mongolia | 63.1% |
| 15 | Curaçao | 63.0% |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 62.4% |
| 17 | Jordan | 60.6% |
| 18 | Liberia | 58.2% |
| 19 | Suriname | 56.8% |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 56.6% |
| 21 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.6% |
| 22 | Jersey | 56.5% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.2% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 51.9% |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 51.8% |
| 26 | Latvia | 50.8% |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | 50.7% |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.4% |
| 29 | Mauritania | 50.2% |
| 30 | Estonia | 49.9% |
| 31 | Barbados | 49.8% |
| 32 | Panama | 47.8% |
| 33 | Armenia | 47.7% |
| 34 | South Korea | 47.6% |
| 35 | Mauritius | 47.5% |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 46.9% |
| 37 | Greece | 45.5% |
| 38 | Gabon | 45.0% |
| 39 | Fiji | 44.7% |
| 40 | Albania | 43.4% |
| 41 | Uruguay | 42.5% |
| 42 | Peru | 41.9% |
| 43 | Chile | 41.5% |
| 44 | Taiwan, Province of China | 41.3% |
| 45 | Ireland | 39.7% |
| 46 | Thailand | 39.7% |
| 47 | Mayotte | 39.1% |
| 48 | Angola | 38.8% |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 38.8% |
| 50 | Austria | 37.7% |
| 51 | Georgia | 36.7% |
| 52 | Togo | 36.4% |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.2% |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 36.1% |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 36.0% |
| 56 | Argentina | 35.9% |
| 57 | Mali | 35.7% |
| 58 | Guinea | 35.6% |
| 59 | Comoros | 34.8% |
| 60 | French Guiana | 34.3% |
| 61 | Lebanon | 34.1% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 33.6% |
| 63 | Paraguay | 33.4% |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 33.1% |
| 65 | Belize | 33.0% |
| 66 | Lesotho | 32.8% |
| 67 | Cyprus | 32.2% |
| 68 | Namibia | 32.2% |
| 69 | Denmark | 31.7% |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.2% |
| 71 | Bhutan | 31.1% |
| 72 | Western Sahara | 30.7% |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 30.3% |
| 74 | Martinique | 30.2% |
| 75 | Senegal | 30.1% |
| 76 | Israel | 30.0% |
| 77 | Eswatini | 29.9% |
| 78 | Zambia | 29.5% |
| 79 | Finland | 29.5% |
| 80 | Japan | 29.3% |
| 81 | Croatia | 29.2% |
| 82 | Jamaica | 29.1% |
| 83 | Montenegro | 28.9% |
| 84 | Belarus | 28.6% |
| 85 | Tunisia | 28.4% |
| 86 | Madagascar | 28.4% |
| 87 | Malaysia | 28.2% |
| 88 | New Zealand | 28.1% |
| 89 | Somalia | 27.9% |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 27.7% |
| 91 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 27.1% |
| 92 | Hungary | 26.7% |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 26.0% |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 25.9% |
| 95 | Moldova, Republic of | 25.9% |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 25.9% |
| 97 | Honduras | 25.7% |
| 98 | Portugal | 25.5% |
| 99 | Serbia | 25.4% |
| 100 | Philippines | 25.3% |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.9% |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 24.3% |
| 103 | Norway | 24.2% |
| 104 | Colombia | 24.1% |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 24.1% |
| 106 | Benin | 23.9% |
| 107 | Slovenia | 23.1% |
| 108 | Bolivia | 23.1% |
| 109 | France | 22.8% |
| 110 | Cameroon | 22.8% |
| 111 | Egypt | 22.7% |
| 112 | Ecuador | 22.3% |
| 113 | Libya | 22.1% |
| 114 | Guyana | 22.0% |
| 115 | Guatemala | 21.7% |
| 116 | Ghana | 21.3% |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.0% |
| 118 | State of Palestine | 20.9% |
| 119 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.7% |
| 120 | Türkiye | 20.6% |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 20.4% |
| 122 | Lithuania | 20.4% |
| 123 | Sweden | 20.2% |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 20.0% |
| 125 | Haiti | 19.9% |
| 126 | Cambodia | 19.5% |
| 127 | Australia | 19.2% |
| 128 | Mozambique | 19.0% |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.9% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 18.6% |
| 131 | Chad | 18.6% |
| 132 | Oman | 18.4% |
| 133 | Sudan | 18.4% |
| 134 | Reunion | 18.3% |
| 135 | Romania | 18.2% |
| 136 | Canada | 18.0% |
| 137 | Mexico | 18.0% |
| 138 | Cuba | 17.7% |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 17.2% |
| 140 | Guadeloupe | 17.1% |
| 141 | Iraq | 16.6% |
| 142 | Indonesia | 16.5% |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 16.2% |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 15.9% |
| 145 | Eritrea | 15.4% |
| 146 | Vietnam | 15.4% |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.3% |
| 148 | Belgium | 15.3% |
| 149 | Morocco | 15.0% |
| 150 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 14.7% |
| 152 | Nepal | 14.7% |
| 153 | Spain | 14.6% |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% |
| 155 | Kenya | 14.2% |
| 156 | Botswana | 13.8% |
| 157 | South Africa | 13.7% |
| 158 | Uganda | 13.7% |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 12.7% |
| 160 | North Korea | 12.7% |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 12.4% |
| 162 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.0% |
| 163 | Yemen | 11.8% |
| 164 | Brazil | 11.4% |
| 165 | Niger | 11.3% |
| 166 | Rwanda | 11.0% |
| 167 | Burundi | 10.7% |
| 168 | Venezuela | 10.4% |
| 169 | Switzerland | 10.1% |
| 170 | Slovakia | 9.8% |
| 171 | Pakistan | 9.4% |
| 172 | Algeria | 8.8% |
| 173 | Ukraine | 8.8% |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6% |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.2% |
| 176 | Poland | 8.1% |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 7.7% |
| 178 | Netherlands | 7.7% |
| 179 | Nigeria | 7.0% |
| 180 | Malawi | 6.7% |
| 181 | South Sudan | 6.2% |
| 182 | Italy | 6.1% |
| 183 | Germany | 5.8% |
| 184 | United States of America | 5.6% |
| 185 | India | 2.5% |
| 186 | People's Republic of China | 2.3% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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