demographic2100
Projected 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 2100; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
28.2%
Median: 22.2%
Countries Covered
192
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
98.1%
Lowest
India
2.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain98.1%
2Maldives85.1%
3Singapore84.0%
4Kuwait82.8%
5Cayman Islands79.9%
By Region
Asia32.1%(27 countries)
Other29.8%(111 countries)
South America29.6%(7 countries)
Europe26.2%(32 countries)
Oceania21.2%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.5%)High (98.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.2%)
Asia (27)
Other (111)
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 2100; 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 | 98.1% |
| 2 | Maldives | 85.1% |
| 3 | Singapore | 84.0% |
| 4 | Kuwait | 82.8% |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 79.9% |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 79.7% |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.6% |
| 8 | Bahamas | 73.0% |
| 9 | Iceland | 71.0% |
| 10 | Malta | 68.1% |
| 11 | Tonga | 67.6% |
| 12 | Kiribati | 67.1% |
| 13 | Qatar | 66.0% |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 65.4% |
| 15 | Djibouti | 63.2% |
| 16 | Armenia | 59.8% |
| 17 | French Polynesia | 59.0% |
| 18 | Mongolia | 58.2% |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 56.9% |
| 20 | Jersey | 56.6% |
| 21 | South Korea | 55.0% |
| 22 | Curaçao | 54.2% |
| 23 | Mauritius | 54.1% |
| 24 | Barbados | 53.6% |
| 25 | Suriname | 53.3% |
| 26 | Latvia | 52.3% |
| 27 | Estonia | 51.3% |
| 28 | Thailand | 51.0% |
| 29 | Albania | 50.4% |
| 30 | Jordan | 49.6% |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 47.5% |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 47.1% |
| 33 | Taiwan, Province of China | 46.8% |
| 34 | Greece | 46.1% |
| 35 | Panama | 43.6% |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 43.5% |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.0% |
| 38 | Uruguay | 42.6% |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 42.4% |
| 40 | Georgia | 40.9% |
| 41 | Fiji | 40.4% |
| 42 | Chile | 39.9% |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 39.1% |
| 44 | Austria | 39.0% |
| 45 | Peru | 38.1% |
| 46 | French Guiana | 37.1% |
| 47 | Republic of The Gambia | 37.0% |
| 48 | Ireland | 36.4% |
| 49 | Montenegro | 36.1% |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 36.0% |
| 51 | Martinique | 35.5% |
| 52 | Liberia | 35.2% |
| 53 | Jamaica | 34.2% |
| 54 | Mayotte | 33.9% |
| 55 | Japan | 33.9% |
| 56 | El Salvador | 33.8% |
| 57 | Belarus | 33.6% |
| 58 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.0% |
| 59 | Croatia | 32.9% |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.7% |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 32.3% |
| 62 | Denmark | 32.2% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 32.2% |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.1% |
| 65 | Cyprus | 31.7% |
| 66 | Argentina | 31.5% |
| 67 | Mauritania | 31.5% |
| 68 | Eswatini | 31.4% |
| 69 | Finland | 30.1% |
| 70 | Bhutan | 30.1% |
| 71 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 29.5% |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 29.5% |
| 73 | Serbia | 29.2% |
| 74 | Portugal | 29.2% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 28.9% |
| 76 | Guam | 28.8% |
| 77 | Comoros | 28.7% |
| 78 | Samoa | 28.7% |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 28.5% |
| 80 | Malaysia | 28.5% |
| 81 | New Zealand | 27.8% |
| 82 | Hungary | 27.4% |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 27.3% |
| 84 | Tunisia | 27.0% |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 26.9% |
| 86 | Western Sahara | 26.6% |
| 87 | Belize | 26.4% |
| 88 | Colombia | 26.0% |
| 89 | Israel | 25.7% |
| 90 | Slovenia | 25.5% |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 24.4% |
| 92 | Gabon | 24.4% |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 24.1% |
| 94 | Angola | 23.9% |
| 95 | Norway | 23.8% |
| 96 | Philippines | 22.6% |
| 97 | Lithuania | 21.8% |
| 98 | Sweden | 21.8% |
| 99 | Zambia | 21.7% |
| 100 | Bolivia | 21.7% |
| 101 | Czech Republic | 20.9% |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 20.9% |
| 103 | Vietnam | 20.9% |
| 104 | Türkiye | 20.9% |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 20.5% |
| 106 | Mali | 20.3% |
| 107 | France | 20.2% |
| 108 | Ecuador | 20.1% |
| 109 | Romania | 20.1% |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.0% |
| 111 | Guyana | 19.9% |
| 112 | State of Palestine | 19.6% |
| 113 | Indonesia | 19.5% |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.3% |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 18.8% |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.8% |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 18.7% |
| 118 | Libya | 18.5% |
| 119 | Togo | 18.5% |
| 120 | Egypt | 18.4% |
| 121 | Cuba | 17.8% |
| 122 | Reunion | 17.8% |
| 123 | Lesotho | 17.5% |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.2% |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 17.2% |
| 126 | Senegal | 16.9% |
| 127 | Cameroon | 16.8% |
| 128 | Nepal | 16.6% |
| 129 | Honduras | 16.6% |
| 130 | Spain | 16.4% |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 16.3% |
| 132 | Guinea | 16.2% |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.1% |
| 134 | Namibia | 16.0% |
| 135 | Canada | 15.9% |
| 136 | Somalia | 15.8% |
| 137 | Paraguay | 15.7% |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 15.4% |
| 139 | Botswana | 15.2% |
| 140 | Belgium | 15.2% |
| 141 | Morocco | 14.9% |
| 142 | Guatemala | 14.6% |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 14.6% |
| 144 | Myanmar | 14.6% |
| 145 | Australia | 14.6% |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 14.5% |
| 147 | Ghana | 14.3% |
| 148 | Oman | 14.1% |
| 149 | Madagascar | 14.0% |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 13.6% |
| 151 | Mexico | 13.2% |
| 152 | North Korea | 13.2% |
| 153 | South Africa | 12.8% |
| 154 | Benin | 12.6% |
| 155 | Haiti | 12.6% |
| 156 | Eritrea | 12.4% |
| 157 | Cambodia | 12.1% |
| 158 | Ukraine | 11.1% |
| 159 | Slovakia | 10.9% |
| 160 | Sudan | 10.8% |
| 161 | Kenya | 10.6% |
| 162 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.4% |
| 163 | Switzerland | 10.0% |
| 164 | Rwanda | 9.6% |
| 165 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 166 | Chad | 9.5% |
| 167 | Uzbekistan | 9.0% |
| 168 | Brazil | 9.0% |
| 169 | Pakistan | 9.0% |
| 170 | Uganda | 9.0% |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 8.7% |
| 172 | Iraq | 8.5% |
| 173 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.4% |
| 174 | Venezuela | 8.3% |
| 175 | Netherlands | 7.9% |
| 176 | Burundi | 7.8% |
| 177 | Italy | 7.0% |
| 178 | Yemen | 6.9% |
| 179 | South Sudan | 6.5% |
| 180 | Algeria | 6.4% |
| 181 | Mozambique | 5.9% |
| 182 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.8% |
| 183 | Germany | 5.8% |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 5.4% |
| 185 | Malawi | 5.3% |
| 186 | People's Republic of China | 4.7% |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 4.6% |
| 188 | United States of America | 4.3% |
| 189 | Nigeria | 4.2% |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.1% |
| 191 | Niger | 3.4% |
| 192 | India | 2.5% |
Showing 192 of 192 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2100).
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