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Population living in towns
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
11,951,387.1people
Median: 1,552,085.5people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
India
616,061,760.0people
Lowest
Wallis and Futuna
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India616,061,760.0people
2People's Republic of China572,065,400.0people
3United States of America134,575,820.0people
4Pakistan99,908,960.0people
5Indonesia90,350,360.0people
By Region
Asia63,703,274.4people(27 countries)
North America45,269,969.5people(4 countries)
Africa25,783,092.4people(9 countries)
South America12,367,605.5people(7 countries)
Europe5,987,154.8people(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0people)High (616,061,760.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11,951,387.1people)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (155)
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 | India | 616,061,760.0people |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 572,065,400.0people |
| 3 | United States of America | 134,575,820.0people |
| 4 | Pakistan | 99,908,960.0people |
| 5 | Indonesia | 90,350,360.0people |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 83,693,736.0people |
| 7 | Nigeria | 67,806,140.0people |
| 8 | Brazil | 52,932,400.0people |
| 9 | Philippines | 48,577,596.0people |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 47,289,696.0people |
| 11 | Vietnam | 46,692,310.0people |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 45,721,172.0people |
| 13 | Egypt | 32,763,404.0people |
| 14 | Germany | 32,454,702.0people |
| 15 | Mexico | 30,037,876.0people |
| 16 | Japan | 28,755,142.0people |
| 17 | Kenya | 27,355,654.0people |
| 18 | Italy | 25,460,482.0people |
| 19 | Uganda | 24,333,832.0people |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23,255,352.0people |
| 21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 21,184,262.0people |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 19,317,426.0people |
| 23 | Thailand | 18,934,680.0people |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18,548,644.0people |
| 25 | France | 18,303,154.0people |
| 26 | South Africa | 18,054,702.0people |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 17,463,748.0people |
| 28 | Myanmar | 16,583,751.0people |
| 29 | Algeria | 16,245,337.0people |
| 30 | Türkiye | 15,925,340.0people |
| 31 | Nepal | 15,678,057.0people |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 14,725,610.0people |
| 33 | Yemen | 14,190,198.0people |
| 34 | Spain | 13,102,330.0people |
| 35 | Ukraine | 13,073,865.0people |
| 36 | Sudan | 12,739,947.0people |
| 37 | Poland | 12,015,075.0people |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 11,194,811.0people |
| 39 | Malawi | 10,465,490.0people |
| 40 | Rwanda | 10,206,919.0people |
| 41 | Argentina | 9,929,357.0people |
| 42 | Colombia | 9,698,770.0people |
| 43 | Morocco | 9,570,208.0people |
| 44 | Malaysia | 9,236,042.0people |
| 45 | Canada | 9,201,860.0people |
| 46 | Ghana | 8,923,665.0people |
| 47 | Burundi | 8,734,944.0people |
| 48 | Iraq | 8,651,381.0people |
| 49 | Australia | 8,582,552.0people |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8,414,125.0people |
| 51 | Cambodia | 8,066,836.5people |
| 52 | South Korea | 7,609,993.0people |
| 53 | Venezuela | 7,498,872.0people |
| 54 | Guatemala | 7,264,322.0people |
| 55 | North Korea | 7,226,501.0people |
| 56 | Madagascar | 7,109,218.5people |
| 57 | Mozambique | 6,950,713.5people |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,830,999.0people |
| 59 | Netherlands | 6,702,616.5people |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 6,384,404.0people |
| 61 | Niger | 6,140,661.0people |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 5,735,327.5people |
| 63 | Peru | 5,590,588.0people |
| 64 | Belgium | 5,533,535.5people |
| 65 | Cameroon | 5,427,029.0people |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 5,237,991.0people |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 5,088,205.5people |
| 68 | Haiti | 5,027,442.5people |
| 69 | Mali | 4,620,902.0people |
| 70 | Romania | 4,617,990.5people |
| 71 | Benin | 4,266,903.5people |
| 72 | Ecuador | 4,075,693.8people |
| 73 | Angola | 4,039,025.5people |
| 74 | Czech Republic | 3,991,987.2people |
| 75 | Cuba | 3,986,716.2people |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 3,971,871.8people |
| 77 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3,943,459.8people |
| 78 | Switzerland | 3,833,195.5people |
| 79 | Sweden | 3,816,184.0people |
| 80 | Portugal | 3,621,537.8people |
| 81 | South Sudan | 3,573,974.2people |
| 82 | Chad | 3,530,157.5people |
| 83 | Senegal | 3,514,297.5people |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 3,467,571.0people |
| 85 | Hungary | 3,433,984.0people |
| 86 | Chile | 3,206,151.8people |
| 87 | Tunisia | 3,168,933.2people |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 3,134,958.5people |
| 89 | Somalia | 3,116,762.8people |
| 90 | Zambia | 3,106,485.5people |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,995,289.2people |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 2,687,875.2people |
| 93 | Guinea | 2,557,229.5people |
| 94 | Austria | 2,330,020.8people |
| 95 | Israel | 2,300,621.2people |
| 96 | Greece | 2,262,208.0people |
| 97 | Lebanon | 2,228,297.0people |
| 98 | Jordan | 2,216,095.2people |
| 99 | Slovakia | 2,147,384.0people |
| 100 | Libya | 2,141,563.2people |
| 101 | Serbia | 2,138,983.5people |
| 102 | Togo | 2,123,899.5people |
| 103 | Norway | 2,104,642.0people |
| 104 | El Salvador | 2,071,555.2people |
| 105 | Denmark | 2,066,331.8people |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 2,016,880.2people |
| 107 | Bolivia | 1,973,619.9people |
| 108 | Honduras | 1,973,428.6people |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 1,936,712.0people |
| 110 | Finland | 1,923,882.2people |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,919,211.8people |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 1,840,516.8people |
| 113 | Belarus | 1,762,925.5people |
| 114 | Oman | 1,750,741.9people |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 1,725,361.0people |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 1,599,163.1people |
| 117 | Paraguay | 1,582,667.1people |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 1,557,051.8people |
| 119 | New Zealand | 1,547,119.2people |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 1,503,365.4people |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 1,317,947.9people |
| 122 | Ireland | 1,260,182.8people |
| 123 | Botswana | 1,177,527.2people |
| 124 | State of Palestine | 1,170,414.0people |
| 125 | Georgia | 1,165,111.9people |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,153,105.4people |
| 127 | Uruguay | 1,140,277.9people |
| 128 | Croatia | 1,061,550.0people |
| 129 | Armenia | 1,020,329.9people |
| 130 | Mauritania | 984,802.7people |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 954,314.0people |
| 132 | Panama | 848,374.1people |
| 133 | Eritrea | 805,173.6people |
| 134 | Lithuania | 789,712.6people |
| 135 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 788,485.1people |
| 136 | Mongolia | 767,668.1people |
| 137 | Liberia | 750,726.3people |
| 138 | Jamaica | 743,497.0people |
| 139 | Slovenia | 732,000.8people |
| 140 | Albania | 677,226.8people |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 618,069.2people |
| 142 | Mauritius | 612,242.0people |
| 143 | Namibia | 580,308.8people |
| 144 | Lesotho | 566,846.8people |
| 145 | Republic of The Gambia | 524,445.6people |
| 146 | Gabon | 484,962.7people |
| 147 | Reunion | 422,215.0people |
| 148 | Latvia | 421,620.0people |
| 149 | Republic of the Congo | 405,641.3people |
| 150 | Qatar | 402,638.3people |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 384,114.5people |
| 152 | Guyana | 363,871.6people |
| 153 | Kuwait | 360,010.0people |
| 154 | Montenegro | 353,603.2people |
| 155 | Estonia | 352,596.6people |
| 156 | Cyprus | 332,619.8people |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 322,852.9people |
| 158 | Comoros | 318,665.2people |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | 305,582.0people |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 289,976.8people |
| 161 | Western Sahara | 281,077.4people |
| 162 | Eswatini | 280,432.8people |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 238,163.0people |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 233,859.5people |
| 165 | Fiji | 227,554.5people |
| 166 | Suriname | 187,126.8people |
| 167 | Martinique | 177,859.3people |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 164,984.8people |
| 169 | Mayotte | 157,709.3people |
| 170 | Belize | 146,859.6people |
| 171 | Guam | 137,076.0people |
| 172 | Malta | 136,741.1people |
| 173 | French Guiana | 133,141.4people |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 129,671.4people |
| 175 | Bahrain | 124,760.5people |
| 176 | Samoa | 122,429.0people |
| 177 | Barbados | 122,108.0people |
| 178 | Bhutan | 104,534.8people |
| 179 | Aruba | 102,370.5people |
| 180 | Djibouti | 99,535.0people |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 97,592.1people |
| 182 | Seychelles | 94,651.0people |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 89,514.5people |
| 184 | Grenada | 84,314.9people |
| 185 | Kiribati | 83,918.2people |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 82,904.1people |
| 187 | Bahamas | 80,348.1people |
| 188 | Iceland | 80,297.1people |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71,241.9people |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 69,311.0people |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 66,321.1people |
| 192 | Curaçao | 64,674.0people |
| 193 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 64,576.4people |
| 194 | Tonga | 64,034.3people |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 63,382.5people |
| 196 | Bermuda | 63,353.0people |
| 197 | Maldives | 61,615.4people |
| 198 | Guernsey | 57,357.5people |
| 199 | Andorra | 56,785.6people |
| 200 | Isle of Man | 56,784.3people |
| 201 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46,312.1people |
| 202 | Jersey | 40,672.0people |
| 203 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 39,700.0people |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 39,254.3people |
| 205 | American Samoa | 39,147.4people |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34,013.4people |
| 207 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32,585.6people |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32,200.0people |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 29,277.4people |
| 210 | Dominica | 28,987.0people |
| 211 | Saint Martin (French part) | 28,519.2people |
| 212 | San Marino | 27,973.5people |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 25,358.6people |
| 214 | Greenland | 23,857.6people |
| 215 | Virgin Islands, British | 23,371.3people |
| 216 | Faroe Islands | 19,890.6people |
| 217 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19,796.0people |
| 218 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 16,556.0people |
| 219 | Nauru | 10,754.0people |
| 220 | Singapore | 9,851.0people |
| 221 | Saint Barthélemy | 9,195.0people |
| 222 | Tuvalu | 7,530.5people |
| 223 | Palau | 6,990.1people |
| 224 | Macao | 6,604.6people |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 0.0people |
| 226 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0people |
| 227 | Gibraltar | 0.0people |
| 228 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0people |
| 229 | Monaco | 0.0people |
| 230 | Montserrat | 0.0people |
| 231 | Niue | 0.0people |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 0.0people |
| 233 | Anguilla | 0.0people |
| 234 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0people |
| 235 | Tokelau | 0.0people |
| 236 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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