demographic2025
Urban population — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20,168,556.8people
Median: 3,508,609.9people
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
939,480,500.0people
Lowest
Wallis and Futuna
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China939,480,500.0people
2India522,441,250.0people
3United States of America278,488,030.0people
4Brazil187,652,240.0people
5Indonesia169,698,140.0people
By Region
North America106,968,892.0people(4 countries)
Asia88,009,853.4people(27 countries)
South America47,746,551.1people(7 countries)
Africa44,840,786.9people(9 countries)
Oceania14,036,450.3people(2 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 (939,480,500.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20,168,556.8people)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 2025; 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 | People's Republic of China | 939,480,500.0people |
| 2 | India | 522,441,250.0people |
| 3 | United States of America | 278,488,030.0people |
| 4 | Brazil | 187,652,240.0people |
| 5 | Indonesia | 169,698,140.0people |
| 6 | Nigeria | 151,484,340.0people |
| 7 | Japan | 113,624,690.0people |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 108,358,990.0people |
| 9 | Mexico | 105,611,480.0people |
| 10 | Pakistan | 100,877,064.0people |
| 11 | Türkiye | 78,473,250.0people |
| 12 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 71,509,250.0people |
| 13 | Germany | 69,057,780.0people |
| 14 | Philippines | 65,135,932.0people |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 58,397,596.0people |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 57,952,680.0people |
| 17 | France | 52,550,804.0people |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50,902,750.0people |
| 19 | Egypt | 50,784,124.0people |
| 20 | Thailand | 44,976,800.0people |
| 21 | Argentina | 42,344,628.0people |
| 22 | Colombia | 42,090,210.0people |
| 23 | South Korea | 41,940,210.0people |
| 24 | South Africa | 41,318,760.0people |
| 25 | Italy | 41,213,624.0people |
| 26 | Vietnam | 39,450,620.0people |
| 27 | Spain | 38,558,564.0people |
| 28 | Algeria | 35,964,856.0people |
| 29 | Canada | 33,255,304.0people |
| 30 | Iraq | 32,886,176.0people |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 32,661,898.0people |
| 32 | Peru | 29,596,364.0people |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 29,247,370.0people |
| 34 | Angola | 27,898,632.0people |
| 35 | Malaysia | 27,845,006.0people |
| 36 | Ukraine | 27,128,584.0people |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26,019,650.0people |
| 38 | Venezuela | 25,471,836.0people |
| 39 | Morocco | 24,260,524.0people |
| 40 | Australia | 23,661,418.0people |
| 41 | Poland | 22,917,094.0people |
| 42 | Ghana | 20,661,512.0people |
| 43 | Nepal | 19,843,968.0people |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 18,903,678.0people |
| 45 | Kenya | 18,532,436.0people |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,468,132.0people |
| 47 | Taiwan, Province of China | 18,241,228.0people |
| 48 | Sudan | 18,048,142.0people |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17,843,804.0people |
| 50 | Chile | 17,710,538.0people |
| 51 | Netherlands | 17,601,680.0people |
| 52 | North Korea | 17,055,890.0people |
| 53 | Myanmar | 16,775,354.0people |
| 54 | Cameroon | 16,633,590.0people |
| 55 | Uganda | 16,412,312.0people |
| 56 | Yemen | 15,470,398.0people |
| 57 | Mozambique | 13,257,752.0people |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 13,003,492.0people |
| 59 | Ecuador | 11,594,298.0people |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 11,373,234.0people |
| 61 | Somalia | 10,837,604.0people |
| 62 | Madagascar | 10,772,242.0people |
| 63 | Jordan | 10,738,259.0people |
| 64 | Senegal | 10,557,837.0people |
| 65 | Guatemala | 10,520,754.0people |
| 66 | Belgium | 10,309,074.0people |
| 67 | Zambia | 10,062,227.0people |
| 68 | Romania | 9,865,188.0people |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 9,753,222.0people |
| 70 | Sweden | 9,492,701.0people |
| 71 | Bolivia | 9,003,957.0people |
| 72 | Tunisia | 8,730,804.0people |
| 73 | Israel | 8,715,672.0people |
| 74 | Cuba | 8,446,483.0people |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 8,354,391.5people |
| 76 | Mali | 8,117,224.0people |
| 77 | Benin | 7,905,293.5people |
| 78 | Greece | 7,874,010.5people |
| 79 | Czech Republic | 7,731,530.0people |
| 80 | Switzerland | 7,687,509.5people |
| 81 | Hong Kong | 7,396,076.0people |
| 82 | Cambodia | 7,336,523.5people |
| 83 | Belarus | 7,152,607.0people |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 6,963,003.0people |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 6,864,246.0people |
| 86 | Hungary | 6,809,418.5people |
| 87 | Haiti | 6,621,561.5people |
| 88 | Libya | 6,556,907.0people |
| 89 | Honduras | 6,521,154.5people |
| 90 | Portugal | 6,402,790.5people |
| 91 | Austria | 6,353,548.0people |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 6,096,917.5people |
| 93 | Singapore | 5,870,750.0people |
| 94 | Guinea | 5,815,891.5people |
| 95 | Chad | 5,789,856.0people |
| 96 | Denmark | 5,332,978.0people |
| 97 | Lebanon | 5,320,646.0people |
| 98 | Niger | 5,129,641.5people |
| 99 | Kuwait | 5,026,078.0people |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 4,980,374.0people |
| 101 | Paraguay | 4,936,489.5people |
| 102 | State of Palestine | 4,884,318.5people |
| 103 | El Salvador | 4,807,464.5people |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 4,750,458.0people |
| 105 | Norway | 4,699,233.0people |
| 106 | Rwanda | 4,503,876.0people |
| 107 | New Zealand | 4,411,482.5people |
| 108 | Oman | 4,367,078.0people |
| 109 | Togo | 4,315,906.5people |
| 110 | Finland | 4,190,774.5people |
| 111 | Serbia | 4,189,879.5people |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 4,165,510.8people |
| 113 | Republic of the Congo | 4,158,058.0people |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 4,108,282.8people |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 4,050,647.2people |
| 116 | Malawi | 3,908,923.2people |
| 117 | Burundi | 3,696,362.5people |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 3,588,885.8people |
| 119 | Ireland | 3,428,334.0people |
| 120 | Mauritania | 3,268,170.8people |
| 121 | Uruguay | 3,237,579.8people |
| 122 | Liberia | 3,214,173.5people |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,173,859.5people |
| 124 | Qatar | 3,095,925.8people |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 3,052,187.2people |
| 126 | Panama | 3,023,846.2people |
| 127 | Slovakia | 2,912,310.0people |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 2,822,323.2people |
| 129 | South Sudan | 2,643,060.5people |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,534,758.2people |
| 131 | Mongolia | 2,502,243.5people |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 2,456,344.5people |
| 133 | Gabon | 2,387,953.0people |
| 134 | Georgia | 2,328,850.2people |
| 135 | Croatia | 2,224,792.8people |
| 136 | Lithuania | 1,955,109.9people |
| 137 | Armenia | 1,946,455.9people |
| 138 | Republic of The Gambia | 1,834,035.5people |
| 139 | Botswana | 1,741,114.5people |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 1,698,345.1people |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1,685,944.5people |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,654,565.1people |
| 143 | Bahrain | 1,643,332.0people |
| 144 | Albania | 1,631,627.6people |
| 145 | Namibia | 1,573,213.4people |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,387,453.4people |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 1,310,305.8people |
| 148 | Latvia | 1,272,145.2people |
| 149 | Eritrea | 1,245,875.1people |
| 150 | Slovenia | 1,185,363.4people |
| 151 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1,140,711.0people |
| 152 | Lesotho | 1,055,687.5people |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,049,422.0people |
| 154 | Estonia | 950,652.4people |
| 155 | Cyprus | 914,224.8people |
| 156 | Djibouti | 864,089.8people |
| 157 | Reunion | 858,172.7people |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 815,564.4people |
| 159 | Macao | 722,007.0people |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 645,643.1people |
| 161 | Fiji | 555,641.5people |
| 162 | Western Sahara | 522,086.6people |
| 163 | Malta | 521,846.7people |
| 164 | Mauritius | 495,098.0people |
| 165 | Suriname | 420,948.9people |
| 166 | Montenegro | 415,124.1people |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 409,363.5people |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 408,340.4people |
| 169 | Iceland | 375,238.0people |
| 170 | Guadeloupe | 360,516.1people |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 349,798.8people |
| 172 | Bhutan | 346,000.5people |
| 173 | Eswatini | 335,666.9people |
| 174 | Martinique | 329,622.8people |
| 175 | Bahamas | 327,790.4people |
| 176 | Mayotte | 318,286.9people |
| 177 | Comoros | 299,652.3people |
| 178 | French Guiana | 271,684.0people |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 262,574.3people |
| 180 | Maldives | 225,144.9people |
| 181 | Guyana | 221,464.3people |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 201,333.8people |
| 183 | Belize | 175,776.3people |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 174,445.8people |
| 185 | Curaçao | 169,670.1people |
| 186 | Barbados | 168,724.9people |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166,189.0people |
| 188 | Guam | 159,230.4people |
| 189 | Kiribati | 86,513.0people |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 80,258.0people |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 75,844.0people |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 74,816.4people |
| 193 | Andorra | 73,742.5people |
| 194 | Aruba | 66,779.2people |
| 195 | Bermuda | 64,554.0people |
| 196 | Seychelles | 60,391.7people |
| 197 | Saint Lucia | 52,417.2people |
| 198 | Greenland | 49,375.6people |
| 199 | Dominica | 48,736.2people |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,944.6people |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44,229.2people |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,923.0people |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 43,855.6people |
| 204 | Grenada | 43,016.3people |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 40,134.6people |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 40,126.0people |
| 207 | Samoa | 38,392.6people |
| 208 | Monaco | 38,341.0people |
| 209 | American Samoa | 37,058.2people |
| 210 | Jersey | 35,909.9people |
| 211 | San Marino | 32,627.6people |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 28,701.1people |
| 213 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25,557.0people |
| 214 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 25,416.0people |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24,940.0people |
| 216 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22,924.1people |
| 217 | Virgin Islands, British | 22,804.3people |
| 218 | Faroe Islands | 22,201.1people |
| 219 | Tonga | 21,947.8people |
| 220 | Guernsey | 19,082.0people |
| 221 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14,967.5people |
| 222 | Anguilla | 14,728.0people |
| 223 | Palau | 14,003.9people |
| 224 | Nauru | 12,025.0people |
| 225 | Saint Barthélemy | 11,414.0people |
| 226 | Cook Islands | 10,198.6people |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 6,212.3people |
| 228 | Liechtenstein | 5,870.7people |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,026.0people |
| 230 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,828.3people |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 1,935.0people |
| 232 | Niue | 676.9people |
| 233 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 501.0people |
| 234 | Montserrat | 391.4people |
| 235 | Tokelau | 0.0people |
| 236 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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