demographic2025

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Name: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % (share) of urban population, population, the, largest, city, urban

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•153 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

32.9% (share) of urban population

Median: 29.5% (share) of urban population

Countries Covered

153

with available data

Highest

Hong Kong

100.0% (share) of urban population

Lowest

People's Republic of China

3.3% (share) of urban population

Top 5 Countries

1Hong Kong100.0% (share) of urban population

2Macao100.0% (share) of urban population

3Singapore100.0% (share) of urban population

4Eritrea92.5% (share) of urban population

5Puerto Rico81.0% (share) of urban population

By Region

Other38.0% (share) of urban population(77 countries)

South America34.2% (share) of urban population(7 countries)

Asia32.4% (share) of urban population(26 countries)

Oceania30.3% (share) of urban population(2 countries)

Europe24.3% (share) of urban population(28 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.3% (share) of urban population)High (100.0% (share) of urban population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 32.9% (share) of urban population)

Other (77)

South America (7)

Asia (26)

Oceania (2)

Europe (28)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Hong Kong	100.0% (share) of urban population
2	Macao	100.0% (share) of urban population
3	Singapore	100.0% (share) of urban population
4	Eritrea	92.5% (share) of urban population
5	Puerto Rico	81.0% (share) of urban population
6	Trinidad and Tobago	74.0% (share) of urban population
7	Paraguay	73.5% (share) of urban population
8	Djibouti	71.3% (share) of urban population
9	Kuwait	70.0% (share) of urban population
10	Panama	67.9% (share) of urban population
11	Mongolia	67.9% (share) of urban population
12	Republic of the Congo	67.7% (share) of urban population
13	Guinea-Bissau	67.6% (share) of urban population
14	Liberia	55.8% (share) of urban population
15	Togo	55.3% (share) of urban population
16	Uruguay	55.2% (share) of urban population
17	The Republic of North Macedonia	54.2% (share) of urban population
18	Armenia	54.1% (share) of urban population
19	Burkina Faso	50.6% (share) of urban population
20	Mauritania	49.4% (share) of urban population
21	Israel	49.3% (share) of urban population
22	Latvia	48.6% (share) of urban population
23	Estonia	47.4% (share) of urban population
24	Haiti	47.3% (share) of urban population
25	Moldova, Republic of	46.9% (share) of urban population
26	Bahrain	46.4% (share) of urban population
27	Portugal	45.6% (share) of urban population
28	Egypt	45.4% (share) of urban population
29	Georgia	45.1% (share) of urban population
30	Kyrgyzstan	45.1% (share) of urban population
31	Lebanon	44.7% (share) of urban population
32	Dominican Republic	43.7% (share) of urban population
33	Afghanistan	42.9% (share) of urban population
34	Bangladesh	42.2% (share) of urban population
35	Azerbaijan	41.5% (share) of urban population
36	Central African Republic	41.4% (share) of urban population
37	Chile	39.5% (share) of urban population
38	Madagascar	39.3% (share) of urban population
39	Mali	39.2% (share) of urban population
40	Oman	39.0% (share) of urban population
41	Peru	38.9% (share) of urban population
42	Albania	38.7% (share) of urban population
43	Guinea	38.7% (share) of urban population
44	New Zealand	38.3% (share) of urban population
45	Greece	38.2% (share) of urban population
46	Gabon	37.7% (share) of urban population
47	Sudan	37.4% (share) of urban population
48	Argentina	37.2% (share) of urban population
49	Equatorial Guinea	37.0% (share) of urban population
50	Tajikistan	36.8% (share) of urban population
51	Ireland	36.7% (share) of urban population
52	Costa Rica	36.6% (share) of urban population
53	Burundi	36.5% (share) of urban population
54	Angola	35.9% (share) of urban population
55	Jamaica	35.8% (share) of urban population
56	Malawi	35.6% (share) of urban population
57	Democratic Republic of the Congo	34.9% (share) of urban population
58	Senegal	34.7% (share) of urban population
59	Myanmar	34.7% (share) of urban population
60	Zambia	34.5% (share) of urban population
61	Serbia	34.4% (share) of urban population
62	Sierra Leone	34.3% (share) of urban population
63	Cote d'Ivoire	33.9% (share) of urban population
64	Cambodia	33.1% (share) of urban population
65	United Republic of Tanzania	32.9% (share) of urban population
66	Japan	32.5% (share) of urban population
67	Namibia	32.5% (share) of urban population
68	Malaysia	32.3% (share) of urban population
69	Finland	32.2% (share) of urban population
70	United Arab Emirates	31.3% (share) of urban population
71	Austria	31.2% (share) of urban population
72	Kenya	31.1% (share) of urban population
73	Guatemala	30.7% (share) of urban population
74	Croatia	30.5% (share) of urban population
75	Niger	30.4% (share) of urban population
76	Chad	29.8% (share) of urban population
77	Rwanda	29.5% (share) of urban population
78	Cameroon	29.2% (share) of urban population
79	Tunisia	29.2% (share) of urban population
80	Belarus	28.7% (share) of urban population
81	Qatar	28.2% (share) of urban population
82	Colombia	28.0% (share) of urban population
83	Ecuador	28.0% (share) of urban population
84	Republic of The Gambia	27.8% (share) of urban population
85	Lithuania	27.1% (share) of urban population
86	Bulgaria	27.0% (share) of urban population
87	Nicaragua	26.9% (share) of urban population
88	Hungary	26.5% (share) of urban population
89	Somalia	26.3% (share) of urban population
90	Denmark	26.2% (share) of urban population
91	Turkmenistan	26.2% (share) of urban population
92	Uganda	26.0% (share) of urban population
93	Cuba	25.5% (share) of urban population
94	Papua New Guinea	25.4% (share) of urban population
95	Saudi Arabia	25.4% (share) of urban population
96	Thailand	25.3% (share) of urban population
97	Honduras	25.3% (share) of urban population
98	Vietnam	24.9% (share) of urban population
99	Iraq	24.8% (share) of urban population
100	South Korea	23.9% (share) of urban population
101	Lao People's Democratic Republic	23.8% (share) of urban population
102	Norway	23.8% (share) of urban population
103	Zimbabwe	23.8% (share) of urban population
104	El Salvador	23.6% (share) of urban population
105	Philippines	23.4% (share) of urban population
106	Yemen	22.8% (share) of urban population
107	Australia	22.3% (share) of urban population
108	Bolivia	22.2% (share) of urban population
109	Mexico	21.5% (share) of urban population
110	Jordan	21.2% (share) of urban population
111	Türkiye	21.1% (share) of urban population
112	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.1% (share) of urban population
113	France	20.9% (share) of urban population
114	Belgium	20.5% (share) of urban population
115	Ghana	19.5% (share) of urban population
116	South Sudan	18.9% (share) of urban population
117	North Korea	18.8% (share) of urban population
118	Canada	18.8% (share) of urban population
119	Switzerland	18.7% (share) of urban population
120	Sweden	18.4% (share) of urban population
121	Libya	18.4% (share) of urban population
122	Ethiopia	18.2% (share) of urban population
123	Pakistan	17.9% (share) of urban population
124	Romania	17.7% (share) of urban population
125	State of Palestine	17.4% (share) of urban population
126	Benin	17.4% (share) of urban population
127	Spain	17.1% (share) of urban population
128	United Kingdom	17.0% (share) of urban population
129	Czech Republic	16.8% (share) of urban population
130	Morocco	16.5% (share) of urban population
131	Kazakhstan	15.7% (share) of urban population
132	South Africa	15.6% (share) of urban population
133	Slovakia	15.4% (share) of urban population
134	Syrian Arab Republic	15.2% (share) of urban population
135	Mozambique	15.0% (share) of urban population
136	Sri Lanka	14.6% (share) of urban population
137	Uzbekistan	14.1% (share) of urban population
138	Islamic Republic of Iran	13.6% (share) of urban population
139	Brazil	12.3% (share) of urban population
140	Venezuela	11.8% (share) of urban population
141	Russian Federation	11.8% (share) of urban population
142	Nigeria	11.3% (share) of urban population
143	Ukraine	11.1% (share) of urban population
144	Italy	10.6% (share) of urban population
145	Nepal	8.4% (share) of urban population
146	Algeria	8.4% (share) of urban population
147	Poland	8.2% (share) of urban population
148	United States of America	7.0% (share) of urban population
149	Indonesia	6.9% (share) of urban population
150	Netherlands	6.9% (share) of urban population
151	India	6.6% (share) of urban population
152	Germany	5.2% (share) of urban population
153	People's Republic of China	3.3% (share) of urban population

Showing 153 of 153 countries

Topics

#demographic #% (share) of urban population #population #the #largest #city #urban

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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