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demographic2025

Urban population

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•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
22,006,023.5Unit
Median: 4,207,994.0Unit
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
933,170,560.0Unit
Lowest
Liechtenstein
6,002.0Unit
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China933,170,560.0Unit
2India522,441,248.0Unit
3United States of America274,084,705.0Unit
4Brazil187,652,232.0Unit
5Indonesia169,698,146.0Unit
By Region
North America106,184,009.0Unit(4 countries)
Asia90,555,599.8Unit(26 countries)
South America47,746,549.6Unit(7 countries)
Africa44,840,786.6Unit(9 countries)
Oceania14,347,896.5Unit(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6,002.0Unit)High (933,170,560.0Unit)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22,006,023.5Unit)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (135)

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 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.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China933,170,560.0Unit
2India522,441,248.0Unit
3United States of America274,084,705.0Unit
4Brazil187,652,232.0Unit
5Indonesia169,698,146.0Unit
6Nigeria151,484,336.0Unit
7Japan113,867,674.0Unit
8Russian Federation107,994,732.0Unit
9Mexico105,611,477.0Unit
10Pakistan100,877,063.0Unit
11Türkiye76,856,206.0Unit
12Islamic Republic of Iran71,509,246.0Unit
13Germany68,578,227.0Unit
14Philippines65,135,932.0Unit
15Bangladesh58,397,596.0Unit
16United Kingdom57,899,076.0Unit
17France54,182,526.0Unit
18Democratic Republic of the Congo50,902,749.0Unit
19Egypt50,784,126.0Unit
20Thailand44,976,800.0Unit
21Argentina42,344,629.0Unit
22Colombia42,090,207.0Unit
23South Korea41,954,442.0Unit
24South Africa41,318,761.0Unit
25Italy41,052,937.0Unit
26Spain39,738,256.0Unit
27Vietnam39,450,623.0Unit
28Algeria35,964,854.0Unit
29Canada34,519,100.0Unit
30Iraq32,886,176.0Unit
31Ethiopia32,661,899.0Unit
32Saudi Arabia31,284,180.0Unit
33Peru29,596,363.0Unit
34Angola27,898,633.0Unit
35Malaysia27,845,005.0Unit
36Ukraine27,128,585.0Unit
37United Republic of Tanzania26,019,651.0Unit
38Venezuela25,471,837.0Unit
39Morocco24,260,523.0Unit
40Australia24,223,159.0Unit
41Poland21,892,608.0Unit
42Ghana20,661,512.0Unit
43Nepal19,843,969.0Unit
44Uzbekistan18,903,677.0Unit
45Kenya18,532,435.0Unit
46Syrian Arab Republic18,468,133.0Unit
47Sudan18,048,142.0Unit
48Cote d'Ivoire17,843,805.0Unit
49Chile17,710,538.0Unit
50Netherlands17,353,020.0Unit
51North Korea17,055,891.0Unit
52Myanmar16,775,353.0Unit
53Cameroon16,633,589.0Unit
54Uganda16,412,312.0Unit
55Yemen15,470,399.0Unit
56Mozambique13,257,752.0Unit
57Kazakhstan13,003,492.0Unit
58Ecuador11,594,298.0Unit
59Afghanistan11,373,235.0Unit
60Somalia10,837,605.0Unit
61Madagascar10,772,242.0Unit
62Jordan10,738,258.0Unit
63Senegal10,557,837.0Unit
64Guatemala10,520,754.0Unit
65Belgium10,469,671.0Unit
66Zambia10,062,227.0Unit
67Romania9,923,425.0Unit
68United Arab Emirates9,896,906.0Unit
69Sweden9,439,243.0Unit
70Israel9,270,289.0Unit
71Bolivia9,003,957.0Unit
72Tunisia8,730,803.0Unit
73Cuba8,446,482.0Unit
74Dominican Republic8,354,392.0Unit
75Greece8,250,421.0Unit
76Mali8,117,224.0Unit
77Czech Republic7,933,860.0Unit
78Benin7,905,293.0Unit
79Switzerland7,794,692.0Unit
80Hong Kong7,498,900.0Unit
81Cambodia7,336,524.0Unit
82Belarus7,222,871.0Unit
83Burkina Faso6,963,003.0Unit
84Zimbabwe6,864,246.0Unit
85Hungary6,725,974.0Unit
86Portugal6,644,490.0Unit
87Haiti6,621,561.0Unit
88Libya6,556,908.0Unit
89Honduras6,521,154.0Unit
90Austria6,419,491.0Unit
91Singapore6,111,175.0Unit
92Azerbaijan6,008,542.0Unit
93Guinea5,815,891.0Unit
94Chad5,789,856.0Unit
95Denmark5,338,897.0Unit
96Lebanon5,320,647.0Unit
97Niger5,129,642.0Unit
98Paraguay4,936,489.0Unit
99Kuwait4,865,298.0Unit
100El Salvador4,807,464.0Unit
101Bulgaria4,771,757.0Unit
102State of Palestine4,730,503.0Unit
103Norway4,689,037.0Unit
104Rwanda4,503,876.0Unit
105New Zealand4,472,634.0Unit
106Sri Lanka4,449,131.0Unit
107Oman4,367,078.0Unit
108Finland4,207,994.0Unit
109Nicaragua4,165,511.0Unit
110Republic of the Congo4,158,058.0Unit
111Costa Rica4,108,283.0Unit
112Serbia4,102,251.0Unit
113Sierra Leone4,050,647.0Unit
114Malawi3,908,923.0Unit
115Togo3,814,251.0Unit
116Burundi3,696,363.0Unit
117Turkmenistan3,588,885.0Unit
118Ireland3,542,220.0Unit
119Mauritania3,268,171.0Unit
120Uruguay3,237,580.0Unit
121Liberia3,214,173.0Unit
122Lao People's Democratic Republic3,173,860.0Unit
123Panama3,023,846.0Unit
124Puerto Rico3,004,589.0Unit
125Qatar2,953,173.0Unit
126Slovakia2,879,826.0Unit
127Tajikistan2,822,323.0Unit
128South Sudan2,643,061.0Unit
129Kyrgyzstan2,551,447.0Unit
130Mongolia2,539,152.0Unit
131Central African Republic2,456,344.0Unit
132Georgia2,407,828.0Unit
133Gabon2,387,953.0Unit
134Croatia2,241,004.0Unit
135Armenia2,035,021.0Unit
136Lithuania1,995,612.0Unit
137Republic of The Gambia1,834,036.0Unit
138Botswana1,741,115.0Unit
139Papua New Guinea1,698,345.0Unit
140Jamaica1,685,945.0Unit
141Bosnia and Herzegovina1,654,565.0Unit
142Bahrain1,600,366.0Unit
143Namibia1,573,213.0Unit
144Equatorial Guinea1,387,453.0Unit
145Albania1,383,232.0Unit
146Latvia1,268,182.0Unit
147Eritrea1,245,875.0Unit
148Slovenia1,193,154.0Unit
149The Republic of North Macedonia1,145,188.0Unit
150Lesotho1,055,687.0Unit
151Guinea-Bissau1,049,422.0Unit
152Moldova, Republic of1,032,344.0Unit
153Estonia966,383.0Unit
154Cyprus914,225.0Unit
155Djibouti864,090.0Unit
156Trinidad and Tobago738,177.0Unit
157Macao685,900.0Unit
158Luxembourg651,826.0Unit
159Fiji555,641.0Unit
160Malta554,664.0Unit
161Mauritius485,519.0Unit
162Suriname420,949.0Unit
163Cape Verde409,364.0Unit
164Montenegro408,826.0Unit
165Timor-Leste408,340.0Unit
166Iceland369,715.0Unit
167Brunei Darussalam349,799.0Unit
168Bhutan346,000.0Unit
169Eswatini335,667.0Unit
170Bahamas327,790.0Unit
171Comoros299,652.0Unit
172Solomon Islands262,574.0Unit
173Maldives225,145.0Unit
174Guyana221,464.0Unit
175New Caledonia201,334.0Unit
176Belize175,776.0Unit
177French Polynesia174,446.0Unit
178Barbados168,725.0Unit
179Sao Tome and Principe166,189.0Unit
180Guam159,230.0Unit
181Curaçao142,938.0Unit
182Virgin Islands, U.S.99,006.0Unit
183Kiribati86,513.0Unit
184Cayman Islands75,844.0Unit
185Vanuatu74,816.0Unit
186Andorra73,743.0Unit
187Aruba67,173.0Unit
188Bermuda64,555.0Unit
189Seychelles55,821.0Unit
190Saint Lucia52,417.0Unit
191Greenland50,337.0Unit
192Dominica48,735.0Unit
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47,945.0Unit
194Turks and Caicos Islands44,229.0Unit
195Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,923.0Unit
196Isle of Man43,856.0Unit
197Grenada43,016.0Unit
198Northern Mariana Islands40,135.0Unit
199Gibraltar40,126.0Unit
200Samoa38,393.0Unit
201Monaco38,341.0Unit
202American Samoa37,059.0Unit
203San Marino33,150.0Unit
204Marshall Islands28,701.0Unit
205Micronesia, Federated States of25,557.0Unit
206Saint Martin (French part)24,941.0Unit
207Antigua and Barbuda22,924.0Unit
208Virgin Islands, British22,804.0Unit
209Tonga21,948.0Unit
210Faroe Islands21,764.0Unit
211Saint Kitts and Nevis14,968.0Unit
212Palau14,004.0Unit
213Nauru12,025.0Unit
214Tuvalu6,212.0Unit
215Liechtenstein6,002.0Unit
Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

#demographic#unit#urban#population

Data Source

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

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