Urban Population (%)

Global ranking of 50 countries by urban population (%)

🥇 Highest

Hong Kong

100

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Latest data year: 2024

🏁 Lowest

Panama

65.996

#	Country	Region	Urban Population (%)
🥇	Hong Kong	Asia	100.00%
🥈	Kuwait	Asia	100.00%
🥉	Singapore	Asia	100.00%
4	Qatar	Asia	99.32%
5	Netherlands	Europe	95.64%
6	Uruguay	Americas	95.60%
7	Luxembourg	Europe	94.84%
8	Argentina	Americas	92.27%
9	Japan	Asia	92.19%
10	Israel	Asia	91.54%
11	Turkey	Asia	89.34%
12	Chile	Americas	89.00%
13	Sweden	Europe	88.86%
14	Denmark	Europe	88.70%
15	Brazil	Americas	87.90%
16	Belgium	Europe	87.61%
17	Australia	Oceania	87.60%
18	United Arab Emirates	Asia	85.82%
19	Switzerland	Europe	85.46%
20	Peru	Americas	85.19%
21	Saudi Arabia	Asia	84.46%
22	New Zealand	Oceania	83.94%
23	Norway	Europe	83.33%
24	United Kingdom	Europe	83.24%
25	Canada	Americas	82.70%
26	Germany	Europe	82.02%
27	South Korea	Asia	81.17%
28	Spain	Europe	80.32%
29	United States	Americas	80.12%
30	Mexico	Americas	79.75%
31	Oman	Asia	79.44%
32	Costa Rica	Americas	79.31%
33	Greece	Europe	79.00%
34	France	Europe	78.80%
35	Colombia	Americas	78.52%
36	Malaysia	Asia	76.92%
37	Russia	Europe	75.11%
38	Finland	Europe	74.26%
39	Bulgaria	Europe	73.95%
40	Czechia	Europe	72.79%
41	Dominican Republic	Americas	72.41%
42	Hungary	Europe	70.49%
43	Tunisia	Africa	70.36%
44	Iraq	Asia	69.89%
45	Italy	Europe	69.60%
46	Ukraine	Europe	69.53%
47	Austria	Europe	69.47%
48	Lithuania	Europe	68.83%
49	Latvia	Europe	68.48%
50	Panama	Americas	66.00%

Urban Population (%) — Global Overview

This ranking compares urban population (%) across 50 countries worldwide. Data is sourced from the World Bank and reflects the most recently available statistics. Click any country to see detailed demographics data including historical trends.

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