Benchmark · People & money

People in cities by country

Share of people living in towns and cities (UN).

In % of people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: Our World in Data, People in cities (% of people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1Hong KongAPAC · 2025100
  2. 2SingaporeAPAC · 2025100
  3. 3QatarMiddle East · 202599
  4. 4JordanMiddle East · 202593
  5. 5JapanAPAC · 202592
  6. 6LebanonMiddle East · 202591
  7. 7BrazilLatin America · 202588
  8. 8AustraliaAPAC · 202588
  9. 9PalestineMiddle East · 202587
  10. 10UAEMiddle East · 202586
  11. 11Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202585
  12. 12New ZealandAPAC · 202584
  13. 13UKEurope · 202583
  14. 14CanadaNorth America · 202583
  15. 15GermanyEurope · 202582
  16. 16SpainEurope · 202581
  17. 17USNorth America · 202580
  18. 18MexicoLatin America · 202580
  19. 19FranceEurope · 202579
  20. 20MalaysiaAPAC · 202577
  21. 21RussiaEurope · 202575
  22. 22SyriaMiddle East · 202572
  23. 23IraqMiddle East · 202570
  24. 24ItalyEurope · 202570
  25. 25NepalAPAC · 202567
  26. 26ChinaAPAC · 202566
  27. 27South AfricaAfrica · 202564
  28. 28NigeriaAfrica · 202564
  29. 29EcuadorLatin America · 202563
  30. 30MoroccoAfrica · 202563
  31. 31ThailandAPAC · 202563
  32. 32IndonesiaAPAC · 202559
  33. 33GhanaAfrica · 202559
  34. 34PhilippinesAPAC · 202556
  35. 35HaitiLatin America · 202556
  36. 36ZambiaAfrica · 202546
  37. 37DR CongoAfrica · 202545
  38. 38EgyptAfrica · 202543
  39. 39PakistanAPAC · 202540
  40. 40MozambiqueAfrica · 202537
  41. 41YemenMiddle East · 202537
  42. 42TanzaniaAfrica · 202537
  43. 43IndiaAPAC · 202536
  44. 44SudanAfrica · 202535
  45. 45BangladeshAPAC · 202533
  46. 46MaliAfrica · 202532
  47. 47KenyaAfrica · 202532
  48. 48UgandaAfrica · 202532
  49. 49MyanmarAPAC · 202531
  50. 50Burkina FasoAfrica · 202529
  51. 51AfghanistanAPAC · 202526
  52. 52EthiopiaAfrica · 202524
  53. 53NigerAfrica · 202518
  54. 54MalawiAfrica · 202518

Source: Our World in Data, People in cities (% of people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. People in cities by country, latest year. Data: Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/urban

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