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Global country ranking

Where does the largest share live in cities?

Rank countries by the percentage of people living in urban areas.

Latest available country data

Top 25

Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.

  1. 01
    BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  2. 02
    BermudaNorth America · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  3. 03
    Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  4. 04
    GibraltarEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  5. 05
    Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  6. 06
    KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  7. 07
    Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  8. 08
    MonacoEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  9. 09
    NaoeroEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  10. 10
    SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  11. 11
    Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  12. 12
    St. Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    100.0 % living in cities
  13. 13
    QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    99.4 % living in cities
  14. 14
    San MarinoEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    97.2 % living in cities
  15. 15
    NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    95.9 % living in cities
  16. 16
    MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    95.7 % living in cities
  17. 17
    UruguayLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    95.7 % living in cities
  18. 18
    Virgin Islands (U.S.)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    95.4 % living in cities
  19. 19
    LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    94.9 % living in cities
  20. 20
    Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    94.4 % living in cities
  21. 21
    Puerto Rico (US)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    94.3 % living in cities
  22. 22
    GuamEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    94.2 % living in cities
  23. 23
    IcelandEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    94.2 % living in cities
  24. 24
    JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    93.2 % living in cities
  25. 25
    ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    92.4 % living in cities
What this shows

Rank countries by the percentage of people living in urban areas.

Method

Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.