Share of the population living in cities by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
100
Gibraltar
Lowest
0
Wallis and Futuna
Median
35.24
Years covered
71
1950β2020
Data points
3,540
What the numbers show
Share of the population living in cities is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 100 in Gibraltar; the lowest is 0 in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.24, and the mean is 34.89.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 85.1%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 100.0%).
Share of the population living in cities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Holy See | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mayotte | 35.54 | 2020 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Niue | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Tokelau | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 4 | Singapore | 99.75 | 2020 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 5 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 98.87 | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 96.36 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 89.45 | 2020 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 87.99 | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 9 | Congo, Republic of | 84.68 | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 83.78 | 2020 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Djibouti | 80.89 | 2020 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Qatar | 78.96 | 2020 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Taiwan Province of China | 77.9 | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 14 | Korea | 75.43 | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 73.33 | 2020 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 73.07 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 70.98 | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 68.72 | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | 68.36 | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 67.42 | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 66.96 | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 66.96 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 65.21 | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 65.14 | 2020 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 64.08 | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Somalia | 63.95 | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | TΓΌrkiye | 63.83 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Angola | 63.16 | 2020 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 62.31 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 30 | Gabon | 62.21 | 2020 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 31 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 62.14 | 2020 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 62.13 | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bahamas, The | 62.05 | 2020 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 61.1 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 60.55 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | CuraΓ§ao | 59.62 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 37 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 58.92 | 2020 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 57.36 | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 39 | Peru | 55.98 | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 55.03 | 2020 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus, Republic of | 54.96 | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 42 | Bolivia | 54.53 | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 54.26 | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 44 | Gambia, The | 54 | 2020 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Iceland | 53.96 | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 53.88 | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Mexico | 53.64 | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 53.48 | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 53.03 | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Uruguay | 52.7 | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 51 | Canada | 52.14 | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 51.94 | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 53 | Jersey | 51.32 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 51.16 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 55 | Lebanon | 50.55 | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 50.13 | 2020 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 48.92 | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 48.89 | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 59 | Australia | 48.86 | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 48.86 | 2020 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 48.81 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 62 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.66 | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 48.55 | 2020 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 47.63 | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 47.58 | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 66 | Sudan | 47.56 | 2020 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 47.49 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 47.17 | 2020 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 46.75 | 2020 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Comoros, Union of the | 46.6 | 2020 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.59 | 2020 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 46.45 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 73 | Yemen, Republic of | 46.41 | 2020 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands | 46.29 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 75 | Jamaica | 46.09 | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Greece | 46.04 | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 45.76 | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.72 | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 45.47 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 80 | Libya | 45.03 | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 44.79 | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 82 | Ukraine | 44.79 | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 83 | Liberia | 44.46 | 2020 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 44.32 | 2020 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 44.19 | 2020 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 43.91 | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 87 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 43.53 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritius | 43.17 | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 89 | Barbados | 43 | 2020 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 90 | Algeria | 42.89 | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 42.85 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 42.28 | 2020 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia, Republic of | 41.69 | 2020 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 41.58 | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 95 | Philippines | 41.47 | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Suriname | 40.2 | 2020 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 39.92 | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 39.92 | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 39.72 | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 39.56 | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 101 | Cabo Verde | 39.53 | 2020 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 39.47 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 103 | RΓ©union | 39.28 | 2020 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Vietnam | 39.26 | 2020 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea, The State of | 39.17 | 2020 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 106 | Western Sahara | 38.95 | 2020 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 38.68 | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 108 | Estonia | 38.5 | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 38.38 | 2020 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 110 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 38.18 | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 111 | Myanmar | 38.08 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Haiti | 37.84 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 37.71 | 2020 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Zambia | 36.91 | 2020 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.86 | 2020 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Portugal | 35.59 | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 35.41 | 2020 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 35.06 | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 119 | Latvia | 34.96 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 34.9 | 2020 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 121 | Guinea | 34.45 | 2020 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 122 | United States | 34.38 | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 123 | France | 34.34 | 2020 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 124 | Italy | 34.26 | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 125 | Thailand | 34.22 | 2020 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Germany | 34.22 | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 127 | Serbia, Republic of | 33.87 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 128 | Georgia | 33.62 | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 129 | Austria | 32.61 | 2020 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 130 | Sweden | 31.97 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 31.88 | 2020 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 132 | South Sudan, Republic of | 31.77 | 2020 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | 31.66 | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 31.38 | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guatemala | 31.06 | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 31.02 | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 30.97 | 2020 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Romania | 30.9 | 2020 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 139 | Fiji, Republic of | 30.69 | 2020 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 30.59 | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 141 | Kyrgyz Republic | 30.57 | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 142 | Belgium | 30.46 | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 143 | Lithuania | 29.68 | 2020 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 144 | Ireland | 29.52 | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 145 | Denmark | 29.36 | 2020 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 146 | Guyana | 28.58 | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 147 | Poland | 28.57 | 2020 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.5 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 149 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 28.43 | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 28.21 | 2020 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 151 | Croatia | 27.54 | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 152 | Mozambique, Republic of | 27.42 | 2020 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Hungary | 27.33 | 2020 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 154 | Finland | 26.08 | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 155 | Mali | 25.79 | 2020 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Norway | 25.35 | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 25.09 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 158 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 25.02 | 2020 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 25 | 2020 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 24.6 | 2020 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 161 | French Guiana | 24 | 2020 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Montenegro | 23.61 | 2020 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 163 | Niger | 23.51 | 2020 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 23.08 | 2020 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Kenya | 22.95 | 2020 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 22.73 | 2020 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 167 | Moldova, Republic of | 22.27 | 2020 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 168 | Czechia | 22.23 | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 21.76 | 2020 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 170 | Martinique | 21.56 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 171 | Namibia | 20.5 | 2020 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Cambodia | 19.83 | 2020 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Botswana | 19.43 | 2020 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Belize | 18.53 | 2020 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Nepal | 18.47 | 2020 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Madagascar, Republic of | 18.33 | 2020 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Bhutan | 16.92 | 2020 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 16.61 | 2020 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.24 | 2020 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 180 | Slovenia | 15.49 | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 181 | Burundi | 15.37 | 2020 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Uganda | 14.84 | 2020 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Slovak Republic | 14.16 | 2020 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 184 | Rwanda | 13.97 | 2020 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 12.39 | 2020 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 10.95 | 2020 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Malawi | 10.82 | 2020 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.51 | 2020 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 189 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | American Samoa | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Bermuda | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Dominica | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Grenada | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Greenland | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Guam | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Saint Martin | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Naoero | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Palau | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Seychelles | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Tonga | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Samoa | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 189 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Guernsey | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 189 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |