Number of people living in urban and rural areas by country
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
939.48 million people
China
Lowest
0 people
Wallis and Futuna
Median
4.05 million people
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
18,012
What the numbers show
Number of people living in urban and rural areas is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 939.48 million people in China; the lowest is 0 people in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.05 million people, and the mean is 20.76 million people.
Over the past decade 189 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 128.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 33.3%).
Number of people living in urban and rural areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 939.48 million people | 2025 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 522.44 million people | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 278.49 million people | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 187.65 million people | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 169.70 million people | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 151.48 million people | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 113.62 million people | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 108.36 million people | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 105.61 million people | 2025 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 100.88 million people | 2025 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 78.47 million people | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 71.51 million people | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 69.06 million people | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 65.14 million people | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 58.40 million people | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 57.95 million people | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 17 | France | 52.55 million people | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50.90 million people | 2025 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 50.78 million people | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 44.98 million people | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 42.34 million people | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 42.09 million people | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 41.94 million people | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 41.32 million people | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 41.21 million people | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 39.45 million people | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 38.56 million people | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 35.96 million people | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 33.26 million people | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 32.89 million people | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 32.66 million people | 2025 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 29.60 million people | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 29.25 million people | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Angola | 27.90 million people | 2025 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 27.84 million people | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 27.13 million people | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania | 26.02 million people | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 25.47 million people | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 24.26 million people | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 23.66 million people | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 22.92 million people | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 20.66 million people | 2025 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 19.84 million people | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 18.90 million people | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 18.53 million people | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 18.47 million people | 2025 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Taiwan | 18.24 million people | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Sudan | 18.05 million people | 2025 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.84 million people | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 17.71 million people | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 17.60 million people | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 52 | North Korea | 17.06 million people | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | Myanmar | 16.78 million people | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 16.63 million people | 2025 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 16.41 million people | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 15.47 million people | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Mozambique | 13.26 million people | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 13.00 million people | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 11.59 million people | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 11.37 million people | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Somalia | 10.84 million people | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Madagascar | 10.77 million people | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 10.74 million people | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 10.56 million people | 2025 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 10.52 million people | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 10.31 million people | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 10.06 million people | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 9.87 million people | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 9.75 million people | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 9.49 million people | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia | 9.00 million people | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 8.73 million people | 2025 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 8.72 million people | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 8.45 million people | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 8.35 million people | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mali | 8.12 million people | 2025 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | 7.91 million people | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 7.87 million people | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 79 | Czechia | 7.73 million people | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 7.69 million people | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 81 | Hong Kong | 7.40 million people | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 7.34 million people | 2025 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 7.15 million people | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 6.96 million people | 2025 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 6.86 million people | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 6.81 million people | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 6.62 million people | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Libya | 6.56 million people | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 6.52 million people | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 6.40 million people | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 6.35 million people | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 6.10 million people | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 93 | Singapore | 5.87 million people | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 5.82 million people | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 5.79 million people | 2025 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | 5.33 million people | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 5.32 million people | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 5.13 million people | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 5.03 million people | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 4.98 million people | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 4.94 million people | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Palestine | 4.88 million people | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 4.81 million people | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 4.75 million people | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 105 | Norway | 4.70 million people | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 4.50 million people | 2025 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 4.41 million people | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 4.37 million people | 2025 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 4.32 million people | 2025 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 4.19 million people | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 4.19 million people | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 4.17 million people | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo | 4.16 million people | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 4.11 million people | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 4.05 million people | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 3.91 million people | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 3.70 million people | 2025 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 3.59 million people | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 3.27 million people | 2025 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 3.24 million people | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 122 | Liberia | 3.21 million people | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 3.17 million people | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Qatar | 3.10 million people | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 3.05 million people | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 3.02 million people | 2025 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | 2.91 million people | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 2.82 million people | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 129 | South Sudan | 2.64 million people | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.53 million people | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 2.50 million people | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 2.46 million people | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 2.39 million people | 2025 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 2.33 million people | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | Croatia | 2.22 million people | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 1.96 million people | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 1.95 million people | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 1.83 million people | 2025 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 1.74 million people | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 1.70 million people | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1.69 million people | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.65 million people | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 143 | Bahrain | 1.64 million people | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 1.63 million people | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 145 | Namibia | 1.57 million people | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.39 million people | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Moldova | 1.31 million people | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.27 million people | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 149 | Eritrea | 1.25 million people | 2025 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 1.19 million people | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 1.14 million people | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | 1.06 million people | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.05 million people | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | 950,652 people | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 914,225 people | 2025 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 864,090 people | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Reunion | 858,173 people | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 815,564 people | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 159 | Macao | 722,007 people | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 161 | Fiji | 555,642 people | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Western Sahara | 522,087 people | 2025 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 495,098 people | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 420,949 people | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 415,124 people | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 409,364 people | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 168 | East Timor | 408,340 people | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | 375,238 people | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 349,799 people | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | 346,000 people | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Eswatini | 335,667 people | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas | 327,790 people | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 299,652 people | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 178 | French Guiana | 271,684 people | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 262,574 people | 2025 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 225,145 people | 2025 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Guyana | 221,464 people | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 201,334 people | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Belize | 175,776 people | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 174,446 people | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 185 | Curacao | 169,670 people | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 168,725 people | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166,189 people | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Guam | 159,230 people | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 189 | Kiribati | 86,513 people | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 80,258 people | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 75,844 people | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 74,816 people | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 73,742 people | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Aruba | 66,779 people | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 195 | Bermuda | 64,554 people | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 196 | Seychelles | 60,392 people | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Lucia | 52,417 people | 2025 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 198 | Greenland | 49,376 people | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 199 | Dominica | 48,736 people | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,945 people | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44,229 people | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,923 people | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 43,856 people | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 204 | Grenada | 43,016 people | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 40,135 people | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 40,126 people | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 207 | Samoa | 38,393 people | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 208 | Monaco | 38,341 people | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 209 | American Samoa | 37,058 people | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Jersey | 35,910 people | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 211 | San Marino | 32,628 people | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 28,701 people | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia (country) | 25,557 people | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 214 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 25,416 people | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24,940 people | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22,924 people | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 22,804 people | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Faroe Islands | 22,201 people | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 219 | Tonga | 21,948 people | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 220 | Guernsey | 19,082 people | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 221 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14,968 people | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 222 | Anguilla | 14,728 people | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 223 | Palau | 14,004 people | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 224 | Nauru | 12,025 people | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 225 | Saint Barthelemy | 11,414 people | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Cook Islands | 10,199 people | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 6,212 people | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,026 people | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands | 2,828 people | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 1,935 people | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 232 | Niue | 676.92 people | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 233 | Vatican | 501 people | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 234 | Montserrat | 391.44 people | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 235 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 235 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 people | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- (UN M49) 366,165 people
About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.