Urban and rural population by country
Countries reporting
234
Highest
939.48 million
China
Lowest
391.44
Montserrat
Median
3.64 million
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
18,012
What the numbers show
Urban and rural population is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 939.48 million in China; the lowest is 391.44 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.64 million, and the mean is 20.34 million.
Over the past decade 194 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 128.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 33.3%).
Urban and rural population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 939.48 million | 2025 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 522.44 million | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 278.49 million | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 187.65 million | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 169.70 million | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 151.48 million | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 113.62 million | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 108.36 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 105.61 million | 2025 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 100.88 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 78.47 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 71.51 million | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 69.06 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 65.14 million | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 58.40 million | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 57.95 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 17 | France | 52.55 million | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50.90 million | 2025 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 50.78 million | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 44.98 million | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 42.34 million | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 42.09 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 41.94 million | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 41.32 million | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 41.21 million | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 39.45 million | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 38.56 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 35.96 million | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 33.26 million | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 32.89 million | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 32.66 million | 2025 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 29.60 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 29.25 million | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Angola | 27.90 million | 2025 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 27.84 million | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 27.13 million | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania | 26.02 million | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 25.47 million | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 24.26 million | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 23.66 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 22.92 million | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 20.66 million | 2025 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 19.84 million | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 18.90 million | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 18.53 million | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 18.47 million | 2025 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Taiwan | 18.24 million | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Sudan | 18.05 million | 2025 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.84 million | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 17.71 million | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 17.60 million | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 52 | North Korea | 17.06 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | Myanmar | 16.78 million | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 16.63 million | 2025 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 16.41 million | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 15.47 million | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Mozambique | 13.26 million | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 13.00 million | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 11.59 million | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 11.37 million | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Somalia | 10.84 million | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Madagascar | 10.77 million | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 10.74 million | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 10.56 million | 2025 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 10.52 million | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 10.31 million | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 10.06 million | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 9.87 million | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 9.75 million | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 9.49 million | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia | 9.00 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 8.73 million | 2025 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 8.72 million | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 8.45 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 8.35 million | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mali | 8.12 million | 2025 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | 7.91 million | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 7.87 million | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 79 | Czechia | 7.73 million | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 7.69 million | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 81 | Hong Kong | 7.40 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 7.34 million | 2025 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 7.15 million | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 6.96 million | 2025 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 6.86 million | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 6.81 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 6.62 million | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Libya | 6.56 million | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 6.52 million | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 6.40 million | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 6.35 million | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 6.10 million | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 93 | Singapore | 5.87 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 5.82 million | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 5.79 million | 2025 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | 5.33 million | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 5.32 million | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 5.13 million | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 5.03 million | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 4.98 million | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 4.94 million | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Palestine | 4.88 million | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 4.81 million | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 4.75 million | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 105 | Norway | 4.70 million | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 4.50 million | 2025 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 4.41 million | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 4.37 million | 2025 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 4.32 million | 2025 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 4.19 million | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 4.19 million | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 4.17 million | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo | 4.16 million | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 4.11 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 4.05 million | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 3.91 million | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 3.70 million | 2025 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 3.59 million | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 119 | Ireland | 3.43 million | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 3.27 million | 2025 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 3.24 million | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 122 | Liberia | 3.21 million | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 3.17 million | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Qatar | 3.10 million | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 3.05 million | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 3.02 million | 2025 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | 2.91 million | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 129 | South Sudan | 2.64 million | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.53 million | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 2.50 million | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 2.46 million | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 2.39 million | 2025 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 2.33 million | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | Croatia | 2.22 million | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 1.96 million | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 1.95 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 1.83 million | 2025 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 1.74 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1.69 million | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.65 million | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 143 | Bahrain | 1.64 million | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 145 | Namibia | 1.57 million | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Moldova | 1.31 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.27 million | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 149 | Eritrea | 1.25 million | 2025 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 1.19 million | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 1.14 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | 1.06 million | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | 950,652 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 914,225 | 2025 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 864,090 | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Reunion | 858,173 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 815,564 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 159 | Macao | 722,007 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 645,643 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 161 | Fiji | 555,642 | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Western Sahara | 522,087 | 2025 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 521,847 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 495,098 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 420,949 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 415,124 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 409,364 | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 168 | East Timor | 408,340 | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | 375,238 | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 170 | Guadeloupe | 360,516 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 349,799 | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | 346,000 | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Eswatini | 335,667 | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Martinique | 329,623 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 175 | Bahamas | 327,790 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 176 | Mayotte | 318,287 | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | 299,652 | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 178 | French Guiana | 271,684 | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 262,574 | 2025 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 225,145 | 2025 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Guyana | 221,464 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 201,334 | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Belize | 175,776 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 174,446 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 185 | Curacao | 169,670 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 168,725 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166,189 | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Guam | 159,230 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 189 | Kiribati | 86,513 | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 80,258 | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 75,844 | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 74,816 | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 73,742 | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Aruba | 66,779 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 195 | Bermuda | 64,554 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 196 | Seychelles | 60,392 | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Lucia | 52,417 | 2025 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 198 | Greenland | 49,376 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 199 | Dominica | 48,736 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,945 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44,229 | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,923 | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 43,856 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 204 | Grenada | 43,016 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 40,135 | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 40,126 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 207 | Samoa | 38,393 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 208 | Monaco | 38,341 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 209 | American Samoa | 37,058 | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Jersey | 35,910 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 211 | San Marino | 32,628 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 28,701 | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia (country) | 25,557 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 214 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 25,416 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 24,940 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22,924 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 22,804 | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Faroe Islands | 22,201 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 219 | Tonga | 21,948 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 220 | Guernsey | 19,082 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 221 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14,968 | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 222 | Anguilla | 14,728 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 223 | Palau | 14,004 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 224 | Nauru | 12,025 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 225 | Saint Barthelemy | 11,414 | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Cook Islands | 10,199 | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 6,212 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 228 | Liechtenstein | 5,871 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,026 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands | 2,828 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 1,935 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 232 | Niue | 676.92 | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 233 | Vatican | 501 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 234 | Montserrat | 391.44 | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
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