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Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

For 2025, Population in the largest city (% of urban population) is led by Hong Kong SAR, China at 100. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Countries ranked 153
Snapshot year 2025
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0.025.050.075.0100Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 100100Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 100100SingaporeSingapore: 100100EritreaEritrea: 9292.5Puerto Rico (US)Puerto Rico (US): 8181.0Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 7474.0ParaguayParaguay: 7373.5DjiboutiDjibouti: 7171.3KuwaitKuwait: 7070.0PanamaPanama: 6867.9MongoliaMongolia: 6867.9Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 6867.7
Rank Country Value
151 India 7
152 Germany 5
153 China 3
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China sits at the top of the Population in the largest city (% of urban population) distribution in 2025 at 100, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Rwanda at 30, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits China (3), and the page currently covers 153 countries.

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