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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
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 100
2 Macao SAR, China 100
3 Singapore 100
4 Eritrea 92
5 Puerto Rico (US) 81
6 Trinidad and Tobago 74
7 Paraguay 73
8 Djibouti 71
9 Kuwait 70
10 Panama 68
11 Mongolia 68
12 Congo, Rep. 68
13 Guinea-Bissau 68
14 Liberia 56
15 Togo 55
16 Uruguay 55
17 North Macedonia 54
18 Armenia 54
19 Burkina Faso 51
20 Mauritania 49
21 Israel 49
22 Latvia 49
23 Estonia 47
24 Haiti 47
25 Moldova 47
26 Bahrain 46
27 Portugal 46
28 Egypt, Arab Rep. 45
29 Georgia 45
30 Kyrgyz Republic 45
31 Lebanon 45
32 Dominican Republic 44
33 Afghanistan 43
34 Bangladesh 42
35 Azerbaijan 42
36 Central African Republic 41
37 Chile 40
38 Madagascar 39
39 Mali 39
40 Oman 39
41 Peru 39
42 Albania 39
43 Guinea 39
44 New Zealand 38
45 Greece 38
46 Gabon 38
47 Sudan 37
48 Argentina 37
49 Equatorial Guinea 37
50 Tajikistan 37
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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