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Urban population

For 2025, Urban population is led by China at 933.17M. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Countries ranked 217
Snapshot year 2025
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0.0233 M467 M700 M933 MChinaChina: 933.17M933 MIndiaIndia: 522.44M522 MUnited StatesUnited States: 274.08M274 MBrazilBrazil: 187.65M188 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 169.70M170 MNigeriaNigeria: 151.48M151 MJapanJapan: 113.87M114 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 107.99M108 MMexicoMexico: 105.61M106 MPakistanPakistan: 100.88M101 MTurkiyeTurkiye: 76.86M77 MIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 71.51M72 M
Rank Country Value
1 China 933.17M
2 India 522.44M
3 United States 274.08M
4 Brazil 187.65M
5 Indonesia 169.70M
6 Nigeria 151.48M
7 Japan 113.87M
8 Russian Federation 107.99M
9 Mexico 105.61M
10 Pakistan 100.88M
11 Turkiye 76.86M
12 Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51M
13 Germany 68.58M
14 Philippines 65.14M
15 Bangladesh 58.40M
16 United Kingdom 57.90M
17 France 54.18M
18 Congo, Dem. Rep. 50.90M
19 Egypt, Arab Rep. 50.78M
20 Thailand 44.98M
21 Argentina 42.34M
22 Colombia 42.09M
23 Korea, Rep. 41.95M
24 South Africa 41.32M
25 Italy 41.05M
26 Spain 39.74M
27 Viet Nam 39.45M
28 Algeria 35.96M
29 Canada 34.52M
30 Iraq 32.89M
31 Ethiopia 32.66M
32 Saudi Arabia 31.28M
33 Peru 29.60M
34 Angola 27.90M
35 Malaysia 27.85M
36 Ukraine 27.13M
37 Tanzania 26.02M
38 Venezuela, RB 25.47M
39 Morocco 24.26M
40 Australia 24.22M
41 Poland 21.89M
42 Ghana 20.66M
43 Nepal 19.84M
44 Uzbekistan 18.90M
45 Kenya 18.53M
46 Syrian Arab Republic 18.47M
47 Sudan 18.05M
48 Cote d'Ivoire 17.84M
49 Chile 17.71M
50 Netherlands 17.35M
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

  • China sits at the top of the Urban population distribution in 2025 at 933.17M, with a lead of 410.73M over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Nicaragua at 4.17M, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Liechtenstein (6,002), and the page currently covers 217 countries.

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