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
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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
51 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 17.06M
52 Myanmar 16.78M
53 Cameroon 16.63M
54 Uganda 16.41M
55 Yemen, Rep. 15.47M
56 Mozambique 13.26M
57 Kazakhstan 13.00M
58 Ecuador 11.59M
59 Afghanistan 11.37M
60 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 10.84M
61 Madagascar 10.77M
62 Jordan 10.74M
63 Senegal 10.56M
64 Guatemala 10.52M
65 Belgium 10.47M
66 Zambia 10.06M
67 Romania 9.92M
68 United Arab Emirates 9.90M
69 Sweden 9.44M
70 Israel 9.27M
71 Bolivia 9.00M
72 Tunisia 8.73M
73 Cuba 8.45M
74 Dominican Republic 8.35M
75 Greece 8.25M
76 Mali 8.12M
77 Czechia 7.93M
78 Benin 7.91M
79 Switzerland 7.79M
80 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.50M
81 Cambodia 7.34M
82 Belarus 7.22M
83 Burkina Faso 6.96M
84 Zimbabwe 6.86M
85 Hungary 6.73M
86 Portugal 6.64M
87 Haiti 6.62M
88 Libya 6.56M
89 Honduras 6.52M
90 Austria 6.42M
91 Singapore 6.11M
92 Azerbaijan 6.01M
93 Guinea 5.82M
94 Chad 5.79M
95 Denmark 5.34M
96 Lebanon 5.32M
97 Niger 5.13M
98 Paraguay 4.94M
99 Kuwait 4.87M
100 El Salvador 4.81M
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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