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
101 Bulgaria 4.77M
102 West Bank and Gaza 4.73M
103 Norway 4.69M
104 Rwanda 4.50M
105 New Zealand 4.47M
106 Sri Lanka 4.45M
107 Oman 4.37M
108 Finland 4.21M
109 Nicaragua 4.17M
110 Congo, Rep. 4.16M
111 Costa Rica 4.11M
112 Serbia 4.10M
113 Sierra Leone 4.05M
114 Malawi 3.91M
115 Togo 3.81M
116 Burundi 3.70M
117 Turkmenistan 3.59M
118 Ireland 3.54M
119 Mauritania 3.27M
120 Uruguay 3.24M
121 Liberia 3.21M
122 Lao PDR 3.17M
123 Panama 3.02M
124 Puerto Rico (US) 3.00M
125 Qatar 2.95M
126 Slovak Republic 2.88M
127 Tajikistan 2.82M
128 South Sudan 2.64M
129 Kyrgyz Republic 2.55M
130 Mongolia 2.54M
131 Central African Republic 2.46M
132 Georgia 2.41M
133 Gabon 2.39M
134 Croatia 2.24M
135 Armenia 2.04M
136 Lithuania 2.00M
137 Gambia, The 1.83M
138 Botswana 1.74M
139 Papua New Guinea 1.70M
140 Jamaica 1.69M
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.65M
142 Bahrain 1.60M
143 Namibia 1.57M
144 Equatorial Guinea 1.39M
145 Albania 1.38M
146 Latvia 1.27M
147 Eritrea 1.25M
148 Slovenia 1.19M
149 North Macedonia 1.15M
150 Lesotho 1.06M
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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