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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
151 Guinea-Bissau 1.05M
152 Moldova 1.03M
153 Estonia 966,383
154 Cyprus 914,225
155 Djibouti 864,090
156 Kosovo 803,041
157 Trinidad and Tobago 738,177
158 Macao SAR, China 685,900
159 Luxembourg 651,826
160 Fiji 555,641
161 Malta 554,664
162 Mauritius 485,519
163 Suriname 420,949
164 Cabo Verde 409,364
165 Montenegro 408,826
166 Timor-Leste 408,340
167 Iceland 369,715
168 Brunei Darussalam 349,799
169 Bhutan 346,000
170 Eswatini 335,667
171 Bahamas, The 327,790
172 Comoros 299,652
173 Solomon Islands 262,574
174 Maldives 225,145
175 Guyana 221,464
176 New Caledonia 201,334
177 Belize 175,776
178 French Polynesia 174,446
179 Barbados 168,725
180 Sao Tome and Principe 166,189
181 Guam 159,230
182 Curacao 142,938
183 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 99,006
184 Kiribati 86,513
185 Cayman Islands 75,844
186 Vanuatu 74,816
187 Andorra 73,743
188 Aruba 67,173
189 Bermuda 64,555
190 Seychelles 55,821
191 Channel Islands 54,993
192 St. Lucia 52,417
193 Greenland 50,337
194 Dominica 48,735
195 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,945
196 Turks and Caicos Islands 44,229
197 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,923
198 Isle of Man 43,856
199 Grenada 43,016
200 Northern Mariana Islands 40,135
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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