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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
201 Gibraltar 40,126
202 Samoa 38,393
203 Monaco 38,341
204 American Samoa 37,059
205 San Marino 33,150
206 Marshall Islands 28,701
207 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 25,557
208 St. Martin (French part) 24,941
209 Antigua and Barbuda 22,924
210 British Virgin Islands 22,804
211 Tonga 21,948
212 Faroe Islands 21,764
213 St. Kitts and Nevis 14,968
214 Palau 14,004
215 Naoero 12,025
216 Tuvalu 6,212
217 Liechtenstein 6,002
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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