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Countries with the highest
Urban population (% of total population)

In 2025, Bahrain leads Urban population (% of total population) with 100. Bermuda follows at 100, and the gap between the top two positions is 0. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.025.050.075.0100BahrainBahrain: 100100BermudaBermuda: 100100Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 100100GibraltarGibraltar: 100100Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 100100KuwaitKuwait: 100100Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 100100MonacoMonaco: 100100NaoeroNaoero: 100100SingaporeSingapore: 100100Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 100100St. Martin (French part)St. Martin (French part): 100100

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Bahrain 100
2 Bermuda 100
3 Cayman Islands 100
4 Gibraltar 100
5 Hong Kong SAR, China 100
6 Kuwait 100
7 Macao SAR, China 100
8 Monaco 100
9 Naoero 100
10 Singapore 100
11 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100
12 St. Martin (French part) 100
13 Qatar 99
14 San Marino 97
15 Netherlands 96
16 Malta 96
17 Uruguay 96
18 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 95
19 Luxembourg 95
20 Turks and Caicos Islands 94
21 Puerto Rico (US) 94
22 Guam 94
23 Iceland 94
24 Jordan 93
25 Argentina 92
26 Japan 92
27 Northern Mariana Islands 92
28 Gabon 92
29 Israel 92
30 Curacao 91
31 Lebanon 91
32 Turkiye 89
33 Venezuela, RB 89
34 Chile 89
35 Sweden 89
36 Andorra 89
37 Denmark 89
38 Greenland 89
39 Brazil 88
40 Libya 88
41 Australia 88
42 Belgium 88
43 West Bank and Gaza 87
44 United Arab Emirates 86
45 Switzerland 86
46 Peru 86
47 Saudi Arabia 85
48 New Zealand 84
49 Norway 84
50 United Kingdom 83

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with St. Martin (French part) at 100.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.