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

In 2020, 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
51 Switzerland 82
52 Canada 82
53 Bahamas, The 82
54 Germany 81
55 Korea, Rep. 81
56 Oman 80
57 United States 80
58 Spain 80
59 Palau 79
60 France 79
61 Mexico 79
62 Greece 78
63 Belarus 78
64 Colombia 78
65 Costa Rica 78
66 Marshall Islands 77
67 Cuba 77
68 Iran, Islamic Rep. 76
69 Malaysia 75
70 Brunei Darussalam 75
71 Russian Federation 75
72 Syrian Arab Republic 73
73 Bulgaria 73
74 Dominican Republic 73
75 Finland 73
76 El Salvador 73
77 Algeria 73
78 Cabo Verde 73
79 Czechia 73
80 Djibouti 72
81 Dominica 72
82 Equatorial Guinea 70
83 Hungary 70
84 Bolivia 70
85 Estonia 70
86 Iraq 70
87 Italy 70
88 Ukraine 69
89 Tunisia 69
90 Austria 69
91 Latvia 68
92 Mongolia 68
93 Sao Tome and Principe 68
94 Angola 67
95 Lithuania 67
96 New Caledonia 67
97 Cyprus 67
98 Botswana 66
99 Paraguay 66
100 Nepal 66

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2020, 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.