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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
101 Suriname 66
102 Panama 66
103 Montenegro 65
104 Armenia 65
105 Congo, Rep. 64
106 China 64
107 Ireland 63
108 South Africa 63
109 Ecuador 63
110 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 63
111 Gambia, The 62
112 Morocco 62
113 Aruba 62
114 Tuvalu 62
115 French Polynesia 62
116 Serbia 61
117 North Macedonia 61
118 Portugal 61
119 Kazakhstan 60
120 Poland 60
121 Nigeria 60
122 Barbados 59
123 Georgia 59
124 Nicaragua 59
125 Kiribati 58
126 Azerbaijan 58
127 Thailand 57
128 Fiji 57
129 Albania 57
130 Jamaica 57
131 Mauritania 57
132 Honduras 57
133 Croatia 57
134 Indonesia 56
135 Ghana 56
136 Slovenia 55
137 Guatemala 55
138 Cameroon 54
139 Philippines 54
140 Trinidad and Tobago 54
141 Liberia 53
142 Slovak Republic 53
143 British Virgin Islands 53
144 Haiti 53
145 Romania 53
146 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 52
147 Isle of Man 52
148 Cote d'Ivoire 52
149 Senegal 51
150 Uzbekistan 51

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.