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

In 2021, 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.

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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 Malta 96
16 Uruguay 95
17 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 95
18 Netherlands 95
19 Luxembourg 95
20 Iceland 94
21 Guam 94
22 Puerto Rico (US) 94
23 Turks and Caicos Islands 93
24 Jordan 92
25 Argentina 92
26 Japan 92
27 Northern Mariana Islands 92
28 Israel 92
29 Curacao 91
30 Gabon 91
31 Lebanon 90
32 Venezuela, RB 89
33 Turkiye 89
34 Andorra 89
35 Chile 88
36 Denmark 88
37 Sweden 88
38 Libya 88
39 Greenland 88
40 Belgium 87
41 Australia 87
42 Brazil 87
43 West Bank and Gaza 86
44 United Arab Emirates 85
45 Switzerland 84
46 Saudi Arabia 84
47 Peru 84
48 New Zealand 84
49 United Kingdom 83
50 Norway 83

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2021, 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.