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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.

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

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.