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

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.