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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
151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50
152 Benin 50
153 Namibia 49
154 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47
155 Turkmenistan 47
156 Kosovo 46
157 Guinea-Bissau 45
158 Seychelles 45
159 Zambia 44
160 Sierra Leone 44
161 Congo, Dem. Rep. 44
162 Central African Republic 43
163 Egypt, Arab Rep. 43
164 Belize 42
165 Togo 42
166 Moldova 42
167 Maldives 41
168 Lesotho 41
169 Bhutan 40
170 Cambodia 40
171 Mauritius 39
172 Faroe Islands 39
173 Pakistan 38
174 Zimbabwe 38
175 Lao PDR 37
176 Guinea 37
177 Viet Nam 37
178 Grenada 36
179 Yemen, Rep. 36
180 Eritrea 35
181 Kyrgyz Republic 35
182 Sudan 35
183 Mozambique 34
184 India 34
185 Tanzania 34
186 Channel Islands 33
187 Comoros 32
188 St. Kitts and Nevis 32
189 Bangladesh 31
190 Kenya 31
191 Madagascar 31
192 Myanmar 30
193 Mali 30
194 Uganda 29
195 Timor-Leste 29
196 Solomon Islands 29
197 St. Lucia 27
198 Burkina Faso 27
199 Guyana 26
200 Tajikistan 26

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.