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

In 2022, 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
51 Canada 82
52 American Samoa 82
53 Germany 82
54 Bahamas, The 81
55 Korea, Rep. 81
56 United States 80
57 Oman 80
58 Spain 80
59 Mexico 79
60 Palau 79
61 France 79
62 Greece 79
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 Cabo Verde 75
71 Russian Federation 75
72 Brunei Darussalam 75
73 Algeria 74
74 El Salvador 74
75 Finland 74
76 Bulgaria 73
77 Czechia 73
78 Dominica 73
79 Syrian Arab Republic 73
80 Djibouti 73
81 Dominican Republic 72
82 Equatorial Guinea 71
83 Bolivia 71
84 Estonia 70
85 Hungary 70
86 Iraq 70
87 Mongolia 70
88 Tunisia 70
89 Italy 69
90 Ukraine 69
91 Angola 69
92 Austria 69
93 Paraguay 69
94 Sao Tome and Principe 68
95 Lithuania 68
96 Latvia 68
97 New Caledonia 68
98 Cyprus 67
99 Botswana 67
100 Nepal 66

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2022, 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.