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

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.