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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.

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 Uzbekistan 51
152 Benin 51
153 Namibia 50
154 Kosovo 48
155 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 48
156 Turkmenistan 47
157 Guinea-Bissau 45
158 Seychelles 45
159 Zambia 45
160 Sierra Leone 44
161 Congo, Dem. Rep. 44
162 Central African Republic 43
163 Togo 43
164 Egypt, Arab Rep. 43
165 Moldova 42
166 Belize 42
167 Lesotho 42
168 Maldives 41
169 Bhutan 41
170 Cambodia 40
171 Mauritius 39
172 Faroe Islands 39
173 Zimbabwe 39
174 Pakistan 38
175 Lao PDR 38
176 Viet Nam 38
177 Guinea 37
178 Grenada 36
179 Yemen, Rep. 36
180 Mozambique 35
181 Eritrea 35
182 Tanzania 35
183 India 35
184 Sudan 35
185 Kyrgyz Republic 35
186 Channel Islands 33
187 Comoros 33
188 Bangladesh 32
189 St. Kitts and Nevis 32
190 Madagascar 32
191 Kenya 31
192 Mali 30
193 Myanmar 30
194 Uganda 30
195 Solomon Islands 29
196 St. Lucia 29
197 Timor-Leste 29
198 Rwanda 28
199 Burkina Faso 27
200 Guyana 26

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.