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

In 2023, 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
51 Canada 83
52 Germany 82
53 American Samoa 81
54 Bahamas, The 81
55 Korea, Rep. 81
56 Spain 80
57 United States 80
58 Oman 80
59 Mexico 79
60 Palau 79
61 Costa Rica 79
62 Belarus 79
63 France 79
64 Greece 79
65 Marshall Islands 78
66 Colombia 78
67 Cuba 77
68 Iran, Islamic Rep. 77
69 Malaysia 76
70 Cabo Verde 76
71 Russian Federation 75
72 Brunei Darussalam 75
73 Algeria 75
74 El Salvador 75
75 Finland 74
76 Bulgaria 74
77 Dominica 73
78 Djibouti 73
79 Czechia 73
80 Dominican Republic 72
81 Syrian Arab Republic 72
82 Equatorial Guinea 71
83 Bolivia 71
84 Estonia 71
85 Mongolia 70
86 Hungary 70
87 Tunisia 70
88 Iraq 70
89 Angola 70
90 Italy 70
91 Ukraine 69
92 Paraguay 69
93 Austria 69
94 Sao Tome and Principe 69
95 Lithuania 69
96 Latvia 68
97 New Caledonia 68
98 Botswana 67
99 Cyprus 67
100 Nepal 67

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2023, 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.