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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
101 Panama 66
102 Suriname 66
103 Armenia 66
104 China 66
105 Montenegro 65
106 Ireland 64
107 Tuvalu 64
108 Gambia, The 64
109 Congo, Rep. 64
110 South Africa 64
111 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 64
112 Ecuador 63
113 Morocco 63
114 North Macedonia 62
115 Nigeria 62
116 Serbia 62
117 Aruba 62
118 Kazakhstan 62
119 French Polynesia 62
120 Kiribati 62
121 Portugal 61
122 Thailand 61
123 Georgia 61
124 Poland 60
125 Mauritania 60
126 Barbados 59
127 Nicaragua 59
128 Fiji 59
129 Azerbaijan 59
130 Jamaica 58
131 Honduras 58
132 Albania 58
133 Indonesia 58
134 Ghana 58
135 Croatia 57
136 British Virgin Islands 56
137 Guatemala 56
138 Slovenia 56
139 Cameroon 55
140 Philippines 55
141 Liberia 55
142 Senegal 55
143 Haiti 54
144 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 54
145 Trinidad and Tobago 54
146 Cote d'Ivoire 53
147 Slovak Republic 53
148 Isle of Man 52
149 Romania 52
150 Benin 52

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.