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

In 2024, 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

Latest available year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

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

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2024, 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.