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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
151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52
152 Uzbekistan 51
153 Namibia 50
154 Kosovo 50
155 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 48
156 Turkmenistan 47
157 Guinea-Bissau 46
158 Zambia 45
159 Sierra Leone 45
160 Seychelles 45
161 Congo, Dem. Rep. 45
162 Central African Republic 44
163 Togo 44
164 Lesotho 44
165 Moldova 44
166 Egypt, Arab Rep. 43
167 Bhutan 43
168 Maldives 42
169 Belize 42
170 Cambodia 41
171 Zimbabwe 40
172 Lao PDR 40
173 Faroe Islands 39
174 Pakistan 39
175 Mauritius 39
176 Viet Nam 38
177 Guinea 38
178 Yemen, Rep. 37
179 Grenada 37
180 Mozambique 36
181 Tanzania 36
182 India 35
183 Sudan 35
184 Kyrgyz Republic 35
185 Eritrea 35
186 Comoros 34
187 Channel Islands 33
188 Bangladesh 33
189 Madagascar 32
190 Kenya 32
191 St. Kitts and Nevis 32
192 Mali 32
193 Uganda 31
194 Solomon Islands 31
195 Myanmar 30
196 Rwanda 30
197 St. Lucia 29
198 Timor-Leste 29
199 Burkina Faso 28
200 Chad 27

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.