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

In 2025, 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
201 Eswatini 27
202 Guyana 26
203 Tajikistan 26
204 Afghanistan 26
205 Burundi 26
206 Antigua and Barbuda 24
207 Ethiopia 24
208 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 22
209 Vanuatu 22
210 South Sudan 22
211 Tonga 21
212 Sri Lanka 20
213 Niger 18
214 Malawi 18
215 Samoa 18
216 Papua New Guinea 16
217 Liechtenstein 15

Analytical takeaways

  • Bahrain leads the global ranking for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, 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.