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East Asia & Pacific
Urban population (% of total population)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Urban population (% of total population) in 2025 at 100, while Papua New Guinea sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 16. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.075.0100Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 100100Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 100100NaoeroNaoero: 100100SingaporeSingapore: 100100GuamGuam: 9494.2JapanJapan: 9292.3Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands: 9292.2AustraliaAustralia: 8887.7New ZealandNew Zealand: 8484.0Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 8181.2American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 8180.5PalauPalau: 7979.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 100
2 Macao SAR, China 100
3 Naoero 100
4 Singapore 100
5 Guam 94
6 Japan 92
7 Northern Mariana Islands 92
8 Australia 88
9 New Zealand 84
10 Korea, Rep. 81
11 American Samoa 81
12 Palau 79
13 Marshall Islands 79
14 Malaysia 77
15 Brunei Darussalam 75
16 Mongolia 71
17 New Caledonia 68
18 China 66
19 Tuvalu 65
20 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 64
21 Kiribati 63
22 Thailand 63
23 French Polynesia 62
24 Fiji 60
25 Indonesia 59
26 Philippines 56
27 Cambodia 41
28 Lao PDR 40
29 Viet Nam 39
30 Solomon Islands 31
31 Myanmar 31
32 Timor-Leste 29
33 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 22
34 Vanuatu 22
35 Tonga 21
36 Samoa 18
37 Papua New Guinea 16

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 37 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Papua New Guinea at 16.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.