Argentina vs Gabon: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Argentina

92.4%

in 2025

Gabon

92.1%

in 2025

Argentina rank

32nd

Gabon rank

35th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

Argentina currently reports 92.4% against 92.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Gabon ranks 35th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.