Belarus vs United States: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Belarus

79.5%

in 2025

United States

80.2%

in 2025

Belarus rank

72nd

United States rank

69th

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

United States currently reports 80.2% against 79.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Belarus ranks 72nd and United States ranks 69th 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.