Total sample population, urban by country
Countries reporting
96
Highest
734.92 million
China
Lowest
4,832
Austria
Median
6.26 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,364
What the numbers show
Total sample population, urban is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 734.92 million in China; the lowest is 4,832 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.26 million, and the mean is 31.33 million.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 166,505.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.9%).
Total sample population, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 734.92 million | 2013 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 339.86 million | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 261.94 million | 2018 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 182.56 million | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 113.33 million | 2019 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 108.71 million | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 97.16 million | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 75.12 million | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 72.92 million | 2018 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 68.95 million | 2011 | up 101,865.0% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 55.05 million | 2016 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 50.88 million | 2013 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 48.34 million | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 45.79 million | 2016 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 45.69 million | 2016 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 41.87 million | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 17 | France | 41.55 million | 2016 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 38.81 million | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 37.80 million | 2020 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 36.21 million | 2017 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 34.12 million | 2016 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 30.69 million | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 28.92 million | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 26.58 million | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 25.05 million | 2020 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 23.15 million | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 20.97 million | 2021 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 20.14 million | 2013 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 29 | Tanzania | 16.11 million | 2020 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 15.55 million | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 14.34 million | 2016 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 12.14 million | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 10.25 million | 2017 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 10.24 million | 2016 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 9.89 million | 2018 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 36 | Guatemala | 8.96 million | 2019 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 37 | Nepal | 8.68 million | 2014 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Bolivia | 8.38 million | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 7.65 million | 2015 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 7.62 million | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Jordan | 7.51 million | 2016 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 7.48 million | 2018 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 7.14 million | 2016 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 6.93 million | 2016 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 6.87 million | 2013 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 46 | Mozambique | 6.84 million | 2014 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 6.81 million | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 48 | Zambia | 6.42 million | 2015 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 6.09 million | 2016 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 5.13 million | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 5.12 million | 2018 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 5.01 million | 2019 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 4.79 million | 2016 | up 166,505.0% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 4.55 million | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 4.15 million | 2018 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 56 | El Salvador | 4.13 million | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 3.82 million | 2019 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 3.79 million | 2016 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 3.78 million | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 3.76 million | 2016 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 3.73 million | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 3.64 million | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | 3.60 million | 2012 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 3.51 million | 2012 | up 124.4% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 3.35 million | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela | 3.28 million | 2002 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 67 | Ireland | 3.19 million | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 3.09 million | 2021 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 69 | Slovakia | 3.07 million | 2016 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 70 | Malawi | 2.83 million | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 71 | Mongolia | 2.63 million | 2021 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 2.57 million | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.39 million | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 2.37 million | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 2.22 million | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 76 | Laos | 2.00 million | 2018 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 1.59 million | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 1.48 million | 2013 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 1.31 million | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 80 | Latvia | 1.21 million | 2016 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 1.17 million | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 82 | Gambia | 1.12 million | 2020 | up 5,407.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 1.03 million | 2021 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 978,221 | 2015 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 85 | Estonia | 772,523 | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 614,032 | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 87 | Malta | 424,831 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 88 | Montenegro | 368,468 | 2013 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 299,835 | 2016 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Iceland | 267,685 | 2015 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 91 | Belize | 112,704 | 1999 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands | 15,696 | 2004 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 15,018 | 2017 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 10,289 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Belgium | 9,820 | 2003 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 96 | Austria | 4,832 | 2003 | up 2.1% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 604,551