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Total sample population, urban by country

Countries reporting
99
Highest
734.92 million
China
Lowest
4,832
Austria
Median
5.13 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,377

What the numbers show

Total sample population, urban is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 734.92 million in China; the lowest is 4,832 in Austria.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.13 million, and the mean is 30.42 million.

Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 19 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Djibouti 2.99 million 2017 up 1,236.0% volatile
71 Malawi 2.83 million 2019 up 50.0% rising
72 Mongolia 2.63 million 2021 up 45.4% rising
73 Rwanda 2.57 million 2021 up 61.2% rising
74 Kyrgyzstan 2.39 million 2020 up 21.9% rising
75 Croatia 2.37 million 2016 up 7.8% rising
76 Georgia 2.22 million 2020 up 4.5% rising
77 Laos 2.00 million 2018 up 23.5% rising
78 Armenia 1.59 million 2020 down 24.3% falling
79 Tajikistan 1.48 million 2013 down 17.8% volatile
80 Lithuania 1.31 million 2016 down 7.0% falling
81 Latvia 1.21 million 2016 up 15.2% volatile
82 North Macedonia 1.17 million 2020 up 1.3% flat
83 Gambia 1.12 million 2020 up 5,407.9% volatile
84 Moldova 1.03 million 2021 down 44.5% volatile
85 Namibia 978,221 2015 up 54.2% rising
86 Estonia 772,523 2016 up 21.4% rising
87 Cyprus 614,032 2016 up 14.3% rising
88 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 604,551 2017 down 5.0% rising
88 Kosovo 604,551 2017 down 5.0% rising
90 Malta 424,831 2016 up 5.0% flat
91 Montenegro 368,468 2013 down 15.8% falling
92 Luxembourg 299,835 2016 down 15.0% volatile
93 Iceland 267,685 2015 up 48.2% rising
94 Belize 112,704 1999 up 7.8% rising
95 Netherlands 15,696 2004 up 7.9% rising
96 Palestine 15,018 2017 down 98.8% volatile
97 Jamaica 10,289 2002 down 99.9% volatile
98 Belgium 9,820 2003 up 2.7% flat
99 Austria 4,832 2003 up 2.1% flat

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Indicator
Total sample population, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,377 data points, 1970–2021
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