Urban agglomerations 1 million percent by country
Countries reporting
126
Highest
89.45
Bahrain
Lowest
0
Georgia
Median
21.59
Years covered
71
1950–2020
Data points
2,505
What the numbers show
Urban agglomerations 1 million percent is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 89.45 in Bahrain; the lowest is 0 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.59, and the mean is 25.98.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 137.6%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 35.5%).
Urban agglomerations 1 million percent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 89.45 | 2020 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 84.76 | 2020 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 84.02 | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Congo | 82.71 | 2020 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 78.44 | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Qatar | 70.68 | 2020 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Taiwan | 62.64 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 59.59 | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Jordan | 56.66 | 2020 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 51.12 | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 48.41 | 2020 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 46.81 | 2020 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Mongolia | 44.46 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Bolivia | 42.48 | 2020 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Gambia | 42.37 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 41.72 | 2020 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 40.07 | 2020 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 38.82 | 2020 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Egypt | 38.8 | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 36.72 | 2020 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 36.63 | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 35.4 | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 23 | Liberia | 34.34 | 2020 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 33.9 | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 32.67 | 2020 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 32.45 | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 32.31 | 2020 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Ghana | 32.14 | 2020 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 31.58 | 2020 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkey | 31.26 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 31.16 | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 30.98 | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 30.95 | 2020 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 30.76 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 35 | Lebanon | 30.57 | 2020 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 30.56 | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 30.56 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritania | 29.65 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Australia | 29.49 | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 29.48 | 2020 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Israel | 28.05 | 2020 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 27.93 | 2020 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Syria | 27.91 | 2020 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 27.66 | 2020 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 27.62 | 2020 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 27.34 | 2020 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 27.28 | 2020 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 26.95 | 2020 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 26.48 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 50 | Togo | 25.95 | 2020 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 25.65 | 2020 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 52 | El Salvador | 25.59 | 2020 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 25.08 | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 54 | Pakistan | 25.07 | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 24.08 | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 23.83 | 2020 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 22.51 | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 22.35 | 2020 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 22.16 | 2020 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 22.12 | 2020 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 22 | 2020 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 22 | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 21.77 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | 21.42 | 2020 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 21.4 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 21.13 | 2020 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.97 | 2020 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 20.51 | 2020 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Nigeria | 20.45 | 2020 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 70 | United States | 20.42 | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 71 | Tunisia | 20.22 | 2020 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 20.2 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 20.02 | 2020 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Paraguay | 19.81 | 2020 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 19.7 | 2020 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 19.52 | 2020 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Guinea | 19.1 | 2020 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 18.98 | 2020 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 79 | India | 18.94 | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.83 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 18.54 | 2020 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 17.95 | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 17.36 | 2020 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 17.06 | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 16.81 | 2020 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 16.68 | 2020 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 16.65 | 2020 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Haiti | 16.44 | 2020 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia | 16.44 | 2020 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 16.41 | 2020 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 91 | France | 15.95 | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Guatemala | 15.79 | 2020 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Zambia | 15.68 | 2020 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 15.62 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 15.57 | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Italy | 14.94 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | 14.52 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 98 | Yemen | 14.16 | 2020 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | 13.91 | 2020 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Sudan | 13.74 | 2020 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 13.42 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Kenya | 13.34 | 2020 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 13.28 | 2020 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 13.14 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | Germany | 13 | 2020 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 106 | Madagascar | 12.16 | 2020 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 12.13 | 2020 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 11.97 | 2020 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Tanzania | 11.24 | 2020 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Czechia | 11.17 | 2020 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 111 | North Korea | 10.98 | 2020 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 10.86 | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 113 | Nepal | 10.64 | 2020 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 10.11 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 9.96 | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 116 | Ukraine | 9.75 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 9.6 | 2020 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Chad | 9.55 | 2020 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Uganda | 9.52 | 2020 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 9.51 | 2020 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Burundi | 9.04 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Netherlands | 6.49 | 2020 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Niger | 5.59 | 2020 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 4.97 | 2020 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Poland | 4.88 | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |