Urban population, total (% of total population) by country
Countries reporting
103
Highest
1.0%
Argentina
Lowest
0.1%
Venezuela
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,485
What the numbers show
Urban population, total (% of total population) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 0.1% in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 102.3%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 33.4%).
Urban population, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2015 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 0.8% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 17 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 22 | Russia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 27 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2013 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 42 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2013 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2015 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 57 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 63 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 65 | China | 0.5% | 2013 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 66 | Albania | 0.5% | 2012 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 69 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 70 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 74 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 77 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 79 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 80 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 81 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 82 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 82 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 87 | Laos | 0.3% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 89 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 90 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tanzania | 0.3% | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 0.3% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2009 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 97 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 99 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 100 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 102 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 103 | Venezuela | 0.1% | 2002 | down 18.6% | falling |