Living in cities by country

Share of people who live in towns and cities. The map opens on 2025, with figures for 216 countries.

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Highest in 2025

  1. Bahrain 100.0%
  2. Bermuda 100.0%
  3. Cayman Is. 100.0%
  4. Gibraltar 100.0%
  5. Hong Kong 100.0%

Lowest in 2025

  1. Liechtenstein 14.6%
  2. Papua New Guinea 15.8%
  3. Samoa 17.5%
  4. Malawi 17.6%
  5. Niger 18.4%

About the data

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Unit
% of population
Years
1960–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0

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