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Urban population (% of total) by country, 2004
Countries217
1. Bermuda100.0
Median57.3
Japan84.436 / 217
World48.9
Top 20
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9
97.0
94.2
94.2
93.7
93.7
93.6
92.4
91.8
91.6
Bottom 10
16.9
16.8
16.3
15.8
15.0
14.9
14.7
13.1
13.1
8.9
Biggest increases since 2003
+9.4%
+7.9%
+4.7%
+4.2%
+3.8%
+3.8%
+3.7%
+3.2%
+3.0%
+2.9%
Biggest decreases since 2003
-4.5%
-2.3%
-1.2%
-0.9%
-0.7%
-0.6%
-0.5%
-0.5%
-0.5%
-0.5%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Urban population (% of total) | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 100.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 100.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 100.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Macau | 100.0 | 5 |
| 6 | St. Martin | 100.0 | 6 |
| 7 | Monaco | 100.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Nauru | 100.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Singapore | 100.0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sint Maarten | 100.0 | 10 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 99.9 | 11 |
| 12 | Qatar | 97.0 | 12 |
| 13 | San Marino | 94.2 | 14 |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 94.2 | 13 |
| 15 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 93.7 | 17 |
| 16 | Guam | 93.7 | 15 |
| 17 | Malta | 93.6 | 16 |
| 18 | Iceland | 92.4 | 18 |
| 19 | Uruguay | 91.8 | 19 |
| 20 | Israel | 91.6 | 20 |
| 21 | Curaçao | 91.2 | 21 |
| 22 | Andorra | 90.5 | 22 |
| 23 | Northern Mariana Islands | 90.5 | 23 |
| 24 | Argentina | 89.9 | 24 |
| 25 | Bahrain | 89.9 | 25 |
| 26 | Venezuela | 88.6 | 26 |
| 27 | Libya | 88.0 | 28 |
| 28 | American Samoa | 88.0 | 27 |
| 29 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 87.3 | 30 |
| 30 | Chile | 86.7 | 29 |
| 31 | Lebanon | 86.6 | 31 |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 86.0 | 33 |
| 33 | New Zealand | 85.9 | 32 |
| 34 | Denmark | 85.7 | 34 |
| 35 | Australia | 85.5 | 35 |
| 36 | Japan | 84.4 | 38 |
| 37 | Sweden | 84.3 | 36 |
| 38 | Belgium | 83.3 | 37 |
| 39 | Gabon | 82.7 | 41 |
| 40 | Brazil | 82.7 | 39 |
| 41 | Greenland | 82.6 | 40 |
| 42 | Netherlands | 82.3 | 43 |
| 43 | Bahamas | 81.7 | 42 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 81.5 | 44 |
| 45 | South Korea | 81.1 | 45 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 80.8 | 46 |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 80.3 | 47 |
| 48 | Germany | 80.2 | 48 |
| 49 | United States | 80.0 | 49 |
| 50 | Canada | 79.7 | 50 |
| 51 | Palestinian Territories | 79.0 | 53 |
| 52 | Jordan | 78.3 | 51 |
| 53 | Norway | 77.6 | 54 |
| 54 | France | 77.5 | 52 |
| 55 | Spain | 77.0 | 55 |
| 56 | Palau | 76.4 | 59 |
| 57 | Mexico | 76.3 | 56 |
| 58 | Cuba | 75.9 | 57 |
| 59 | Colombia | 75.8 | 58 |
| 60 | Peru | 74.4 | 60 |
| 61 | Greece | 73.8 | 63 |
| 62 | Czechia | 73.7 | 61 |
| 63 | Switzerland | 73.5 | 62 |
| 64 | Russia | 73.3 | 64 |
| 65 | Brunei | 73.1 | 65 |
| 66 | Belarus | 71.8 | 68 |
| 67 | Djibouti | 71.6 | 66 |
| 68 | Oman | 71.5 | 67 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 70.1 | 70 |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 69.9 | 69 |
| 71 | Cyprus | 68.6 | 71 |
| 72 | Finland | 68.3 | 73 |
| 73 | Iraq | 68.2 | 72 |
| 74 | Latvia | 67.9 | 74 |
| 75 | Ukraine | 67.6 | 77 |
| 76 | Italy | 67.5 | 76 |
| 77 | Estonia | 67.5 | 75 |
| 78 | Iran | 67.3 | 81 |
| 79 | Austria | 67.0 | 78 |
| 80 | Suriname | 66.7 | 80 |
| 81 | Lithuania | 66.6 | 79 |
| 82 | Malaysia | 66.1 | 84 |
| 83 | Dominica | 66.0 | 82 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 65.9 | 88 |
| 85 | Aruba | 65.1 | 83 |
| 86 | Hungary | 65.0 | 85 |
| 87 | Tunisia | 64.9 | 87 |
| 88 | Armenia | 64.6 | 86 |
| 89 | Bolivia | 63.8 | 90 |
| 90 | Panama | 63.8 | 89 |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 63.7 | 92 |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 63.3 | 91 |
| 93 | Algeria | 62.9 | 93 |
| 94 | Türkiye | 62.4 | 96 |
| 95 | Montenegro | 62.2 | 95 |
| 96 | Ecuador | 61.8 | 98 |
| 97 | Poland | 61.7 | 94 |
| 98 | Barbados | 61.1 | 97 |
| 99 | Congo - Brazzaville | 60.9 | 99 |
| 100 | Mongolia | 60.8 | 102 |
| 101 | Ireland | 60.2 | 100 |
| 102 | El Salvador | 60.1 | 103 |
| 103 | North Korea | 59.7 | 101 |
| 104 | South Africa | 59.1 | 105 |
| 105 | Paraguay | 58.7 | 104 |
| 106 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 57.9 | 109 |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 57.9 | 106 |
| 108 | Portugal | 57.4 | 108 |
| 109 | Serbia | 57.3 | 107 |
| 110 | Botswana | 57.3 | 111 |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 57.1 | 110 |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 56.3 | 112 |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 55.8 | 116 |
| 114 | Croatia | 55.6 | 115 |
| 115 | Slovakia | 55.6 | 113 |
| 116 | Trinidad & Tobago | 55.6 | 114 |
| 117 | Angola | 55.0 | 119 |
| 118 | Morocco | 55.0 | 118 |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 54.9 | 117 |
| 120 | Syria | 53.5 | 120 |
| 121 | Romania | 52.9 | 121 |
| 122 | Georgia | 52.7 | 122 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 52.6 | 123 |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 52.3 | 124 |
| 125 | Gambia | 51.5 | 127 |
| 126 | Isle of Man | 51.3 | 125 |
| 127 | Slovenia | 50.7 | 126 |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 50.6 | 128 |
| 129 | Fiji | 49.5 | 129 |
| 130 | Tuvalu | 48.4 | 131 |
| 131 | Cameroon | 48.2 | 130 |
| 132 | Honduras | 47.6 | 133 |
| 133 | Guatemala | 47.3 | 135 |
| 134 | Belize | 47.0 | 132 |
| 135 | Ghana | 46.8 | 136 |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 46.7 | 134 |
| 137 | Nigeria | 46.7 | 137 |
| 138 | Indonesia | 45.4 | 140 |
| 139 | Liberia | 45.4 | 139 |
| 140 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 45.4 | 138 |
| 141 | Albania | 45.0 | 142 |
| 142 | Côte d’Ivoire | 44.7 | 141 |
| 143 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 43.8 | 143 |
| 144 | Kiribati | 43.5 | 144 |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 43.3 | 147 |
| 146 | Egypt | 42.9 | 146 |
| 147 | Seychelles | 42.9 | 145 |
| 148 | Haiti | 41.9 | 150 |
| 149 | China | 41.8 | 151 |
| 150 | Senegal | 41.6 | 149 |
| 151 | Nepal | 41.6 | 157 |
| 152 | Mauritius | 41.3 | 148 |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.9 | 153 |
| 154 | Philippines | 40.9 | 152 |
| 155 | Benin | 39.9 | 155 |
| 156 | Mauritania | 39.6 | 156 |
| 157 | Moldova | 39.4 | 154 |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.1 | 159 |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 38.0 | 158 |
| 160 | Kosovo | 37.6 | 160 |
| 161 | Congo - Kinshasa | 37.0 | 161 |
| 162 | Zambia | 36.8 | 162 |
| 163 | Thailand | 36.8 | 166 |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 36.5 | 163 |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 36.3 | 164 |
| 166 | Grenada | 35.9 | 165 |
| 167 | Namibia | 35.5 | 169 |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.3 | 167 |
| 169 | Somalia | 35.0 | 170 |
| 170 | Eritrea | 34.9 | 168 |
| 171 | Togo | 34.9 | 171 |
| 172 | Pakistan | 33.7 | 172 |
| 173 | Maldives | 32.9 | 177 |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | 32.6 | 173 |
| 175 | Sudan | 32.4 | 174 |
| 176 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 32.1 | 175 |
| 177 | Guinea | 32.1 | 176 |
| 178 | Channel Islands | 30.9 | 178 |
| 179 | Bhutan | 30.3 | 181 |
| 180 | Antigua & Barbuda | 29.9 | 179 |
| 181 | Mozambique | 29.9 | 180 |
| 182 | India | 28.8 | 182 |
| 183 | Yemen | 28.5 | 185 |
| 184 | Myanmar (Burma) | 28.2 | 184 |
| 185 | Guyana | 28.1 | 183 |
| 186 | Comoros | 28.0 | 186 |
| 187 | Vietnam | 26.8 | 188 |
| 188 | Laos | 26.5 | 191 |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 26.5 | 187 |
| 190 | Madagascar | 26.2 | 190 |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | 25.7 | 192 |
| 192 | Kenya | 25.4 | 194 |
| 193 | Bangladesh | 25.0 | 193 |
| 194 | St. Lucia | 24.8 | 189 |
| 195 | Tanzania | 24.1 | 195 |
| 196 | Tonga | 23.1 | 196 |
| 197 | Vanuatu | 22.7 | 197 |
| 198 | Micronesia | 22.3 | 199 |
| 199 | Eswatini | 22.3 | 198 |
| 200 | Lesotho | 21.8 | 202 |
| 201 | Chad | 21.7 | 201 |
| 202 | Samoa | 21.5 | 200 |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | 21.3 | 203 |
| 204 | Mali | 20.5 | 204 |
| 205 | Afghanistan | 19.4 | 205 |
| 206 | Cambodia | 19.0 | 206 |
| 207 | Solomon Islands | 17.2 | 208 |
| 208 | Rwanda | 16.9 | 207 |
| 209 | South Sudan | 16.8 | 209 |
| 210 | Niger | 16.3 | 210 |
| 211 | Ethiopia | 15.8 | 211 |
| 212 | Malawi | 15.0 | 212 |
| 213 | Sri Lanka | 14.9 | 214 |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | 14.7 | 213 |
| 215 | Uganda | 13.1 | 216 |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | 13.1 | 215 |
| 217 | Burundi | 8.9 | 217 |