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Urban population by country

people · 217 countries ranked · 2025

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 217
  1. 1ChinaWorld rank 1st of 217
    up +0.5 %
  2. 2IndiaWorld rank 2nd of 217
    up +1.8 %
  3. up +0.6 %
  4. 4BrazilWorld rank 4th of 217
    up +0.7 %
  5. 5IndonesiaWorld rank 5th of 217
    up +1.9 %
  6. 6NigeriaWorld rank 6th of 217
    up +3.4 %
  7. 7JapanWorld rank 7th of 217
    down −0.4 %
  8. up +0.1 %
  9. 9MexicoWorld rank 9th of 217
    up +1.2 %
  10. 10PakistanWorld rank 10th of 217
    up +2.5 %
  11. 11TürkiyeWorld rank 11th of 217
    up +0.6 %
  12. 12IranWorld rank 12th of 217
    up +1.4 %
  13. 13GermanyWorld rank 13th of 217
    up +0.1 %
  14. up +1.4 %
  15. up +3.0 %
  16. up +0.4 %
  17. 17FranceWorld rank 17th of 217
    up +0.3 %
  18. 18DR CongoWorld rank 18th of 217
    up +4.1 %
  19. 19EgyptWorld rank 19th of 217
    up +1.8 %
  20. up +1.4 %
  21. up +0.4 %
  22. 22ColombiaWorld rank 22nd of 217
    up +1.4 %
  23. down −0.1 %
  24. up +1.4 %
  25. 25ItalyWorld rank 25th of 217
    up +0.0 %

On the map

Urban population, 2025. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

ChinaIndiaUnited States
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Rank by year for China, India, United States, 2000–2024.