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This entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country. The second, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time. It is possible for a country with a 100% urban population to still display a change in the rate of urbanization (up or down). For example, a population of 100,000 that is 100% urban can change in size to 110,000 or 90,000 but remain 100% urban.

Additionally, the World entry includes a list of the ten largest urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the boundaries of the city.

  • Afghanistan

    urban population: 26.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Albania

    urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Algeria

    urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • American Samoa

    urban population: 87.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Andorra

    urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Angola

    urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Anguilla

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Antigua and Barbuda

    urban population: 24.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Argentina

    urban population: 92.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Armenia

    urban population: 63.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Aruba

    urban population: 44.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Australia

    urban population: 86.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island

  • Austria

    urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Azerbaijan

    urban population: 57.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Bahamas, The

    urban population: 83.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bahrain

    urban population: 89.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bangladesh

    urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Barbados

    urban population: 31.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Belarus

    urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Belgium

    urban population: 98.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Belize

    urban population: 46.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Benin

    urban population: 50.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bermuda

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bhutan

    urban population: 44.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bolivia

    urban population: 71.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    urban population: 50.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Botswana

    urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Brazil

    urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • British Virgin Islands

    urban population: 49.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Brunei

    urban population: 79.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.44% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Bulgaria

    urban population: 76.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Burkina Faso

    urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Burma

    urban population: 32.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Burundi

    urban population: 14.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 5.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cabo Verde

    urban population: 68% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.83% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cambodia

    urban population: 25.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cameroon

    urban population: 59.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Canada

    urban population: 81.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.95% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cayman Islands

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Central African Republic

    urban population: 43.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Chad

    urban population: 24.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Chile

    urban population: 88% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • China

    urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data do not include Hong Kong and Macau

  • Colombia

    urban population: 82.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.01% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Comoros

    urban population: 30.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    urban population: 47.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Congo, Republic of the

    urban population: 69.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.19% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cook Islands

    urban population: 76.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Costa Rica

    urban population: 82.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cote d'Ivoire

    urban population: 53.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Croatia

    urban population: 58.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cuba

    urban population: 77.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.19% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Curacao

    urban population: 89% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Cyprus

    urban population: 67% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.76% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Czechia

    urban population: 74.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Denmark

    urban population: 88.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Djibouti

    urban population: 78.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.56% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Dominica

    urban population: 72% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Dominican Republic

    urban population: 84.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Ecuador

    urban population: 64.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.62% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Egypt

    urban population: 43.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • El Salvador

    urban population: 75.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Equatorial Guinea

    urban population: 74.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.62% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Eritrea

    urban population: 43.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Estonia

    urban population: 69.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Eswatini

    urban population: 24.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.42% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Ethiopia

    urban population: 23.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

    urban population: 79.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.53% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Faroe Islands

    urban population: 43% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Fiji

    urban population: 58.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Finland

    urban population: 85.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.42% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • France

    urban population: 81.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • French Polynesia

    urban population: 62.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Gabon

    urban population: 91% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Gambia, The

    urban population: 64.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Gaza Strip

    urban population: 77.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank

  • Georgia

    urban population: 60.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  • Germany

    urban population: 77.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Ghana

    urban population: 59.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Gibraltar

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

  • Greece

    urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Greenland

    urban population: 87.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Grenada

    urban population: 37.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Guam

    urban population: 95.2% of total population (2022)

    rate of urbanization: 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Guatemala

    urban population: 53.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Guernsey

    urban population: 31.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

  • Guinea

    urban population: 38.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Guinea-Bissau

    urban population: 45.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Guyana

    urban population: 27.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.01% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Haiti

    urban population: 59.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Holy See (Vatican City)

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Honduras

    urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Hong Kong

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Hungary

    urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Iceland

    urban population: 94% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • India

    urban population: 36.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Indonesia

    urban population: 58.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Iran

    urban population: 77.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Iraq

    urban population: 71.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Ireland

    urban population: 64.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Isle of Man

    urban population: 53.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Israel

    urban population: 92.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Italy

    urban population: 72% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Jamaica

    urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Japan

    urban population: 92% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Jersey

    urban population: 31.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

  • Jordan

    urban population: 92% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Kazakhstan

    urban population: 58.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.19% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Kenya

    urban population: 29.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Kiribati

    urban population: 57.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Korea, North

    urban population: 63.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Korea, South

    urban population: 81.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.31% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Kuwait

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Kyrgyzstan

    urban population: 37.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Laos

    urban population: 38.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Latvia

    urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Lebanon

    urban population: 89.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -1.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Lesotho

    urban population: 30.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Liberia

    urban population: 53.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

  • Libya

    urban population: 81.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Liechtenstein

    urban population: 14.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Lithuania

    urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Luxembourg

    urban population: 92.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Macau

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Madagascar

    urban population: 40.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Malawi

    urban population: 18.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Malaysia

    urban population: 78.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Maldives

    urban population: 42% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Mali

    urban population: 46.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Malta

    urban population: 94.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Marshall Islands

    urban population: 78.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Mauritania

    urban population: 57.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Mauritius

    urban population: 40.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Mexico

    urban population: 81.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Micronesia, Federated States of

    urban population: 23.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Moldova

    urban population: 43.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Monaco

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Mongolia

    urban population: 69.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Montenegro

    urban population: 68.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Montserrat

    urban population: 9.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Morocco

    urban population: 65.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note:  data does not include former Western Sahara

  • Mozambique

    urban population: 38.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Namibia

    urban population: 54.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Nauru

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Nepal

    urban population: 21.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Netherlands

    urban population: 93.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • New Caledonia

    urban population: 72.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • New Zealand

    urban population: 87% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Nicaragua

    urban population: 59.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Niger

    urban population: 17.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Nigeria

    urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Niue

    urban population: 48.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • North Macedonia

    urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Northern Mariana Islands

    urban population: 92.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.36% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Norway

    urban population: 84% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

  • Oman

    urban population: 88.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Pakistan

    urban population: 38% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Palau

    urban population: 82.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Panama

    urban population: 69.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Papua New Guinea

    urban population: 13.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Paraguay

    urban population: 63.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Peru

    urban population: 78.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Philippines

    urban population: 48.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Pitcairn Islands

    rate of urbanization: NA

  • Poland

    urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Portugal

    urban population: 67.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.44% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Puerto Rico

    urban population: 93.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Qatar

    urban population: 99.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Romania

    urban population: 54.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Russia

    urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Rwanda

    urban population: 17.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.07% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

    urban population: 40.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

    urban population: 31.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saint Lucia

    urban population: 19.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon

    urban population: 90.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Samoa

    urban population: 17.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • San Marino

    urban population: 97.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Sao Tome and Principe

    urban population: 76.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Saudi Arabia

    urban population: 85% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Senegal

    urban population: 49.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Serbia

    urban population: 57.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Kosovo

  • Seychelles

    urban population: 58.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Sierra Leone

    urban population: 44.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Singapore

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Sint Maarten

    urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est. est.)

  • Slovakia

    urban population: 54% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.17% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Slovenia

    urban population: 56.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Solomon Islands

    urban population: 26% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Somalia

    urban population: 47.9% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • South Africa

    urban population: 68.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • South Sudan

    urban population: 21.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Spain

    urban population: 81.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data include Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla

  • Sri Lanka

    urban population: 19.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Sudan

    urban population: 36.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Suriname

    urban population: 66.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Sweden

    urban population: 88.7% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Switzerland

    urban population: 74.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Syria

    urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 5.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Taiwan

    urban population: 80.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tajikistan

    urban population: 28.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tanzania

    urban population: 37.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Thailand

    urban population: 53.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Timor-Leste

    urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.31% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Togo

    urban population: 44.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.6% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tokelau

    urban population: 0% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tonga

    urban population: 23.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Trinidad and Tobago

    urban population: 53.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tunisia

    urban population: 70.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Turkey (Turkiye)

    urban population: 77.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Turkmenistan

    urban population: 54% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Turks and Caicos Islands

    urban population: 94.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Tuvalu

    urban population: 66.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Uganda

    urban population: 26.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 5.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Ukraine

    urban population: 70.1% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • United Arab Emirates

    urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • United Kingdom

    urban population: 84.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • United States

    urban population: 83.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Uruguay

    urban population: 95.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Uzbekistan

    urban population: 50.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Vanuatu

    urban population: 26% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.55% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Venezuela

    urban population: 88.4% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Vietnam

    urban population: 39.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Virgin Islands

    urban population: 96.2% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: -0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Wallis and Futuna

    urban population: 0% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • West Bank

    urban population: 77.6% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

    note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank

  • World

    urban population: 57.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Yemen

    urban population: 39.8% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 3.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

  • Zambia

    urban population: 46.3% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 4.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

  • Zimbabwe

    urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

    rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)