Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
99.5 %
Median country
46.8 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
4.9 to 99.5
Laos - Singapore

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Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Singapore (99.5 %) and the lowest in Laos (4.9 %).

The median country is at 46.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

Living in cities over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Singapore99.5
2Macao99.2
3Hong Kong96.4
4Bahrain93.6
5Kuwait89.0
6Qatar80.7
7South Korea76.0
8United Arab Emirates74.8
9Palestine73.7
10Jordan73.3
11Israel70.2
12Japan68.5
13Iraq67.5
14Saudi Arabia67.0
15Türkiye64.3
16Iran60.8
17North Korea59.1
18Malaysia55.7
19Indonesia53.6
20Bangladesh51.3
21Lebanon50.8
22Cyprus49.9
23Syria48.5
24Mongolia47.9
25Yemen46.9
26Pakistan46.7
27Kazakhstan45.3
28Oman45.1
29Maldives44.6
30China44.2
31Uzbekistan43.8
32Philippines42.0
33Armenia41.9
34Azerbaijan40.9
35India40.3
36Vietnam40.2
37Afghanistan40.2
38Myanmar38.2
39Sri Lanka36.2
40Thailand36.0
41Kyrgyzstan35.5
42Georgia35.2
43Tajikistan33.3
44Turkmenistan32.5
45Brunei29.2
46Timor-Leste24.3
47Cambodia19.6
48Nepal19.0
49Bhutan17.9
50Laos4.9
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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