Population living in towns and semi-dense areas (Degree of Urbanisation) in Asia

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

First in the ranking
54.3 %
Median country
28.5 %
half above, half below
World
35.6 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.4 to 54.3
Singapore - Nepal

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Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Nepal (54.3 %) and the lowest in Singapore (0.4 %).

The median country is at 28.5 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

Living in towns over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Nepal54.3
2Brunei53.1
3Tajikistan51.2
4Cambodia49.6
5Sri Lanka49.2
6Vietnam47.3
7Bangladesh46.8
8Turkmenistan45.8
9India43.8
10Uzbekistan43.4
11Philippines43.3
12Afghanistan42.9
13Pakistan42.4
14Kyrgyzstan41.4
15China39.5
16Lebanon39.3
17Azerbaijan38.2
18Yemen37.8
19Armenia35.5
20Oman35.1
21Syria33.4
22Indonesia32.4
23Kazakhstan32.2
24Myanmar31.2
25Georgia29.6
26North Korea27.4
27Laos27.4
28Malaysia27.4
29Timor-Leste26.8
30Thailand26.4
31Cyprus26.1
32Iran24.0
33Israel23.6
34Mongolia23.2
35Japan22.9
36Palestine21.2
37Jordan20.4
38Iraq20.1
39Türkiye18.5
40Saudi Arabia17.6
41United Arab Emirates16.4
42Bhutan14.6
43South Korea14.4
44Maldives13.5
45Qatar12.7
46Kuwait7.5
47Bahrain4.4
48Hong Kong3.2
49Macao0.7
50Singapore0.4
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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