Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation)

215 countries, 2025. Unit: % of population.

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Monaco
Median country
37.1 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
Aruba - Monaco

How to read it

Across 215 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Monaco (100.0 %) and the lowest in Aruba (0.0 %).

The median country is at 37.1 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 37.5 % in 1996 to 44.8 % in 2025.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Monaco100.0Europe
2Singapore99.5Asia
3Macao99.2Asia
4Hong Kong96.4Asia
5Bahrain93.6Asia
6Kuwait89.0Asia
7Republic of the Congo85.0Africa
8Equatorial Guinea83.5Africa
9Qatar80.7Asia
10Djibouti80.0Africa
11South Korea76.0Asia
12United Arab Emirates74.8Asia
13Palestine73.7Asia
14Jordan73.3Asia
15Israel70.2Asia
16Egypt70.2Africa
17Japan68.5Asia
18Malta68.5Europe
19Iraq67.5Asia
20Saudi Arabia67.0Asia
21Chile65.3South America
22Somalia65.3Africa
23Türkiye64.3Asia
24Angola64.0Africa
25Argentina64.0South America
26Colombia62.8South America
27Venezuela62.0South America
28Bahamas61.9North America
29São Tomé and Principe61.7Africa
30Dominican Republic61.2North America
31Gabon61.2Africa
32Iran60.8Asia
33Curaçao59.6North America
34North Korea59.1Asia
35United Kingdom58.0Europe
36Peru57.0South America
37Malaysia55.7Asia
38Belarus55.6Europe
39Bolivia55.0South America
40Ecuador54.9South America
41Iceland54.6Europe
42Brazil54.1South America
43Cameroon53.6Africa
44Indonesia53.6Asia
45Mexico53.2North America
46Uruguay52.8South America
47Canada52.7North America
48The Gambia52.5Africa
49Morocco52.0Africa
50Spain51.6Europe
51Bangladesh51.3Asia
52Lebanon50.8Asia
53South Africa50.5Africa
54Costa Rica50.1North America
55Cyprus49.9Asia
56Australia49.9Oceania
57Nigeria49.7Africa
58Panama49.4North America
59Ghana49.1Africa
60Democratic Republic of the Congo48.6Africa
61Syria48.5Asia
62Senegal48.1Africa
63Russia48.1Europe
64Mongolia47.9Asia
65Netherlands47.7Europe
66Yemen46.9Asia
67Sudan46.8Africa
68Cuba46.7North America
69Pakistan46.7Asia
70Comoros46.2Africa
71Jamaica46.1North America
72Togo45.8Africa
73Trinidad and Tobago45.7North America
74Greece45.6Europe
75New Zealand45.5Oceania
76Kazakhstan45.3Asia
77Albania45.2Europe
78Oman45.1Asia
79Libya45.0Africa
80Tunisia44.9Africa
81Ukraine44.6Europe
82Maldives44.6Asia
83China44.2Asia
84Uzbekistan43.8Asia
85Mauritius43.3Africa
86El Salvador43.1North America
87Barbados43.0North America
88Algeria42.8Africa
89Liberia42.8Africa
90New Caledonia42.0Oceania
91Philippines42.0Asia
92Armenia41.9Asia
93Azerbaijan40.9Asia
94Benin40.8Africa
95India40.3Asia
96Vietnam40.2Asia
97Afghanistan40.2Asia
98Eritrea40.0Africa
99Cabo Verde39.5Africa
100Suriname39.5South America
101Honduras39.0North America
102Estonia38.8Europe
103Zambia38.6Africa
104Mauritania38.4Africa
105Côte d'Ivoire38.3Africa
106Myanmar38.2Asia
107Sierra Leone37.8Africa
108Haiti37.1North America
109Sri Lanka36.2Asia
110Portugal36.1Europe
111Thailand36.0Asia
112Latvia35.8Europe
113Kyrgyzstan35.5Asia
114Guinea35.4Africa
115Paraguay35.2South America
116Georgia35.2Asia
117Kosovo35.1Europe
118United States35.0North America
119Nicaragua35.0North America
120Germany34.5Europe
121Italy34.5Europe
122Serbia34.4Europe
123France34.4Europe
124Guinea-Bissau34.3Africa
125South Sudan33.5Africa
126Sweden33.4Europe
127Austria33.3Europe
128Tajikistan33.3Asia
129French Polynesia32.7Oceania
130Switzerland32.5Europe
131Turkmenistan32.5Asia
132Montenegro32.4Europe
133Bulgaria31.7Europe
134Chad31.6Africa
135Romania31.3Europe
136Guatemala31.1North America
137Belgium30.9Europe
138Lithuania30.3Europe
139Fiji29.9Oceania
140Denmark29.6Europe
141Ireland29.3Europe
142Brunei29.2Asia
143Poland28.9Europe
144North Macedonia28.9Europe
145Norway28.9Europe
146Mozambique28.5Africa
147Guyana28.4South America
148Puerto Rico28.2North America
149Croatia27.7Europe
150Hungary27.4Europe
151Burkina Faso26.8Africa
152Mali26.7Africa
153Finland26.2Europe
154Ethiopia25.9Africa
155Central African Republic24.8Africa
156Timor-Leste24.3Asia
157Kenya24.1Africa
158Tanzania23.7Africa
159Niger23.3Africa
160Luxembourg22.9Europe
161Zimbabwe22.8Africa
162Moldova22.7Europe
163Czechia22.4Europe
164Namibia21.2Africa
165Botswana21.0Africa
166Cambodia19.6Asia
167Madagascar19.5Africa
168Nepal19.0Asia
169Bhutan17.9Asia
170Belize17.9North America
171Vanuatu17.2Oceania
172Uganda16.2Africa
173Burundi16.2Africa
174Solomon Islands15.6Oceania
175Slovenia15.5Europe
176Bosnia and Herzegovina15.1Europe
177Slovakia14.9Europe
178Rwanda14.4Africa
179Lesotho12.1Africa
180Papua New Guinea11.9Oceania
181Malawi11.3Africa
182Eswatini7.5Africa
183Laos4.9Asia
184Aruba0.0North America
185Andorra0.0Europe
186American Samoa0.0Oceania
187Antigua and Barbuda0.0North America
188Bermuda0.0North America
189Cayman Islands0.0North America
190Dominica0.0North America
191Faroe Islands0.0Europe
192Federated States of Micronesia0.0Oceania
193Grenada0.0North America
194Greenland0.0North America
195Guam0.0Oceania
196Isle of Man0.0Europe
197Kiribati0.0Oceania
198Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0North America
199Saint Lucia0.0North America
200Liechtenstein0.0Europe
201Saint-Martin0.0North America
202Marshall Islands0.0Oceania
203Northern Mariana Islands0.0Oceania
204Nauru0.0Oceania
205Palau0.0Oceania
206San Marino0.0Europe
207Sint Maarten0.0North America
208Seychelles0.0Africa
209Turks and Caicos Islands0.0North America
210Tonga0.0Oceania
211Tuvalu0.0Oceania
212Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0North America
213British Virgin Islands0.0North America
214United States Virgin Islands0.0North America
215Samoa0.0Oceania
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 215 countries

Largest increase

  1. Equatorial Guinea 54.7 → 83.5 +28.8 pp
  2. Curaçao 35.8 → 59.6 +23.8 pp
  3. Vanuatu 0.0 → 17.2 +17.2 pp
  4. New Caledonia 27.2 → 42.0 +14.8 pp
  5. Oman 30.6 → 45.1 +14.5 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Paraguay 40.0 → 35.2 −4.8 pp
  2. Sudan 49.8 → 46.8 −3.0 pp
  3. Puerto Rico 31.0 → 28.2 −2.8 pp
  4. Niger 25.8 → 23.3 −2.5 pp
  5. Mexico 55.8 → 53.2 −2.5 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Living in cities - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 20 40 60 1950 Africa: 2.59 Asia: 16.76 Europe: 16.88 North America: 0 South America: 20.61 Oceania: 0 1951 Africa: 2.72 Asia: 17.28 Europe: 17.28 North America: 0 South America: 20.95 Oceania: 0 1952 Africa: 2.96 Asia: 17.65 Europe: 17.67 North America: 0 South America: 21.28 Oceania: 0 1953 Africa: 3.11 Asia: 18 Europe: 18.06 North America: 0 South America: 21.58 Oceania: 0 1954 Africa: 3.18 Asia: 18.34 Europe: 18.36 North America: 0 South America: 21.88 Oceania: 0 1955 Africa: 3.46 Asia: 18.66 Europe: 18.6 North America: 0 South America: 22.15 Oceania: 0 1956 Africa: 3.71 Asia: 19.06 Europe: 18.73 North America: 0 South America: 22.56 Oceania: 0 1957 Africa: 3.87 Asia: 19.3 Europe: 18.94 North America: 0 South America: 22.95 Oceania: 0 1958 Africa: 4.02 Asia: 20.47 Europe: 19.23 North America: 0 South America: 23.32 Oceania: 0 1959 Africa: 4.17 Asia: 21.02 Europe: 20.6 North America: 0 South America: 23.67 Oceania: 0 1960 Africa: 4.31 Asia: 21.68 Europe: 20.83 North America: 0 South America: 24 Oceania: 0 1961 Africa: 4.74 Asia: 22.31 Europe: 21.28 North America: 0 South America: 24.37 Oceania: 0 1962 Africa: 5.17 Asia: 22.85 Europe: 21.73 North America: 0 South America: 25.24 Oceania: 0 1963 Africa: 6.09 Asia: 23.57 Europe: 22.16 North America: 0 South America: 26.06 Oceania: 0 1964 Africa: 6.51 Asia: 24.68 Europe: 22.59 North America: 0 South America: 26.83 Oceania: 0 1965 Africa: 6.92 Asia: 25.34 Europe: 23.01 North America: 0 South America: 27.56 Oceania: 0 1966 Africa: 7.55 Asia: 25.99 Europe: 23.31 North America: 3.96 South America: 28.55 Oceania: 0 1967 Africa: 9.17 Asia: 26.53 Europe: 23.61 North America: 7.52 South America: 29.48 Oceania: 0 1968 Africa: 10.54 Asia: 26.9 Europe: 23.9 North America: 7.66 South America: 30.35 Oceania: 0 1969 Africa: 11.13 Asia: 27.25 Europe: 24.19 North America: 7.78 South America: 31.18 Oceania: 0 1970 Africa: 11.53 Asia: 27.81 Europe: 24.99 North America: 7.9 South America: 31.96 Oceania: 0 1971 Africa: 12.23 Asia: 28.33 Europe: 25.4 North America: 7.97 South America: 32.81 Oceania: 0 1972 Africa: 14.4 Asia: 28.69 Europe: 25.77 North America: 8.03 South America: 33.61 Oceania: 0 1973 Africa: 14.9 Asia: 29.12 Europe: 26.28 North America: 8.09 South America: 34.36 Oceania: 0 1974 Africa: 15.3 Asia: 29.53 Europe: 26.53 North America: 8.14 South America: 35.08 Oceania: 0 1975 Africa: 15.68 Asia: 29.92 Europe: 26.84 North America: 8.19 South America: 35.76 Oceania: 0 1976 Africa: 16.27 Asia: 30.03 Europe: 27.19 North America: 8.62 South America: 36.43 Oceania: 0 1977 Africa: 16.76 Asia: 30.09 Europe: 27.45 North America: 9.03 South America: 37.07 Oceania: 0 1978 Africa: 17.17 Asia: 30.21 Europe: 27.71 North America: 9.42 South America: 37.67 Oceania: 0 1979 Africa: 17.56 Asia: 30.48 Europe: 27.96 North America: 9.79 South America: 38.25 Oceania: 0 1980 Africa: 17.92 Asia: 30.95 Europe: 28.21 North America: 10.14 South America: 39.11 Oceania: 0 1981 Africa: 18.42 Asia: 31 Europe: 28.35 North America: 10.25 South America: 39.62 Oceania: 0 1982 Africa: 18.94 Asia: 31.53 Europe: 28.74 North America: 10.36 South America: 40.11 Oceania: 0 1983 Africa: 19.98 Asia: 31.73 Europe: 29.06 North America: 10.45 South America: 40.58 Oceania: 0 1984 Africa: 20.96 Asia: 32.02 Europe: 29.2 North America: 10.55 South America: 41.02 Oceania: 0 1985 Africa: 21.75 Asia: 32.36 Europe: 29.33 North America: 10.62 South America: 41.45 Oceania: 0 1986 Africa: 22.44 Asia: 33.43 Europe: 29.68 North America: 10.8 South America: 42 Oceania: 0 1987 Africa: 22.59 Asia: 33.77 Europe: 29.93 North America: 10.97 South America: 42.53 Oceania: 0 1988 Africa: 23.45 Asia: 33.93 Europe: 30.22 North America: 11.1 South America: 43.04 Oceania: 0 1989 Africa: 23.93 Asia: 33.99 Europe: 30.52 North America: 11.22 South America: 43.53 Oceania: 0 1990 Africa: 24.24 Asia: 34.08 Europe: 30.82 North America: 11.33 South America: 44 Oceania: 0 1991 Africa: 24.89 Asia: 34.09 Europe: 30.88 North America: 11.48 South America: 44.52 Oceania: 0 1992 Africa: 25.37 Asia: 34.12 Europe: 30.86 North America: 11.63 South America: 45.02 Oceania: 0 1993 Africa: 25.85 Asia: 34.34 Europe: 30.84 North America: 11.78 South America: 45.54 Oceania: 0 1994 Africa: 26.31 Asia: 34.81 Europe: 30.82 North America: 11.92 South America: 46.03 Oceania: 0 1995 Africa: 25.77 Asia: 35.26 Europe: 30.8 North America: 12.06 South America: 46.51 Oceania: 0 1996 Africa: 26.94 Asia: 35.81 Europe: 30.7 North America: 12.29 South America: 46.96 Oceania: 0 1997 Africa: 28.27 Asia: 36.34 Europe: 30.53 North America: 12.51 South America: 47.39 Oceania: 0 1998 Africa: 29.94 Asia: 37.25 Europe: 30.41 North America: 12.73 South America: 47.83 Oceania: 0 1999 Africa: 31.19 Asia: 37.91 Europe: 30.18 North America: 12.94 South America: 48.28 Oceania: 0 2000 Africa: 32.12 Asia: 38.36 Europe: 30.01 North America: 13.15 South America: 48.7 Oceania: 0 2001 Africa: 32.57 Asia: 38.72 Europe: 29.87 North America: 15.47 South America: 49.16 Oceania: 0 2002 Africa: 32.78 Asia: 39.1 Europe: 30.31 North America: 17.66 South America: 49.61 Oceania: 0 2003 Africa: 32.98 Asia: 39.53 Europe: 30.43 North America: 19.72 South America: 50.05 Oceania: 0 2004 Africa: 33.16 Asia: 39.95 Europe: 30.57 North America: 21.66 South America: 50.47 Oceania: 0 2005 Africa: 33.33 Asia: 40.36 Europe: 30.54 North America: 23.5 South America: 50.89 Oceania: 0 2006 Africa: 33.6 Asia: 40.59 Europe: 30.43 North America: 23.76 South America: 51.29 Oceania: 0 2007 Africa: 33.85 Asia: 40.62 Europe: 30.31 North America: 24.02 South America: 51.67 Oceania: 0 2008 Africa: 34.09 Asia: 40.66 Europe: 30.2 North America: 24.27 South America: 52.05 Oceania: 0 2009 Africa: 34.31 Asia: 40.7 Europe: 30.1 North America: 24.51 South America: 52.43 Oceania: 0 2010 Africa: 34.55 Asia: 40.75 Europe: 30.2 North America: 24.75 South America: 52.76 Oceania: 0 2011 Africa: 35.29 Asia: 41.22 Europe: 30.3 North America: 24.98 South America: 52.88 Oceania: 0 2012 Africa: 35.98 Asia: 41.73 Europe: 30.39 North America: 25.22 South America: 53 Oceania: 0 2013 Africa: 36.63 Asia: 42.4 Europe: 30.4 North America: 26.36 South America: 53.12 Oceania: 0 2014 Africa: 37.25 Asia: 43.03 Europe: 30.52 North America: 29.97 South America: 53.24 Oceania: 0 2015 Africa: 37.84 Asia: 42.71 Europe: 30.42 North America: 31.19 South America: 53.35 Oceania: 0 2016 Africa: 38.03 Asia: 43.49 Europe: 30.34 North America: 30.89 South America: 53.34 Oceania: 0 2017 Africa: 38.2 Asia: 44.11 Europe: 30.51 North America: 30.59 South America: 53.33 Oceania: 0 2018 Africa: 38.39 Asia: 45.07 Europe: 30.74 North America: 30.28 South America: 53.54 Oceania: 0 2019 Africa: 38.66 Asia: 45.64 Europe: 30.85 North America: 29.96 South America: 53.92 Oceania: 0 2020 Africa: 38.92 Asia: 45.94 Europe: 30.96 North America: 29.63 South America: 54.39 Oceania: 0 2021 Africa: 38.92 Asia: 46.13 Europe: 31.06 North America: 29.64 South America: 54.51 Oceania: 0 2022 Africa: 38.91 Asia: 46.3 Europe: 31.17 North America: 29.64 South America: 54.62 Oceania: 0 2023 Africa: 38.89 Asia: 46.47 Europe: 31.28 North America: 29.64 South America: 54.73 Oceania: 0 2024 Africa: 38.91 Asia: 46.64 Europe: 31.39 North America: 29.64 South America: 54.84 Oceania: 0 2025 Africa: 39.05 Asia: 46.79 Europe: 32.04 North America: 29.64 South America: 54.94 Oceania: 0 1950 1972 1983 1994 2005 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 39.1 %
Asia 46.8 %
Europe 32.0 %
North America 29.6 %
South America 54.9 %
Oceania 0.0 %

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