Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) in North America

34 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
61.9 %
Median country
29.6 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 61.9
Aruba - Bahamas

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Across 34 countries in North America, the highest value is in Bahamas (61.9 %) and the lowest in Aruba (0.0 %).

The median country is at 29.6 %: 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
1Bahamas61.9
2Dominican Republic61.2
3Curaçao59.6
4Mexico53.2
5Canada52.7
6Costa Rica50.1
7Panama49.4
8Cuba46.7
9Jamaica46.1
10Trinidad and Tobago45.7
11El Salvador43.1
12Barbados43.0
13Honduras39.0
14Haiti37.1
15United States35.0
16Nicaragua35.0
17Guatemala31.1
18Puerto Rico28.2
19Belize17.9
20Aruba0.0
21Antigua and Barbuda0.0
22Bermuda0.0
23Cayman Islands0.0
24Dominica0.0
25Grenada0.0
26Greenland0.0
27Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0
28Saint Lucia0.0
29Saint-Martin0.0
30Sint Maarten0.0
31Turks and Caicos Islands0.0
32Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0
33British Virgin Islands0.0
34United States Virgin Islands0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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