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

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

First in the ranking
98.5 %
Median country
43.0 %
half above, half below
World
35.6 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
19.4 to 98.5
Panama - Bermuda

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Across 34 countries in North America, the highest value is in Bermuda (98.5 %) and the lowest in Panama (19.4 %).

The median country is at 43.0 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Bermuda98.5
2Sint Maarten97.2
3Aruba95.5
4Cayman Islands92.6
5Saint-Martin86.5
6Turks and Caicos Islands82.0
7Antigua and Barbuda76.1
8Saint Lucia75.9
9United States Virgin Islands73.6
10Grenada72.5
11Saint Vincent and the Grenadines64.2
12British Virgin Islands64.1
13Puerto Rico52.9
14Haiti46.1
15Dominica43.6
16Guatemala43.5
17Barbados43.4
18Greenland42.5
19Saint Kitts and Nevis42.2
20Trinidad and Tobago41.9
21Belize41.1
22United States39.5
23Cuba35.8
24Curaçao35.1
25El Salvador33.6
26Nicaragua29.7
27Jamaica26.7
28Dominican Republic24.8
29Mexico24.3
30Costa Rica24.0
31Canada23.6
32Honduras21.8
33Bahamas20.6
34Panama19.4
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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