Which country has the highest Urban population (% of total population)?

In 2024, Kuwait had the highest Urban population (% of total population) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Urban population (% of total population)?

In 2024, Liechtenstein had the lowest Urban population (% of total population) among countries with reported data.

How many countries report Urban population (% of total population)?

The World Bank tracks Urban population (% of total population) for 217 countries.

Health & Population

Urban population (% of total population)

Name: Urban population (% of total population) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

World Bank code: SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS • Data available for 217 countries • Latest year: 2024

In 2024, Kuwait led Urban population (% of total population) at 100.00.

The world median across 217 reporting countries was 63.89.

What this measures: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

How "Health & Population" indicators are measured

Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.

Distribution — 2024

Reporting: 217 countries
Median: 63.89
Mean: 62.87
25th percentile: 43.81
75th percentile: 80.94
Range: 14.66 – 100.00

World at a Glance — 2024

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2024

#	Country	Urban population (% of total population)
1	Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	100.00
2	Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean	100.00
3	Hong Kong SAR, China East Asia & Pacific	100.00
4	Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	100.00
5	Gibraltar Europe & Central Asia	100.00
6	Macao SAR, China East Asia & Pacific	100.00
7	Singapore East Asia & Pacific	100.00
8	Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Latin America & Caribbean	100.00
9	St. Martin (French part) Latin America & Caribbean	100.00
10	Monaco Europe & Central Asia	100.00

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Burundi +5.4%
Rwanda +3.6%
Kosovo +2.5%
Ethiopia +2.4%
Lesotho +2.3%

Largest decreases

American Samoa -0.5%
Eritrea -0.5%
Belize -0.5%
Antigua and Barbuda -0.2%
Oman -0.2%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	86	77.45
Upper middle income	54	64.01
Lower middle income	50	48.95
Low income	25	38.60
Not classified	2	56.45

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	37	62.76
Europe & Central Asia	58	68.27
Latin America & Caribbean	42	69.65
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	75.64
North America	3	87.61
South Asia	6	39.95
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	45.70

Lowest Values — 2024

#	Country	Urban population (% of total population)
1	Liechtenstein	14.66
2	Papua New Guinea	15.41
3	Malawi	17.27
4	Samoa	17.50
5	Niger	18.05
6	Sri Lanka	20.30
7	Tonga	21.15
8	South Sudan	21.38
9	Vanuatu	22.29
10	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	22.46

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2024.