Urbanization by country
This is a list of countries by urbanization.
Methodology
There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.
The second measure, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time.
Countries
The data is taken from World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision and updated with official national statistics. Note that "disputed" countries such as Taiwan or Kosovo are not included among the official rankings.
Rank | Country | Urban population (%) | Date | Urbanization rate (%) | Source of Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Singapore | 100 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
2 | Nauru | 100 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
3 | Monaco | 100 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Macau | 100 | 2011 | 0.7 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Hong Kong | 100 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
4 | Vatican City | 100 | 2011 | 0.1 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Gibraltar | 100 | 2011 | 0.1 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Cayman Islands | 100 | 2011 | 1.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Bermuda | 100 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Anguilla | 100 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
- | Puerto Rico | 98.9 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
5 | Qatar | 98.8 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
6 | Kuwait | 98.3 | 2011 | 2.5 | 2005-10 est. |
7 | Belgium | 97.5 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | U.S. Virgin Islands | 95.5 | 2011 | 0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
8 | Malta | 94.8 | 2011 | 0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
9 | San Marino | 94.1 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.8 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
10 | Venezuela | 93.5 | 2011 | 2 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Netherlands Antilles | 93.4 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Guam | 93.2 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | American Samoa | 93.2 | 2011 | 2.4 | 2005-10 est. |
11 | Uruguay | 92.5 | 2011 | 0.4 | 2005-10 est. |
12 | Israel | 91.9 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
13 | Iceland | 93.7 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
14 | Argentina | 92.5 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
15 | South Korea | 91.7 | 2014 | 0.3 | Government of South Korea[1] |
— | Northern Mariana Islands | 91.5 | 2011 | 2.1 | 2005-10 est. |
16 | Japan | 91.3 | 2011 | 0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
17 | Brazil | 90.6 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2011 est. |
18 | Australia | 89.2 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
19 | Chile | 89.2 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
20 | Bahrain | 88.7 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
21 | Andorra | 87.3 | 2011 | -0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
22 | Lebanon | 87.2 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
23 | Denmark | 86.9 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
24 | Gabon | 86.2 | 2011 | 2.1 | 2005-10 est. |
25 | New Zealand | 86.2 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
26 | France | 85.8 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
27 | Luxembourg | 85.4 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
28 | Sweden | 86 | 2014 | 0.5 | World Bank[2] |
— | Greenland | 84.7 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
29 | United Arab Emirates | 84.4 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
30 | Bahamas | 84.3 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
31 | Palau | 84.2 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
32 | Finland | 83.7 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
33 | Netherlands | 83.2 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
34 | Jordan | 82.7 | 2011 | 3.1 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 82.4 | 2011 | 0.1 | 2005-10 est. |
35 | United States | 82.4 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
36 | Saudi Arabia | 82.3 | 2011 | 2.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Western Sahara | 82.0 | 2011 | 4 | 2005-10 est. |
37 | Canada | 80.7 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
38 | United Kingdom | 79.6 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
39 | Norway | 79.4 | 2011 | 0.7 | 2005-10 est. |
40 | Mexico | 78.1 | 2011 | 1.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Taiwan | 78.0 | 2011 | 2005-10 est. | |
41 | Libya | 77.7 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
42 | Spain | 77.4 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
43 | Greece | 77.3 | 2011 | 0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
44 | Peru | 77.3 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
45 | Djibouti | 77.1 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
46 | Brunei | 76.0 | 2011 | 2.6 | 2005-10 est. |
47 | Cuba | 75.5 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
48 | Colombia | 75.3 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
49 | Panama | 75.3 | 2011 | 2.7 | 2005-10 est. |
50 | Belarus | 75.0 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
51 | Palestinian National Authority | 74.3 | 2011 | 3.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Falkland Islands | 74.1 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
52 | Germany | 73.9 | 2011 | 0.1 | 2005-10 est. |
53 | Russia | 73.8 | 2011 | -0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
54 | Switzerland | 73.7 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Cook Islands | 73.5 | 2011 | -0.7 | 2005-10 est. |
55 | Czech Republic | 73.4 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
56 | Oman | 73.4 | 2011 | 2 | 2005-10 est. |
57 | Bulgaria | 73.1 | 2011 | -0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
58 | Algeria | 73.0 | 2011 | 2.5 | 2005-10 est. |
59 | Malaysia | 74 | 2014 | 3 | World Bank[2] |
60 | Marshall Islands | 71.8 | 2011 | 2.7 | 2005-10 est. |
61 | Turkey | 71.5 | 2011 | 1.9 | 2005-10 est. |
62 | Cyprus | 70.5 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
63 | Dominican Republic | 69.7 | 2011 | 2.6 | 2005-10 est. |
64 | Suriname | 69.7 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
65 | Estonia | 69.5 | 2011 | -0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
66 | Hungary | 69.5 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
67 | Iran | 69.1 | 2011 | 2.1 | 2005-10 est. |
68 | Ukraine | 68.9 | 2011 | -0.7 | 2005-10 est. |
69 | Mongolia | 68.5 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
70 | Italy | 68.4 | 2011 | 0.4 | 2005-10 est. |
71 | Austria | 67.7 | 2011 | 0.7 | 2005-10 est. |
72 | Latvia | 67.7 | 2011 | -0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
73 | Ecuador | 67.5 | 2011 | 2.1 | 2005-10 est. |
74 | Dominica | 67.1 | 2011 | 0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
75 | Lithuania | 67.1 | 2011 | -0.4 | 2005-10 est. |
76 | Bolivia | 66.8 | 2011 | 2.5 | 2005-10 est. |
77 | Tunisia | 66.3 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
78 | Iraq | 66.5 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
79 | El Salvador | 64.8 | 2011 | 1.9 | 2005-10 est. |
80 | Costa Rica | 64.7 | 2011 | 2.3 | 2005-10 est. |
81 | Armenia | 64.1 | 2011 | -0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
81 | Republic of the Congo | 63.7 | 2011 | 2.7 | 2005-10 est. |
82 | Montenegro | 63.3 | 2011 | -0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.7 | 2011 | 3 | 2005-10 est. |
84 | Cape Verde | 62.6 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
85 | Ireland | 62.2 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
86 | South Africa | 62.0 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
87 | Paraguay | 61.9 | 2011 | 2.8 | 2005-10 est. |
88 | Botswana | 61.7 | 2011 | 2.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | New Caledonia | 61.7 | 2011 | 2.1 | 2005-10 est. |
90 | Portugal | 61.1 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
91 | Poland | 60.9 | 2011 | -0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
92 | North Korea | 60.3 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
93 | Macedonia | 59.3 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
94 | Angola | 59.2 | 2011 | 4.4 | 2005-10 est. |
95 | Croatia | 57.8 | 2011 | 0.4 | 2005-10 est. |
96 | Nicaragua | 57.5 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
97 | Gambia | 57.3 | 2011 | 4.2 | 2005-10 est. |
98 | Morocco | 57.0 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
99 | Serbia | 56.4 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
100 | China | 56.1 | 2015 | 2.5 | National Bureau of Statistics[3] |
100 | Syria | 56.1 | 2011 | 3.1 | 2005-10 est. |
101 | Slovakia | 54.7 | 2011 | 0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
103 | Thailand | 54.1 | 2011 | 6.7 | 2005-10 est. |
103 | Romania | 54.0 | 2011 | -1.3 | 2011 census[4] |
104 | Azerbaijan | 53.6 | 2011 | 1 | 2005-10 est. |
105 | Kazakhstan | 53.6 | 2011 | 1.2 | 2005-10 est. |
106 | Seychelles | 53.6 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
107 | Albania | 53.4 | 2011 | 1.9 | 2005-10 est. |
108 | Haiti | 53.4 | 2011 | 4.5 | 2005-10 est. |
109 | Georgia | 52.8 | 2011 | -0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
110 | Fiji | 52.2 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Honduras | 52.2 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
111 | Cameroon | 52.1 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | World | 52.1 | 2011 | 1.98 | 2005-10 est. |
112 | Jamaica | 52.0 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
113 | Ghana | 51.9 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
114 | French Polynesia | 51.4 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.3 | 2011 | 3.2 | 2005-10 est. |
116 | Indonesia | 50.7 | 2011 | 3.3 | 2005-10 est. |
117 | Tuvalu | 50.6 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Isle of Man | 50.5 | 2011 | -0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
118 | Slovenia | 49.9 | 2011 | -0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
119 | Guatemala | 49.8 | 2011 | 3.4 | 2005-10 est. |
120 | Nigeria | 49.6 | 2011 | 3.8 | 2005-10 est. |
121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.3 | 2011 | 1.3 | 2005-10 est. |
122 | Turkmenistan | 48.7 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
123 | Philippines | 48.8 | 2011 | 3 | 2005-10 est. |
124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.3 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
125 | Liberia | 48.2 | 2011 | 5.6 | 2005-10 est. |
126 | Moldova | 47.7 | 2011 | -1.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Aruba | 46.8 | 2011 | 0.1 | 2005-10 est. |
127 | Benin | 44.9 | 2011 | 4 | 2005-10 est. |
128 | Belize | 44.7 | 2011 | 3.1 | 2005-10 est. |
129 | Barbados | 44.4 | 2011 | 1.5 | 2005-10 est. |
130 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.9 | 2011 | 3.2 | 2005-10 est. |
131 | Kiribati | 43.9 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
132 | Egypt | 43.5 | 2011 | 1.8 | 2005-10 est. |
133 | Senegal | 42.5 | 2011 | 3.1 | 2005-10 est. |
134 | Mauritius | 41.8 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
135 | Mauritania | 41.5 | 2011 | 3 | 2005-10 est. |
136 | Maldives | 41.2 | 2011 | 5.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Faroe Islands | 41.1 | 2011 | 2 | 2005-10 est. |
— | British Virgin Islands | 40.6 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
137 | Equatorial Guinea | 39.5 | 2011 | 2.8 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Saint Helena | 39.5 | 2011 | 1.5 | 2005-10 est. |
138 | Sierra Leone | 39.2 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
139 | Zambia | 39.2 | 2011 | 2.3 | 2005-10 est. |
140 | Central African Republic | 39.1 | 2011 | 2.3 | 2005-10 est. |
141 | Grenada | 39.1 | 2011 | 0.3 | 2005-10 est. |
142 | Zimbabwe | 38.6 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
143 | Namibia | 38.4 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
144 | Togo | 38.0 | 2011 | 4.3 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Niue | 37.9 | 2011 | -0.2 | 2005-10 est. |
145 | Somalia | 37.7 | 2011 | 4.2 | 2005-10 est. |
146 | Uzbekistan | 36.2 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
147 | Pakistan | 36.2 | 2011 | 3 | 2005-10 est. |
148 | Bhutan | 35.6 | 2011 | 4.9 | 2005-10 est. |
149 | Guinea | 35.4 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
150 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.3 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
151 | Mali | 34.9 | 2011 | 4.8 | 2005-10 est. |
152 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.3 | 2011 | 5.1 | 2005-10 est. |
153 | Laos | 34.3 | 2011 | 5.6 | 2005-10 est. |
155 | Sudan | 33.2 | 2011 | 4.3 | 2005-10 est. |
156 | Burma | 32.6 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
157 | Yemen | 32.3 | 2011 | 4.9 | 2005-10 est. |
158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32.0 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
159 | India | 31.3 | 2011 | 2.4 | 2005-10 est. |
160 | Mozambique | 31.2 | 2011 | 4.1 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Jersey | 31.2 | 2011 | 0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Guernsey | 31.2 | 2011 | 0.6 | 2005-10 est. |
161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.8 | 2011 | 0.9 | 2005-10 est. |
162 | Madagascar | 32.6 | 2011 | 3.8 | 2005-10 est. |
163 | Nepal | 31.0 | 2011 | 4.9 | 2005-10 est. |
164 | Vietnam | 31.0 | 2011 | 3.1 | 2005-10 est. |
165 | Bangladesh | 28.4 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
166 | Guyana | 28.4 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
167 | Timor-Leste | 28.3 | 2011 | 5 | 2005-10 est. |
168 | Comoros | 28.0 | 2011 | 2.7 | 2005-10 est. |
169 | Lesotho | 27.6 | 2011 | 3.5 | 2005-10 est. |
170 | Tanzania | 26.7 | 2011 | 4.2 | 2005-10 est. |
171 | Burkina Faso | 26.5 | 2011 | 5 | 2005-10 est. |
172 | Tajikistan | 26.5 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
173 | Vanuatu | 24.9 | 2011 | 4.1 | 2005-10 est. |
174 | Kenya | 24.0 | 2011 | 4 | 2005-10 est. |
175 | Afghanistan | 23.5 | 2011 | 5.4 | 2005-10 est. |
176 | Tonga | 23.4 | 2011 | 1.6 | 2005-10 est. |
177 | Federated States of Micronesia | 22.6 | 2011 | 0.8 | 2005-10 est. |
178 | Chad | 21.8 | 2011 | 4.7 | 2005-10 est. |
179 | Eritrea | 21.3 | 2011 | 5.4 | 2005-10 est. |
180 | Swaziland | 21.2 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
181 | Solomon Islands | 20.5 | 2011 | 4.1 | 2005-10 est. |
182 | Cambodia | 20.0 | 2011 | 4.6 | 2005-10 est. |
183 | Samoa | 19.9 | 2011 | 1.7 | 2005-10 est. |
184 | Rwanda | 19.1 | 2011 | 4.2 | 2005-10 est. |
185 | South Sudan | 18.0 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
186 | Niger | 17.8 | 2011 | 4 | 2005-10 est. |
187 | Saint Lucia | 17.5 | 2011 | 1.4 | 2005-10 est. |
188 | Ethiopia | 17.0 | 2011 | 4.3 | 2005-10 est. |
189 | Malawi | 15.7 | 2011 | 5.2 | 2005-10 est. |
190 | Uganda | 15.6 | 2011 | 4.4 | 2005-10 est. |
191 | Sri Lanka | 15.1 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
192 | Liechtenstein | 14.4 | 2011 | 0.5 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Montserrat | 14.2 | 2011 | 2.2 | 2005-10 est. |
193 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.7 | 2011 | 2.9 | 2005-10 est. |
194 | Papua New Guinea | 12.5 | 2011 | 1.9 | 2005-10 est. |
195 | Burundi | 10.9 | 2011 | 6.8 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Tokelau | 0 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
— | Pitcairn Islands | 0 | 2011 | 0 | 2005-10 est. |
See also
- United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, the 2009 Revision, Web Site of the United Nations Population Division
- List of countries by urban population
References
- ↑ http://www.index.go.kr/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=1200
- 1 2 "Urban population (% of total) | Data | Table". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "我国城镇化率已达56.1% 城镇化质量还不够高 | 每经网". www.nbd.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "COMUNICAT DE PRES Ă Nr.159 din 4 iulie 2013 privind rezultatele definitive ale Recens ă mântului Popula Ġ iei ş i al Locuin Ġ elor – 2011 (caracteristici de mografice ale popula Ġ iei)" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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