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People > Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 585.84 million 2009
2 European UnionEuropean Union 368.58 million 2009
3 IndiaIndia 344.52 million 2009
4 United StatesUnited States 251.75 million 2009
5 BrazilBrazil 166.69 million 2009
6 IndonesiaIndonesia 120.92 million 2009
7 RussiaRussia 103.26 million 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 91.79 million 2009
8 JapanJapan 85.04 million 2009
9 MexicoMexico 83.26 million 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 81.39 million 2009
10 NigeriaNigeria 75.94 million 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 74.73 million 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 73.49 million 2009
11 PakistanPakistan 62.08 million 2009
12 GermanyGermany 60.42 million 2009
13 PhilippinesPhilippines 60.4 million 2009
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 55.66 million 2009
15 TurkeyTurkey 51.73 million 2009
16 FranceFrance 48.58 million 2009
17 BangladeshBangladesh 44.81 million 2009
18 ItalyItaly 41.14 million 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 41.1 million 2009
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 38.93 million 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 37.93 million 2009
19 ArgentinaArgentina 37.13 million 2009
20 SpainSpain 35.73 million 2009
21 ColombiaColombia 34.15 million 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 32.49 million 2009
22 UkraineUkraine 31.3 million 2009
23 South AfricaSouth Africa 30.19 million 2009
24 CanadaCanada 27.16 million 2009
25 VenezuelaVenezuela 26.58 million 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 25.29 million 2009
26 VietnamVietnam 24.72 million 2009
27 PolandPoland 23.36 million 2009
28 AlgeriaAlgeria 22.98 million 2009
29 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 22.83 million 2009
30 ThailandThailand 22.81 million 2009
31 IraqIraq 20.94 million 2009
32 PeruPeru 20.85 million 2009
33 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 20.68 million 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 20.3 million 2009
34 MalaysiaMalaysia 19.58 million 2009
35 AustraliaAustralia 19.45 million 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 19.05 million 2009
36 SudanSudan 18.74 million 2009
37 MoroccoMorocco 18.03 million 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 17.92 million 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 17.3 million 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 17.14 million 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 16.94 million 2009
38 BurmaBurma 16.63 million 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 16.11 million 2009
39 ChileChile 15.06 million 2009
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 14.76 million 2009
40 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.33 million 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 13.7 million 2009
41 NetherlandsNetherlands 13.6 million 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 13.5 million 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 13.36 million 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 13.25 million 2009
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 13.16 million 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 12.76 million 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 12.58 million 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 12.16 million 2009
42 GhanaGhana 12.1 million 2009
43 RomaniaRomania 11.69 million 2009
44 SyriaSyria 11.51 million 2009
45 TanzaniaTanzania 11.35 million 2009
46 CameroonCameroon 11.24 million 2009
47 AngolaAngola 10.65 million 2009
48 BelgiumBelgium 10.51 million 2009
49 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 10.42 million 2009
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 10.22 million 2009
51 KazakhstanKazakhstan 9.22 million 2009
52 EcuadorEcuador 9.03 million 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 8.79 million 2009
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 8.72 million 2009
53 KenyaKenya 8.72 million 2009
54 MozambiqueMozambique 8.61 million 2009
55 CubaCuba 8.48 million 2009
56 SwedenSweden 7.86 million 2009
57 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.73 million 2009
58 AfghanistanAfghanistan 7.28 million 2009
59 BelarusBelarus 7.14 million 2009
60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 7.04 million 2009
61 TunisiaTunisia 6.98 million 2009
62 GreeceGreece 6.9 million 2009
63 GuatemalaGuatemala 6.88 million 2009
64 IsraelIsrael 6.81 million 2009
65 HungaryHungary 6.8 million 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 6.71 million 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.57 million 2009
66 BoliviaBolivia 6.51 million 2009
67 PortugalPortugal 6.39 million 2009
68 MadagascarMadagascar 5.86 million 2009
69 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.7 million 2009
70 AustriaAustria 5.64 million 2009
71 BulgariaBulgaria 5.42 million 2009
72 SenegalSenegal 5.34 million 2009
73 NepalNepal 5.2 million 2009
74 LibyaLibya 4.99 million 2009
75 SingaporeSingapore 4.99 million 2009
76 HaitiHaiti 4.84 million 2009
77 DenmarkDenmark 4.8 million 2009
78 JordanJordan 4.79 million 2009
79 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.74 million 2009
80 ZambiaZambia 4.6 million 2009
81 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.57 million 2009
82 UgandaUganda 4.3 million 2009
83 MaliMali 4.26 million 2009
84 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.92 million 2009
85 ParaguayParaguay 3.87 million 2009
86 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.82 million 2009
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 3.78 million 2009
87 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.76 million 2009
88 NorwayNorway 3.74 million 2009
89 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.74 million 2009
90 BeninBenin 3.72 million 2009
91 LebanonLebanon 3.68 million 2009
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 3.65 million 2009
92 HondurasHonduras 3.61 million 2009
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.58 million 2009
94 GuineaGuinea 3.52 million 2009
95 FinlandFinland 3.4 million 2009
96 SomaliaSomalia 3.38 million 2009
97 CambodiaCambodia 3.28 million 2009
98 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.27 million 2009
99 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.15 million 2009
100 UruguayUruguay 3.09 million 2009
101 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.07 million 2009
102 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.07 million 2009
103 ChadChad 3.04 million 2009
104 MalawiMalawi 2.95 million 2009
105 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2.92 million 2009
106 TogoTogo 2.83 million 2009
107 IrelandIreland 2.77 million 2009
108 KuwaitKuwait 2.75 million 2009
109 PanamaPanama 2.56 million 2009
110 CroatiaCroatia 2.55 million 2009
111 NigerNiger 2.54 million 2009
112 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2.51 million 2009
113 LiberiaLiberia 2.41 million 2009
114 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 2.27 million 2009
115 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.25 million 2009
116 LithuaniaLithuania 2.24 million 2009
117 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.17 million 2009
118 OmanOman 2.04 million 2009
119 LaosLaos 2.03 million 2009
120 ArmeniaArmenia 1.97 million 2009
121 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.94 million 2009
122 RwandaRwanda 1.86 million 2009
123 TajikistanTajikistan 1.84 million 2009
124 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.81 million 2009
125 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.71 million 2009
126 LatviaLatvia 1.54 million 2009
127 MongoliaMongolia 1.53 million 2009
128 MoldovaMoldova 1.49 million 2009
129 AlbaniaAlbania 1.49 million 2009
130 JamaicaJamaica 1.45 million 2009
131 MauritaniaMauritania 1.36 million 2009
132 QatarQatar 1.35 million 2009
133 GabonGabon 1.26 million 2009
134 BotswanaBotswana 1.18 million 2009
135 EritreaEritrea 1.07 million 2009
136 SloveniaSlovenia 986,447.8 2009
137 The GambiaThe Gambia 976,404.39 2009
138 EstoniaEstonia 930,808.79 2009
139 BurundiBurundi 888,456.31 2009
140 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 842,866.31 2009
141 NamibiaNamibia 812,439.47 2009
142 DjiboutiDjibouti 757,905.15 2009
143 BahrainBahrain 700,928.49 2009
144 CyprusCyprus 610,596.24 2009
145 MauritiusMauritius 542,522.4 2009
146 LesothoLesotho 541,119.39 2009
147 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 481,935.2 2009
148 FijiFiji 449,066.48 2009
149 LuxembourgLuxembourg 409,511.65 2009
150 MaltaMalta 391,969.7 2009
151 SurinameSuriname 391,156.32 2009
152 East TimorEast Timor 314,005.54 2009
153 Cape VerdeCape Verde 305,183.78 2009
154 BruneiBrunei 300,804.44 2009
155 SwazilandSwaziland 298,840.86 2009
156 IcelandIceland 298,407.46 2009
157 The BahamasThe Bahamas 286,697.21 2009
158 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 267,398.34 2009
159 BhutanBhutan 248,530.19 2009
160 GuyanaGuyana 216,854.43 2009
161 ComorosComoros 185,470.28 2009
162 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 184,205.22 2009
163 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 181,512.13 2009
164 BelizeBelize 173,857.69 2009
165 GuamGuam 165,597.63 2009
166 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 163,062.31 2009
167 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 138,880 2009
168 MaldivesMaldives 121,234.67 2009
169 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 104,421.61 2009
170 BarbadosBarbados 103,167.59 2009
171 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 99,899.02 2009
172 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 95,635.48 2009
173 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 79,248.24 2009
174 BermudaBermuda 64,400 2009
175 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 62,258.24 2009
176 VanuatuVanuatu 60,378.62 2009
177 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 54,977.26 2009
178 DominicaDominica 54,652.1 2009
179 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 51,786.91 2009
180 ArubaAruba 49,895.37 2009
181 SeychellesSeychelles 48,226.29 2009
182 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 48,048.04 2009
183 GreenlandGreenland 46,990.96 2009
184 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 43,596.67 2009
185 KiribatiKiribati 43,061.36 2009
186 SamoaSamoa 41,492.27 2009
187 MonacoMonaco 32,812 2009
188 GrenadaGrenada 32,135.16 2009
189 San MarinoSan Marino 29,633.4 2009
190 GibraltarGibraltar 27,921 2005
191 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 26,612.88 2009
192 TongaTonga 26,033.34 2009
193 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 23,580.34 2005
194 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 20,411.05 2009
195 PalauPalau 16,640.41 2009
196 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 16,048.4 2009
197 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 5,120.91 2009
198 TuvaluTuvalu 5,022.12 2005

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