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People > Urban and rural > Urban population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total population living in urban areas by country.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 701.3 million 2012
2 India 338.36 million 2008
3 United States 249.25 million 2010
4 Brazil 160.93 million 2010
5 Indonesia 118.32 million 2010
6 Japan 116.16 million 2010
7 Russia 105.58 million 2011
8 Mexico 86.29 million 2010
9 Turkey 53.32 million 2011
10 Iran 53.09 million 2012
11 Pakistan 52.81 million 2007
12 United Kingdom 45.92 million 2001
13 France 45.79 million 1999
14 South Korea 40.89 million 2012
15 Bangladesh 39 million 2011
16 Argentina 38.18 million 2013
17 Colombia 35.87 million 2013
18 Egypt 35.37 million 2012
19 South Africa 32.56 million 2011
20 Nigeria 32.29 million 1991
21 Ukraine 31.38 million 2012
22 Vietnam 28.36 million 2012
23 Canada 27.15 million 2011
24 Spain 26.94 million 2001
25 Philippines 26.25 million 1990
26 Venezuela 25.79 million 2011
27 Italy 24.17 million 1961
28 Thailand 23.43 million 2012
29 Poland 23.4 million 2011
30 Peru 23.05 million 2013
31 Malaysia 20.12 million 2010
32 Iraq 19.75 million 2007
33 Morocco 19.51 million 2013
34 Burma 18.75 million 2012
35 Australia 18.39 million 2011
36 Algeria 16.97 million 1998
37 Chile 15.28 million 2013
38 Ethiopia 13.22 million 2008
39 Tanzania 12.91 million 2013
40 Ghana 12.55 million 2010
41 North Korea 12.5 million 1993
42 Kenya 12.49 million 2009
43 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.24 million 1985
44 Romania 11.73 million 2011
45 Syria 11.3 million 2011
46 Netherlands 11.12 million 2011
47 Belgium 10.64 million 2009
48 Cameroon 10.09 million 2010
49 Ecuador 9.41 million 2010
50 Uzbekistan 9.26 million 2001
51 Kazakhstan 8.66 million 2009
52 Cuba 8.46 million 2011
53 Greece 8.21 million 2001
54 Czech Republic 7.68 million 2012
55 Sweden 7.16 million 1990
56 Belarus 7.15 million 2011
57 Israel 7.11 million 2011
58 Bolivia 7.1 million 2011
59 Yemen 7.08 million 2012
60 Dominican Republic 7.01 million 2013
61 Hungary 6.95 million 2011
62 Portugal 6.44 million 2011
63 Tunisia 6.43 million 2004
64 Mozambique 6.15 million 2007
65 Senegal 6.09 million 2011
66 Afghanistan 6.07 million 2012
67 Switzerland 5.83 million 2011
68 Austria 5.37 million 2001
69 Bulgaria 5.34 million 2011
70 Jordan 5.28 million 2012
71 Haiti 5.15 million 2012
72 Zambia 5.07 million 2010
73 Hong Kong 5.02 million 1986
74 Azerbaijan 4.8 million 2010
75 Uganda 4.52 million 2009
76 Nepal 4.52 million 2011
77 Denmark 4.3 million 1981
78 Serbia 4.29 million 2011
79 Madagascar 4.23 million 2004
80 El Salvador 4.16 million 2013
81 Benin 4.07 million 2011
82 New Zealand 3.82 million 2012
83 Honduras 3.75 million 2007
84 Palestine 3.68 million 2013
85 Finland 3.67 million 2011
86 Paraguay 3.6 million 2008
87 Niger 3.53 million 2012
88 Burkina Faso 3.52 million 2008
89 Zimbabwe 3.5 million 2008
90 Puerto Rico 3.49 million 2010
91 Norway 3.46 million 2001
92 United Arab Emirates 3.38 million 2005
93 Cambodia 3.29 million 2013
94 Mali 3.27 million 2009
95 Nicaragua 3.26 million 2009
96 Uruguay 3.19 million 2012
97 Costa Rica 3.13 million 2011
98 Slovakia 2.94 million 2011
99 Guinea 2.85 million 2008
100 Ireland 2.8 million 2011
101 Libya 2.75 million 1984
102 Sierra Leone 2.49 million 2012
103 Croatia 2.47 million 2001
104 Sri Lanka 2.47 million 2001
105 Georgia 2.38 million 2011
106 Togo 2.33 million 2010
107 Somalia 2.31 million 2002
108 Panama 2.26 million 2010
109 Oman 2.09 million 2010
110 Tajikistan 2.04 million 2011
111 Lithuania 2.02 million 2011
112 Guatemala 1.98 million 1981
113 Armenia 1.91 million 2011
114 Malawi 1.87 million 2008
115 Kyrgyzstan 1.86 million 2012
116 Mongolia 1.74 million 2010
117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.73 million 1991
118 Liberia 1.63 million 2008
119 Turkmenistan 1.59 million 1989
120 Rwanda 1.56 million 2011
121 Laos 1.52 million 2005
122 Albania 1.51 million 2012
123 Moldova 1.48 million 2010
124 Jamaica 1.45 million 2011
125 Latvia 1.4 million 2011
126 Lebanon 1.28 million 1970
127 Central African Republic 1.19 million 2003
128 Republic of Macedonia 1.19 million 1997
129 Slovenia 1.02 million 2011
130 Botswana 1 million 2006
131 Mauritania 954,385 2000
132 Estonia 930,427 2011
133 Gabon 927,025 2002
134 Burundi 811,866 2008
135 Papua New Guinea 686,301 2000
136 Namibia 603,612 2001
137 Eritrea 587,600 1990
138 Bahrain 571,385 2001
139 Cyprus 566,191 2011
140 Mauritius 534,842 2011
141 Chad 473,000 1972
142 Fiji 446,000 2010
143 Lesotho 421,105 2006
144 Malta 404,544 2005
145 Montenegro 399,264 2011
146 Martinique 355,189 2006
147 Suriname 328,932 2004
148 Cape Verde 328,177 2011
149 East Timor 316,086 2010
150 Iceland 314,412.5 2011
151 Bhutan 272,839 2013
152 The Bahamas 257,826 2000
153 Swaziland 251,122 2013
154 Macau 241,413 1970
155 Brunei 238,699 2001
156 Guyana 234,889 1976
157 Luxembourg 232,465 1970
158 French Guiana 167,454 2006
159 Comoros 160,865 2003
160 New Caledonia 152,785 2008
161 Guam 149,918 2010
162 Trinidad and Tobago 144,766 1960
163 Belize 138,796 2010
164 Equatorial Guinea 131,830 1991
165 Gambia 109,486 1980
166 Maldives 103,693 2006
167 Solomon Islands 102,030 2009
168 Guadeloupe 90,712 1961
169 Sao Tome and Principe 75,013 2001
170 Bermuda 64,237 2010
171 Vanuatu 57,195 2009
172 Cayman Islands 55,036 2010
173 Greenland 48,224 2012
174 Isle of Man 46,764 1986
175 Saint Lucia 43,316 2001
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41,822 2004
177 Kiribati 40,311 2005
178 Samoa 38,568 2011
179 Virgin Islands 37,730 1980
180 Northern Mariana Islands 37,313 1995
181 Andorra 31,871 1988
182 Western Sahara 31,073 1970
183 Jersey 25,364 1951
184 Tonga 23,658 2006
185 Seychelles 23,012 1977
186 San Marino 22,738 2000
187 Antigua and Barbuda 21,814 1970
188 Faeroe Islands 17,624 2008
189 American Samoa 15,599 1990
190 Guernsey 15,587 1981
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,579 1960
192 Palau 15,399 2005
193 Grenada 13,098 1960
194 Barbados 11,452 1960
195 Cook Islands 11,225 1996
196 Tuvalu 4,492 2002
197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4,322 1962
198 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,570 1975
199 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1,557 1991
200 Niue 1,045 1971
201 Liechtenstein 0.0 2010

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