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Ranking of countries
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|
Rank
|
Country
|
Total population (millions)
|
Urban population (millions)
|
Urban population as percentage of total (2010)
|
Urban population as percentage of total (2030 estimate)
|
|
1
|
China |
1,338.3m
|
600.9m
|
44.9
|
60.3
|
|
2
|
India |
1,170.9m
|
352.5m
|
30.1
|
40.7
|
|
3
|
USA |
309.1m
|
254.3m
|
82.3
|
87.0
|
|
4
|
Brazil |
194.9m
|
168.6m
|
86.5
|
91.1
|
|
5
|
Indonesia |
239.9m
|
128.8m
|
53.7
|
68.9
|
|
6
|
Russia |
141.8m
|
103.2m
|
72.8
|
75.7
|
|
7
|
Mexico |
113.4m
|
88.2m
|
77.8
|
82.8
|
|
8
|
Japan |
127.5m
|
85.1m
|
66.8
|
73.7
|
|
9
|
Nigeria |
158.4m
|
78.9m
|
49.8
|
66.0
|
|
10
|
Pakistan |
173.6m
|
64.2m
|
37.0
|
49.8
|
|
11
|
Philippines |
93.3m
|
61.9m
|
66.4
|
76.7
|
|
12
|
Germany |
81.7m
|
60.3m
|
73.8
|
80.0
|
|
13
|
UK |
62.2m
|
56.1m
|
90.1
|
92.2
|
|
14
|
Iran |
74.0m
|
51.4m
|
69.5
|
77.9
|
|
15
|
Turkey |
72.8m
|
50.6m
|
69.6
|
77.7
|
|
16
|
France |
64.9m
|
50.5m
|
77.8
|
82.9
|
|
17
|
Bangladesh |
148.7m
|
41.8m
|
28.1
|
39.9
|
|
18
|
Italy |
60.5m
|
41.4m
|
68.4
|
74.6
|
|
19
|
South Korea |
48.9m
|
40.0m
|
81.9
|
86.3
|
|
20
|
Argentina |
40.4m
|
37.3m
|
92.4
|
93.2
|
|
21
|
Spain |
46.1m
|
35.7m
|
77.4
|
81.9
|
|
22
|
Colombia |
46.3m
|
34.8m
|
75.1
|
80.3
|
|
23
|
Egypt |
81.1m
|
34.7m
|
42.8
|
53.9
|
|
24
|
Ukraine |
45.9m
|
31.2m
|
68.1
|
75.2
|
|
25
|
South Africa |
50.0m
|
30.8m
|
61.7
|
71.3
|
|
26
|
Canada |
34.1m
|
27.5m
|
80.6
|
84.4
|
|
27
|
Venezuela |
28.8m
|
27.1m
|
94.0
|
97.1
|
|
28
|
Vietnam |
86.9m
|
25.0m
|
28.8
|
41.8
|
|
29
|
Algeria |
35.5m
|
23.6m
|
66.5
|
76.2
|
|
30
|
Thailand |
69.1m
|
23.5m
|
34.0
|
45.8
|
|
31
|
Poland |
38.2m
|
23.4m
|
61.2
|
70.0
|
|
32
|
Congo Dem Republic |
66.0m
|
23.2m
|
35.2
|
49.2
|
|
33
|
Saudi Arabia |
27.4m
|
22.9m
|
83.6
|
86.2
|
|
34
|
Iraq |
32.0m
|
21.3m
|
66.4
|
71.3
|
|
35
|
Peru |
29.1m
|
20.8m
|
71.6
|
79.3
|
|
36
|
Malaysia |
28.4m
|
20.5m
|
72.2
|
81.9
|
|
37
|
Australia |
22.3m
|
19.9m
|
89.1
|
91.9
|
|
38
|
Morocco |
32.0m
|
18.1m
|
56.7
|
72.7
|
|
39
|
Myanmar (Burma) |
48.0m
|
16.3m
|
33.9
|
48.4
|
|
40
|
North Korea |
24.3m
|
15.4m
|
63.4
|
72.4
|
|
41
|
Chile |
17.1m
|
15.2m
|
89.0
|
92.3
|
|
42
|
Ethiopia |
82.9m
|
14.6m
|
17.6
|
27.1
|
|
43
|
Netherlands |
16.6m
|
13.8m
|
82.9
|
88.6
|
|
44
|
Ghana |
24.4m
|
12.6m
|
51.5
|
64.8
|
|
45
|
Tanzania |
44.8m
|
11.8m
|
26.4
|
38.7
|
|
46
|
Romania |
21.4m
|
11.7m
|
54.6
|
63.1
|
|
47
|
Cameroon |
19.6m
|
11.4m
|
58.4
|
71.5
|
|
48
|
Angola |
19.1m
|
11.2m
|
58.5
|
68.2
|
|
49
|
Syria |
20.4m
|
11.2m
|
54.9
|
61.0
|
|
50
|
Belgium |
10.9m
|
10.6m
|
97.4
|
97.8
|
|
51
|
Uzbekistan |
28.2m
|
10.4m
|
36.9
|
46.1
|
|
52
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
19.7m
|
9.9m
|
50.1
|
n/a
|
|
53
|
Ecuador |
14.5m
|
9.7m
|
66.9
|
74.2
|
|
54
|
Kazakhstan |
16.3m
|
9.5m
|
58.5
|
66.9
|
|
55
|
Mozambique |
23.4m
|
9.0m
|
38.4
|
53.7
|
|
56
|
Kenya |
40.5m
|
9.0m
|
22.2
|
33.0
|
|
57
|
Cuba |
11.3m
|
8.5m
|
75.7
|
77.3
|
|
58
|
Afghanistan |
34.4m
|
8.5m
|
24.8
|
36.3
|
|
59
|
Sweden |
9.4m
|
7.9m
|
84.7
|
87.5
|
|
60
|
Czech Republic |
10.5m
|
7.7m
|
73.5
|
78.0
|
|
61
|
Yemen |
24.1m
|
7.6m
|
31.8
|
41.7
|
|
62
|
Belarus |
9.5m
|
7.1m
|
74.3
|
81.7
|
|
63
|
Tunisia |
10.5m
|
7.1m
|
67.3
|
75.1
|
|
64
|
Guatemala |
14.4m
|
7.1m
|
49.5
|
60.6
|
|
65
|
Israel |
7.6m
|
7.0m
|
91.7
|
93.0
|
|
66
|
Dominican Republic |
9.9m
|
7.0m
|
70.5
|
80.0
|
|
67
|
Greece |
11.3m
|
6.9m
|
61.4
|
67.4
|
|
68
|
Hungary |
10.0m
|
6.8m
|
68.3
|
76.1
|
|
69
|
Bolivia |
9.9m
|
6.6m
|
66.5
|
75.2
|
|
70
|
Portugal |
10.6m
|
6.5m
|
60.7
|
71.4
|
|
71
|
Madagascar |
20.7m
|
6.3m
|
30.2
|
39.3
|
|
72
|
United Arab Emirates |
7.5m
|
5.9m
|
78.0
|
80.5
|
|
73
|
Zimbabwe |
15.5m
|
5.9m
|
38.3
|
50.7
|
|
74
|
Switzerland |
7.8m
|
5.8m
|
73.6
|
83.1
|
|
75
|
Austria |
8.4m
|
5.7m
|
67.6
|
73.1
|
|
76
|
Nepal |
30.0m
|
5.5m
|
18.2
|
30.6
|
|
77
|
Bulgaria |
7.5m
|
5.4m
|
71.7
|
77.8
|
|
78
|
Senegal |
12.4m
|
5.3m
|
42.9
|
53.2
|
|
79
|
Singapore |
5.1m
|
5.1m
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
80
|
Mali |
15.4m
|
5.1m
|
33.3
|
47.4
|
|
81
|
Libya |
6.4m
|
5.0m
|
77.9
|
90.0
|
|
82
|
Haiti |
10.0m
|
5.0m
|
49.6
|
56.0
|
|
83
|
Denmark |
5.5m
|
4.8m
|
87.2
|
89.1
|
|
84
|
Jordan |
6.0m
|
4.7m
|
78.5
|
88.5
|
|
85
|
Azerbaijan |
9.0m
|
4.7m
|
52.2
|
59.2
|
|
86
|
Zambia |
12.9m
|
4.6m
|
35.7
|
44.7
|
|
87
|
Uganda |
33.4m
|
4.4m
|
13.3
|
20.7
|
|
88
|
Paraguay |
6.5m
|
4.0m
|
61.5
|
71.9
|
|
89
|
New Zealand |
4.4m
|
3.8m
|
86.8
|
89.5
|
|
90
|
Norway |
4.9m
|
3.8m
|
77.6
|
81.9
|
|
91
|
El Salvador |
6.2m
|
3.8m
|
61.3
|
69.8
|
|
92
|
Serbia |
7.3m
|
3.8m
|
52.4
|
62.8
|
|
93
|
Lebanon |
4.2m
|
3.7m
|
87.2
|
90.0
|
|
94
|
Honduras |
7.6m
|
3.7m
|
48.8
|
60.3
|
|
95
|
Finland |
5.4m
|
3.4m
|
63.9
|
68.8
|
|
96
|
Burkina Faso |
16.5m
|
3.4m
|
20.4
|
32.5
|
|
97
|
Nicaragua |
5.8m
|
3.3m
|
57.3
|
67.9
|
|
98
|
Cambodia |
14.1m
|
3.2m
|
22.8
|
37.0
|
|
99
|
Uruguay |
3.4m
|
3.1m
|
92.5
|
94.3
|
|
100
|
Slovakia |
5.4m
|
3.1m
|
56.8
|
64.7
|
|
101
|
Chad |
11.2m
|
3.1m
|
27.6
|
41.2
|
|
102
|
Sri Lanka |
20.9m
|
3.1m
|
15.1
|
21.4
|
|
103
|
Costa Rica |
4.7m
|
3.0m
|
64.3
|
73.8
|
|
104
|
Ireland |
4.5m
|
2.8m
|
61.9
|
70.4
|
|
105
|
Kuwait |
2.7m
|
2.7m
|
98.4
|
98.7
|
|
106
|
Panama |
3.5m
|
2.6m
|
74.8
|
83.6
|
|
107
|
Croatia |
4.4m
|
2.6m
|
57.8
|
66.5
|
|
108
|
Niger |
15.5m
|
2.6m
|
16.7
|
27.0
|
|
109
|
Liberia |
4.0m
|
2.5m
|
61.5
|
31.3
|
|
110
|
Georgia |
4.5m
|
2.4m
|
52.9
|
60.4
|
|
111
|
Sierra Leone |
5.9m
|
2.3m
|
38.4
|
59.5
|
|
112
|
Oman |
2.8m
|
2.0m
|
71.7
|
76.4
|
|
113
|
Armenia |
3.1m
|
2.0m
|
63.7
|
69.1
|
|
114
|
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3.8m
|
1.8m
|
48.6
|
61.7
|
|
115
|
Qatar |
1.8m
|
1.7m
|
95.8
|
96.9
|
|
116
|
Jamaica |
2.7m
|
1.5m
|
53.7
|
64.3
|
|
117
|
Albania |
3.2m
|
1.5m
|
48.0
|
62.7
|
|
118
|
Mauritania |
3.5m
|
1.4m
|
41.4
|
51.7
|
|
119
|
Botswana |
2.0m
|
1.2m
|
61.1
|
72.7
|
|
120
|
Bahrain |
1.3m
|
1.1m
|
88.6
|
98.9
|
|
121
|
Eritrea |
5.3m
|
1.1m
|
21.6
|
34.4
|
|
122
|
Burundi |
8.4m
|
0.9m
|
11.0
|
20.8
|
• Table 1: Urbanisation in selected countries between 1950 and 2030
• Table 2: Urban population in 122 countries together with their largest cities
• Table 4: Countries with the highest proportion of people living in urban areas
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