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Countries in Asia Ranked by Urban population (2025)

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

China ranks #1 with 933.17 million people. That is 1.8 times India in second place (522.44 million people). The top five are China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Pakistan. Together the top 10 account for 84% of the total across the 49 countries in Asia listed. The median across all 49 is 9.9 million people; Maldives is last at 225,150 people. China's figure has risen 95% since 2001 (478.98 million people to 933.17 million people in 2025).

#1
China · 933.17 million people
Median
9.9 million people
Coverage
49 countries in Asia
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. India 522.44 million; 3. Indonesia 169.7 million; 4. Japan 113.87 million; 5. Pakistan 100.88 million; 6. Türkiye 76.86 million; 7. Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51 million; 8. Philippines 65.14 million; 9. Bangladesh 58.4 million; 10. Thailand 44.98 million.China933.17 millionIndia522.44 millionIndonesia169.7 millionJapan113.87 millionPakistan100.88 millionTürkiye76.86 millionIran, Islamic Rep.71.51 millionPhilippines65.14 millionBangladesh58.4 millionThailand44.98 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. India 522.44 million; 3. Indonesia 169.7 million; 4. Japan 113.87 million; 5. Pakistan 100.88 million; 6. Türkiye 76.86 million; 7. Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51 million; 8. Philippines 65.14 million; 9. Bangladesh 58.4 million; 10. Thailand 44.98 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 million in 2025; India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; Indonesia: 94 million in 2001 to 169.7 million in 2025; Japan: 100.65 million in 2001 to 113.87 million in 2025; Pakistan: 52.88 million in 2001 to 100.88 million in 2025.0233.29 million466.59 million699.88 million933.17 million200120132025ChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanPakistan
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 million in 2025; India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; Indonesia: 94 million in 2001 to 169.7 million in 2025; Japan: 100.65 million in 2001 to 113.87 million in 2025; Pakistan: 52.88 million in 2001 to 100.88 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 36.3%; India 20.3%; Indonesia 6.6%; Japan 4.4%; Pakistan 3.9%; All others 28.3%36%20%28%

China 36.3%India 20.3%Indonesia 6.6%Japan 4.4%Pakistan 3.9%All others 28.3%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 49 countries in Asia. China 36.3%; India 20.3%; Indonesia 6.6%; Japan 4.4%; Pakistan 3.9%; All others 28.3%.

Full ranking

Countries in Asia Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China933,170,000
2India522,440,000
3Indonesia169,700,000
4Japan113,870,000
5Pakistan100,880,000
6Türkiye76,856,000
7Iran, Islamic Rep.71,509,000
8Philippines65,136,000
9Bangladesh58,398,000
10Thailand44,977,000
11Korea, Rep.41,954,000
12Viet Nam39,451,000
13Iraq32,886,000
14Saudi Arabia31,284,000
15Malaysia27,845,000
16Nepal19,844,000
17Uzbekistan18,904,000
18Syrian Arab Republic18,468,000
19Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17,056,000
20Myanmar16,775,000
21Yemen, Rep.15,470,000
22Kazakhstan13,003,000
23Afghanistan11,373,000
24Jordan10,738,000
25United Arab Emirates9,896,900
26Israel9,270,300
27Hong Kong SAR, China7,498,900
28Cambodia7,336,500
29Singapore6,111,200
30Azerbaijan6,008,500
31Lebanon5,320,600
32Kuwait4,865,300
33West Bank and Gaza4,730,500
34Sri Lanka4,449,100
35Oman4,367,100
36Turkmenistan3,588,900
37Lao PDR3,173,900
38Qatar2,953,200
39Tajikistan2,822,300
40Kyrgyz Republic2,551,400
41Mongolia2,539,200
42Georgia2,407,800
43Armenia2,035,000
44Bahrain1,600,400
45Macao SAR, China685,900
46Timor-Leste408,340
47Brunei Darussalam349,800
48Bhutan346,000
49Maldives225,150

About the top 10

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Source and method

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.URB.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Urban population: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.