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Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2000

Urban population for each country in 2000, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 2000, China ranks #1 with 460.01 million people. That is 1.6 times India in second place (292.48 million people). The top five are China, India, United States, Brazil and Russian Federation. Together the top 10 account for 56.1% of the total across the 217 countries listed. The median across all 217 is 2.25 million people; Tuvalu is last at 4,344 people.

#1
China · 460.01 million people
Median
2.25 million people
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
2000
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 460.01 million; 2. India 292.48 million; 3. United States 223.12 million; 4. Brazil 141.21 million; 5. Russian Federation 107.25 million; 6. Japan 99.72 million; 7. Indonesia 90.72 million; 8. Mexico 73.89 million; 9. Germany 65.85 million; 10. Nigeria 54.7 million.China460.01 millionIndia292.48 millionUnited States223.12 millionBrazil141.21 millionRussian Federation107.25 millionJapan99.72 millionIndonesia90.72 millionMexico73.89 millionGermany65.85 millionNigeria54.7 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 460.01 million; 2. India 292.48 million; 3. United States 223.12 million; 4. Brazil 141.21 million; 5. Russian Federation 107.25 million; 6. Japan 99.72 million; 7. Indonesia 90.72 million; 8. Mexico 73.89 million; 9. Germany 65.85 million; 10. Nigeria 54.7 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 297.37 million in 1990 to 460.01 million in 2000; India: 221.25 million in 1990 to 292.48 million in 2000; United States: 187.89 million in 1990 to 223.12 million in 2000; Brazil: 111.66 million in 1990 to 141.21 million in 2000; Russian Federation: 109.07 million in 1990 to 107.25 million in 2000.0115 million230.01 million345.01 million460.01 million199019952000ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilRussian Federation
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 297.37 million in 1990 to 460.01 million in 2000; India: 221.25 million in 1990 to 292.48 million in 2000; United States: 187.89 million in 1990 to 223.12 million in 2000; Brazil: 111.66 million in 1990 to 141.21 million in 2000; Russian Federation: 109.07 million in 1990 to 107.25 million in 2000.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 16.0%; India 10.2%; United States 7.8%; Brazil 4.9%; Russian Federation 3.7%; All others 57.3%16%10%8%57%

China 16.0%India 10.2%United States 7.8%Brazil 4.9%Russian Federation 3.7%All others 57.3%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 217 countries. China 16.0%; India 10.2%; United States 7.8%; Brazil 4.9%; Russian Federation 3.7%; All others 57.3%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2000, 2000
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China460,010,000
2India292,480,000
3United States223,120,000
4Brazil141,210,000
5Russian Federation107,250,000
6Japan99,715,000
7Indonesia90,723,000
8Mexico73,891,000
9Germany65,847,000
10Nigeria54,696,000
11Pakistan51,117,000
12United Kingdom47,010,000
13France46,612,000
14Iran, Islamic Rep.42,825,000
15Türkiye38,582,000
16Italy38,261,000
17Korea, Rep.37,409,000
18Ukraine33,403,000
19Argentina33,186,000
20Bangladesh31,368,000
21Egypt, Arab Rep.31,231,000
22Philippines31,164,000
23Spain30,899,000
24Colombia29,063,000
25South Africa26,532,000
26Canada24,128,000
27Poland23,623,000
28Venezuela, RB21,637,000
29Thailand19,824,000
30Peru19,356,000
31Viet Nam18,800,000
32Algeria18,497,000
33Congo, Dem. Rep.17,628,000
34Iraq16,519,000
35Australia16,195,000
36Morocco15,231,000
37Malaysia14,233,000
38Korea, Dem. People's Rep.14,062,000
39Chile13,375,000
40Saudi Arabia12,937,000
41Netherlands12,499,000
42Myanmar12,471,000
43Romania11,864,000
44Uzbekistan11,817,000
45Ethiopia10,057,000
46Sudan8,996,900
47Kazakhstan8,684,300
48Syrian Arab Republic8,631,200
49Ghana8,628,000
50Belgium8,407,600
51Cuba8,402,400
52Angola8,179,600
53Greece7,852,100
54Ecuador7,700,600
55Nepal7,633,800
56Côte d'Ivoire7,625,400
57Tanzania7,603,800
58Czechia7,589,100
59Sweden7,456,100
60Belarus6,977,500
61Cameroon6,896,300
62Hong Kong SAR, China6,665,000
63Hungary6,561,600
64Tunisia6,212,100
65Kenya5,961,700
66Israel5,740,700
67Portugal5,598,200
68Bulgaria5,577,200
69Austria5,349,200
70Bolivia5,323,800
71Mozambique5,301,500
72Switzerland5,266,200
73Dominican Republic5,263,200
74Yemen, Rep.5,221,100
75Guatemala5,058,400
76Libya4,612,800
77Denmark4,544,000
78Jordan4,217,200
79Serbia4,178,500
80Madagascar4,130,700
81Azerbaijan4,115,400
82Senegal4,053,800
83Singapore4,027,900
84Zimbabwe3,852,900
85Afghanistan3,735,800
86Lebanon3,723,200
87Puerto Rico (US)3,597,300
88Zambia3,593,700
89Finland3,474,400
90Norway3,419,100
91El Salvador3,361,800
92New Zealand3,306,300
93Haiti3,059,000
94Slovak Republic3,023,400
95Honduras2,981,300
96Uruguay2,981,300
97Paraguay2,933,700
98Somalia, Fed. Rep.2,922,000
99Sri Lanka2,820,600
100Uganda2,794,000

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About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 223.12 million people.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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Source and method

Urban population for each country in 2000, 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.