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Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2010

Urban population for each country in 2010, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 2010, China ranks #1 with 658.61 million people. That is 1.7 times India in second place (384.29 million people). The top five are China, India, United States, Brazil and Indonesia. Together the top 10 account for 56.7% of the total across the 217 countries listed. The median across all 217 is 2.94 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 5,193 people.

#1
China · 658.61 million people
Median
2.94 million people
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
2010
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 658.61 million; 2. India 384.29 million; 3. United States 249.67 million; 4. Brazil 163.38 million; 5. Indonesia 122.79 million; 6. Japan 116.06 million; 7. Russian Federation 105.24 million; 8. Mexico 86.95 million; 9. Nigeria 86.12 million; 10. Pakistan 69.37 million.China658.61 millionIndia384.29 millionUnited States249.67 millionBrazil163.38 millionIndonesia122.79 millionJapan116.06 millionRussian Federation105.24 millionMexico86.95 millionNigeria86.12 millionPakistan69.37 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 658.61 million; 2. India 384.29 million; 3. United States 249.67 million; 4. Brazil 163.38 million; 5. Indonesia 122.79 million; 6. Japan 116.06 million; 7. Russian Federation 105.24 million; 8. Mexico 86.95 million; 9. Nigeria 86.12 million; 10. Pakistan 69.37 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 297.37 million in 1990 to 658.61 million in 2010; India: 221.25 million in 1990 to 384.29 million in 2010; United States: 187.89 million in 1990 to 249.67 million in 2010; Brazil: 111.66 million in 1990 to 163.38 million in 2010; Indonesia: 56.14 million in 1990 to 122.79 million in 2010.0164.65 million329.31 million493.96 million658.61 million199020002010ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilIndonesia
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 297.37 million in 1990 to 658.61 million in 2010; India: 221.25 million in 1990 to 384.29 million in 2010; United States: 187.89 million in 1990 to 249.67 million in 2010; Brazil: 111.66 million in 1990 to 163.38 million in 2010; Indonesia: 56.14 million in 1990 to 122.79 million in 2010.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 18.3%; India 10.7%; United States 6.9%; Brazil 4.5%; Indonesia 3.4%; All others 56.2%18%11%56%

China 18.3%India 10.7%United States 6.9%Brazil 4.5%Indonesia 3.4%All others 56.2%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 217 countries. China 18.3%; India 10.7%; United States 6.9%; Brazil 4.5%; Indonesia 3.4%; All others 56.2%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2010, 2010
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China658,610,000
2India384,290,000
3United States249,670,000
4Brazil163,380,000
5Indonesia122,790,000
6Japan116,060,000
7Russian Federation105,240,000
8Mexico86,950,000
9Nigeria86,117,000
10Pakistan69,367,000
11Germany65,672,000
12Iran, Islamic Rep.54,666,000
13United Kingdom50,838,000
14Türkiye50,722,000
15France50,133,000
16Philippines43,853,000
17Bangladesh42,199,000
18Italy40,807,000
19Korea, Rep.40,619,000
20Egypt, Arab Rep.38,270,000
21Argentina37,570,000
22Spain36,569,000
23Colombia34,355,000
24South Africa32,783,000
25Ukraine31,886,000
26Thailand30,176,000
27Canada27,549,000
28Congo, Dem. Rep.27,008,000
29Viet Nam26,456,000
30Venezuela, RB25,587,000
31Algeria24,291,000
32Poland23,148,000
33Peru22,513,000
34Iraq21,439,000
35Malaysia20,306,000
36Saudi Arabia19,681,000
37Australia18,996,000
38Morocco18,938,000
39Nepal16,956,000
40Ethiopia15,839,000
41Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15,069,000
42Chile14,940,000
43Uzbekistan14,571,000
44Netherlands14,514,000
45Myanmar14,286,000
46Angola14,007,000
47Kenya13,258,000
48Ghana12,923,000
49Tanzania12,621,000
50Syrian Arab Republic12,522,000
51Sudan11,587,000
52Romania10,914,000
53Côte d'Ivoire10,623,000
54Cameroon10,001,000
55Ecuador9,459,200
56Belgium9,258,200
57Kazakhstan9,126,500
58Cuba8,654,900
59Greece8,492,600
60Yemen, Rep.8,193,100
61Sweden7,983,900
62Czechia7,682,900
63Guatemala7,442,500
64Dominican Republic7,283,100
65Tunisia7,173,200
66Mozambique7,126,600
67Belarus7,070,200
68Hong Kong SAR, China7,024,200
69Israel6,993,300
70Hungary6,953,100
71Bolivia6,761,800
72Portugal6,457,900
73Afghanistan6,296,500
74Madagascar6,181,400
75Uganda6,089,200
76Jordan6,002,600
77Switzerland5,759,800
78United Arab Emirates5,727,500
79Libya5,725,700
80Austria5,612,200
81Zambia5,580,100
82Senegal5,513,700
83Bulgaria5,289,000
84Singapore5,076,700
85Azerbaijan4,824,600
86Denmark4,819,000
87Somalia, Fed. Rep.4,729,800
88Haiti4,516,200
89Lebanon4,418,100
90Zimbabwe4,371,400
91Serbia4,327,500
92Honduras4,294,000
93Benin4,202,300
94El Salvador3,970,600
95Burkina Faso3,901,000
96Norway3,874,500
97Finland3,742,800
98New Zealand3,735,600
99Mali3,689,100
100Sri Lanka3,601,400

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About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 249.67 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 2010, 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.