ChowChowRankings
English

Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2015

Urban population for each country in 2015, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 2015, China ranks #1 with 791.07 million people. That is 1.8 times India in second place (432.24 million people). The top five are China, India, United States, Brazil and Indonesia. Together the top 10 account for 57% of the total across the 217 countries listed. The median across all 217 is 3.32 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 5,419 people.

#1
China · 791.07 million people
Median
3.32 million people
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
2015
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 791.07 million; 2. India 432.24 million; 3. United States 259.29 million; 4. Brazil 172.82 million; 5. Indonesia 139.2 million; 6. Japan 116.15 million; 7. Russian Federation 107.43 million; 8. Nigeria 106.27 million; 9. Mexico 93.46 million; 10. Pakistan 78.01 million.China791.07 millionIndia432.24 millionUnited States259.29 millionBrazil172.82 millionIndonesia139.2 millionJapan116.15 millionRussian Federation107.43 millionNigeria106.27 millionMexico93.46 millionPakistan78.01 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 791.07 million; 2. India 432.24 million; 3. United States 259.29 million; 4. Brazil 172.82 million; 5. Indonesia 139.2 million; 6. Japan 116.15 million; 7. Russian Federation 107.43 million; 8. Nigeria 106.27 million; 9. Mexico 93.46 million; 10. Pakistan 78.01 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 310.02 million in 1991 to 791.07 million in 2015; India: 227.87 million in 1991 to 432.24 million in 2015; United States: 191.11 million in 1991 to 259.29 million in 2015; Brazil: 114.54 million in 1991 to 172.82 million in 2015; Indonesia: 59.02 million in 1991 to 139.2 million in 2015.0197.77 million395.54 million593.3 million791.07 million199120032015ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilIndonesia
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 310.02 million in 1991 to 791.07 million in 2015; India: 227.87 million in 1991 to 432.24 million in 2015; United States: 191.11 million in 1991 to 259.29 million in 2015; Brazil: 114.54 million in 1991 to 172.82 million in 2015; Indonesia: 59.02 million in 1991 to 139.2 million in 2015.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 19.6%; India 10.7%; United States 6.4%; Brazil 4.3%; Indonesia 3.5%; All others 55.5%20%11%55%

China 19.6%India 10.7%United States 6.4%Brazil 4.3%Indonesia 3.5%All others 55.5%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 217 countries. China 19.6%; India 10.7%; United States 6.4%; Brazil 4.3%; Indonesia 3.5%; All others 55.5%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2015, 2015
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China791,070,000
2India432,240,000
3United States259,290,000
4Brazil172,820,000
5Indonesia139,200,000
6Japan116,150,000
7Russian Federation107,430,000
8Nigeria106,270,000
9Mexico93,456,000
10Pakistan78,011,000
11Türkiye68,220,000
12Germany65,919,000
13Iran, Islamic Rep.60,606,000
14Philippines53,873,000
15United Kingdom53,257,000
16France51,749,000
17Bangladesh47,081,000
18Egypt, Arab Rep.42,434,000
19Italy41,926,000
20Korea, Rep.41,648,000
21Argentina39,778,000
22Spain36,788,000
23Colombia36,244,000
24South Africa35,855,000
25Congo, Dem. Rep.33,503,000
26Thailand33,120,000
27Ukraine31,664,000
28Viet Nam30,057,000
29Canada29,009,000
30Algeria28,071,000
31Venezuela, RB27,197,000
32Iraq26,263,000
33Saudi Arabia24,735,000
34Peru24,579,000
35Malaysia22,937,000
36Poland22,920,000
37Morocco20,987,000
38Australia20,691,000
39Ethiopia20,204,000
40Nepal18,072,000
41Angola17,885,000
42Tanzania16,234,000
43Chile15,785,000
44Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15,684,000
45Uzbekistan15,578,000
46Ghana15,388,000
47Netherlands15,293,000
48Myanmar15,182,000
49Kenya14,943,000
50Syrian Arab Republic14,715,000
51Sudan13,645,000
52Côte d'Ivoire12,489,000
53Cameroon11,984,000
54Romania10,642,000
55Ecuador10,241,000
56Kazakhstan10,147,000
57Yemen, Rep.10,092,000
58Belgium9,720,800
59Uganda9,374,500
60Cuba8,667,200
61Jordan8,579,600
62Guatemala8,535,500
63Mozambique8,531,700
64Sweden8,487,700
65Greece8,388,300
66Afghanistan8,276,900
67Tunisia7,739,900
68Dominican Republic7,736,100
69Czechia7,702,500
70Israel7,684,900
71Bolivia7,533,600
72Madagascar7,417,800
73Hong Kong SAR, China7,291,300
74Belarus7,249,700
75United Arab Emirates7,172,300
76Hungary6,905,900
77Zambia6,880,300
78Senegal6,753,000
79Portugal6,332,700
80Switzerland6,261,900
81Somalia, Fed. Rep.6,056,000
82Austria5,838,800
83Lebanon5,736,200
84Libya5,736,000
85Singapore5,535,000
86Azerbaijan5,322,300
87Benin5,219,200
88Haiti5,202,000
89Bulgaria5,105,700
90Honduras5,023,500
91Denmark4,985,900
92Zimbabwe4,832,500
93Burkina Faso4,811,100
94Mali4,805,700
95Cambodia4,697,400
96El Salvador4,309,900
97Serbia4,267,100
98Norway4,215,100
99Guinea4,122,900
100Sri Lanka3,941,600

Showing the top 100 of 217. Premium downloads the full list as CSV or JSON.

About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 259.29 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.

Full country profile Weather in New York (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

Related rankings

Source and method

Urban population for each country in 2015, 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.