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Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2023

Urban population for each country in 2023, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 2023, China ranks #1 with 924.44 million people. That is 1.8 times India in second place (504.3 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 4.03 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 5,849 people.

#1
China · 924.44 million people
Median
4.03 million people
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 924.44 million; 2. India 504.3 million; 3. United States 269.65 million; 4. Brazil 184.99 million; 5. Indonesia 163.42 million; 6. Nigeria 141.69 million; 7. Japan 114.66 million; 8. Russian Federation 107.84 million; 9. Mexico 103.11 million; 10. Pakistan 96.08 million.China924.44 millionIndia504.3 millionUnited States269.65 millionBrazil184.99 millionIndonesia163.42 millionNigeria141.69 millionJapan114.66 millionRussian Federation107.84 millionMexico103.11 millionPakistan96.08 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 924.44 million; 2. India 504.3 million; 3. United States 269.65 million; 4. Brazil 184.99 million; 5. Indonesia 163.42 million; 6. Nigeria 141.69 million; 7. Japan 114.66 million; 8. Russian Federation 107.84 million; 9. Mexico 103.11 million; 10. Pakistan 96.08 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 435.7 million in 1999 to 924.44 million in 2023; India: 284.56 million in 1999 to 504.3 million in 2023; United States: 219.92 million in 1999 to 269.65 million in 2023; Brazil: 138.25 million in 1999 to 184.99 million in 2023; Indonesia: 87.32 million in 1999 to 163.42 million in 2023.0231.11 million462.22 million693.33 million924.44 million199920112023ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilIndonesia
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 435.7 million in 1999 to 924.44 million in 2023; India: 284.56 million in 1999 to 504.3 million in 2023; United States: 219.92 million in 1999 to 269.65 million in 2023; Brazil: 138.25 million in 1999 to 184.99 million in 2023; Indonesia: 87.32 million in 1999 to 163.42 million in 2023.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 20.1%; India 11.0%; United States 5.9%; Brazil 4.0%; Indonesia 3.6%; All others 55.5%20%11%56%

China 20.1%India 11.0%United States 5.9%Brazil 4.0%Indonesia 3.6%All others 55.5%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 217 countries. China 20.1%; India 11.0%; United States 5.9%; Brazil 4.0%; Indonesia 3.6%; All others 55.5%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population in 2023, 2023
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China924,440,000
2India504,300,000
3United States269,650,000
4Brazil184,990,000
5Indonesia163,420,000
6Nigeria141,690,000
7Japan114,660,000
8Russian Federation107,840,000
9Mexico103,110,000
10Pakistan96,079,000
11Türkiye75,959,000
12Iran, Islamic Rep.69,475,000
13Germany68,215,000
14Philippines63,333,000
15United Kingdom56,986,000
16Bangladesh55,140,000
17France53,864,000
18Egypt, Arab Rep.48,918,000
19Congo, Dem. Rep.46,945,000
20Thailand43,691,000
21Argentina41,984,000
22Korea, Rep.41,972,000
23Italy41,017,000
24Colombia40,955,000
25South Africa40,192,000
26Spain38,744,000
27Viet Nam38,264,000
28Algeria34,500,000
29Canada33,051,000
30Iraq31,492,000
31Ethiopia29,675,000
32Peru28,695,000
33Saudi Arabia28,410,000
34Malaysia26,852,000
35Ukraine26,215,000
36Angola25,670,000
37Venezuela, RB25,258,000
38Morocco23,636,000
39Tanzania23,632,000
40Australia23,324,000
41Poland21,971,000
42Nepal19,760,000
43Ghana19,532,000
44Uzbekistan18,181,000
45Kenya17,505,000
46Chile17,460,000
47Sudan17,413,000
48Netherlands17,041,000
49Syrian Arab Republic17,028,000
50Korea, Dem. People's Rep.16,786,000
51Côte d'Ivoire16,645,000
52Myanmar16,447,000
53Cameroon15,641,000
54Uganda14,892,000
55Yemen, Rep.14,406,000
56Kazakhstan12,555,000
57Mozambique12,013,000
58Ecuador11,351,000
59Jordan10,602,000
60Afghanistan10,560,000
61Belgium10,314,000
62Guatemala10,079,000
63Madagascar9,976,400
64Romania9,943,100
65Somalia, Fed. Rep.9,926,800
66Senegal9,888,300
67Sweden9,338,700
68Zambia9,331,700
69Israel9,012,700
70United Arab Emirates8,981,200
71Bolivia8,683,000
72Tunisia8,543,600
73Cuba8,499,200
74Dominican Republic8,199,100
75Greece8,198,400
76Czechia7,902,000
77Switzerland7,572,000
78Hong Kong SAR, China7,536,100
79Mali7,369,200
80Benin7,301,900
81Belarus7,233,800
82Cambodia7,079,200
83Hungary6,742,600
84Portugal6,474,400
85Zimbabwe6,420,600
86Libya6,419,100
87Burkina Faso6,398,200
88Haiti6,336,500
89Austria6,321,600
90Honduras6,207,400
91Azerbaijan5,940,800
92Singapore5,917,600
93Guinea5,423,000
94Denmark5,266,200
95Lebanon5,222,300
96Chad5,086,800
97Kuwait4,853,400
98Bulgaria4,753,200
99Paraguay4,746,200
100El Salvador4,707,500

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About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 269.65 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 2023, 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.