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Countries Ranked by Urban population share in 1990

Urban population share for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 1990, Bermuda ranks #1 with 100% of population. Cayman Islands is second with 100% of population, 0% behind. The top five are Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, St. Martin (French part) and Monaco. The median across all 217 is 52% of population; Rwanda is last at 5.27% of population.

#1
Bermuda · 100% of population
Median
52% of population
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
1990
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Bermuda 100; 2. Cayman Islands 100; 3. Gibraltar 100; 4. St. Martin (French part) 100; 5. Monaco 100; 6. Naoero 100; 7. Singapore 100; 8. Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100; 9. Macao SAR, China 99.6; 10. Hong Kong SAR, China 99.3.Bermuda100Cayman Islands100Gibraltar100St. Martin (French part)100Monaco100Naoero100Singapore100Sint Maarten (Dutch par…100Macao SAR, China99.6Hong Kong SAR, China99.3
Top 10: Urban population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Bermuda 100; 2. Cayman Islands 100; 3. Gibraltar 100; 4. St. Martin (French part) 100; 5. Monaco 100; 6. Naoero 100; 7. Singapore 100; 8. Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100; 9. Macao SAR, China 99.6; 10. Hong Kong SAR, China 99.3.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population share in 1990, 1990
RankCountryUrban population share (% of population)
1Bermuda100
2Cayman Islands100
3Gibraltar100
4St. Martin (French part)100
5Monaco100
6Naoero100
7Singapore100
8Sint Maarten (Dutch part)100
9Macao SAR, China99.6
10Hong Kong SAR, China99.3
11Kuwait98
12Andorra94.8
13Qatar92.9
14Malta91
15Guam90.7
16Iceland90.6
17San Marino90.5
18Israel90.4
19Northern Mariana Islands89.7
20Uruguay89.1
21Bahrain88.1
22Argentina86.9
23Australia85.4
24Denmark84.8
25New Zealand84.8
26Curaçao84.2
27Venezuela, RB84
28Puerto Rico (US)83.9
29Sweden83.4
30Lebanon83.3
31Chile83.2
32Luxembourg80.9
33Libya80.6
34Bahamas, The80.4
35Germany80
36Greenland80
37United Arab Emirates78.7
38Belgium78.6
39United Kingdom78.1
40Japan77.3
41Saudi Arabia77
42Canada76.6
43Djibouti76.1
44American Samoa75.8
45United States75.3
46Czechia75.2
47Jordan75.1
48Brazil74.9
49Spain74.8
50Turks and Caicos Islands74.4
51France74.1
52Korea, Rep.74
53Cuba73.7
54Russian Federation73.7
55Norway71.9
56Greece71.5
57Mexico71.5
58Estonia71.3
59Latvia70.7
60Virgin Islands (US)70.4
61Oman70.4
62Iraq69.7
63Palau69.5
64Colombia69.5
65Gabon69.3
66Netherlands69
67Peru68.9
68Switzerland68.7
69Armenia67.7
70Lithuania67.7
71Ukraine67.4
72Cyprus67.1
73Marshall Islands67.1
74Bulgaria67
75Italy66.7
76Belarus66.4
77Suriname66.4
78Brunei Darussalam65.8
79Aruba65.4
80West Bank and Gaza65.3
81Austria64.1
82Dominica64.1
83Finland63.9
84Barbados63.6
85Poland61.3
86Hungary61
87New Caledonia59.6
88Korea, Dem. People's Rep.58.4
89Tunisia58.1
90French Polynesia57.9
91North Macedonia57.5
92Kazakhstan57.2
93Mongolia57
94Ireland56.9
95Slovak Republic56.8
96Iran, Islamic Rep.56.5
97Bolivia55.9
98Georgia55.1
99Ecuador55.1
100Trinidad and Tobago55

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About the top 10

#9 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #9 on this list with 99.6% of population.

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
685,900 people (2025)
GDP
US$52.06 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$75,902 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.3 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
5.9 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in population density · #2 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #2 in services value added share of gdp.

#10 Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China ranks #10 on this list with 99.3% of population.

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
7.5 million people (2025)
GDP
US$427.31 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$56,983 (2025)
Life expectancy
85.4 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
3.57 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in female population share · #1 in trade share of gdp · #2 in female life expectancy.

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Source and method

Urban population share for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The World Bank: Urban population (% of total 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).

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