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Countries Ranked by Urban population (2025)

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

China ranks #1 with 933.17 million people. That is 1.8 times India in second place (522.44 million people). The top five are China, India, United States, Brazil and Indonesia. Together the top 10 account for 56.4% of the total across the 217 countries listed. The median across all 217 is 4.17 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 6,002 people. China's figure has risen 95% since 2001 (478.98 million people to 933.17 million people in 2025).

#1
China · 933.17 million people
Median
4.17 million people
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. India 522.44 million; 3. United States 274.08 million; 4. Brazil 187.65 million; 5. Indonesia 169.7 million; 6. Nigeria 151.48 million; 7. Japan 113.87 million; 8. Russian Federation 107.99 million; 9. Mexico 105.61 million; 10. Pakistan 100.88 million.China933.17 millionIndia522.44 millionUnited States274.08 millionBrazil187.65 millionIndonesia169.7 millionNigeria151.48 millionJapan113.87 millionRussian Federation107.99 millionMexico105.61 millionPakistan100.88 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. India 522.44 million; 3. United States 274.08 million; 4. Brazil 187.65 million; 5. Indonesia 169.7 million; 6. Nigeria 151.48 million; 7. Japan 113.87 million; 8. Russian Federation 107.99 million; 9. Mexico 105.61 million; 10. Pakistan 100.88 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 million in 2025; India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; United States: 226 million in 2001 to 274.08 million in 2025; Brazil: 143.85 million in 2001 to 187.65 million in 2025; Indonesia: 94 million in 2001 to 169.7 million in 2025.0233.29 million466.59 million699.88 million933.17 million200120132025ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilIndonesia
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 million in 2025; India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; United States: 226 million in 2001 to 274.08 million in 2025; Brazil: 143.85 million in 2001 to 187.65 million in 2025; Indonesia: 94 million in 2001 to 169.7 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 19.7%; India 11.0%; United States 5.8%; Brazil 4.0%; Indonesia 3.6%; All others 55.9%20%11%56%

China 19.7%India 11.0%United States 5.8%Brazil 4.0%Indonesia 3.6%All others 55.9%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 217 countries. China 19.7%; India 11.0%; United States 5.8%; Brazil 4.0%; Indonesia 3.6%; All others 55.9%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China933,170,000
2India522,440,000
3United States274,080,000
4Brazil187,650,000
5Indonesia169,700,000
6Nigeria151,480,000
7Japan113,870,000
8Russian Federation107,990,000
9Mexico105,610,000
10Pakistan100,880,000
11Türkiye76,856,000
12Iran, Islamic Rep.71,509,000
13Germany68,578,000
14Philippines65,136,000
15Bangladesh58,398,000
16United Kingdom57,899,000
17France54,183,000
18Congo, Dem. Rep.50,903,000
19Egypt, Arab Rep.50,784,000
20Thailand44,977,000
21Argentina42,345,000
22Colombia42,090,000
23Korea, Rep.41,954,000
24South Africa41,319,000
25Italy41,053,000
26Spain39,738,000
27Viet Nam39,451,000
28Algeria35,965,000
29Canada34,519,000
30Iraq32,886,000
31Ethiopia32,662,000
32Saudi Arabia31,284,000
33Peru29,596,000
34Angola27,899,000
35Malaysia27,845,000
36Ukraine27,129,000
37Tanzania26,020,000
38Venezuela, RB25,472,000
39Morocco24,261,000
40Australia24,223,000
41Poland21,893,000
42Ghana20,662,000
43Nepal19,844,000
44Uzbekistan18,904,000
45Kenya18,532,000
46Syrian Arab Republic18,468,000
47Sudan18,048,000
48Côte d'Ivoire17,844,000
49Chile17,711,000
50Netherlands17,353,000
51Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17,056,000
52Myanmar16,775,000
53Cameroon16,634,000
54Uganda16,412,000
55Yemen, Rep.15,470,000
56Mozambique13,258,000
57Kazakhstan13,003,000
58Ecuador11,594,000
59Afghanistan11,373,000
60Somalia, Fed. Rep.10,838,000
61Madagascar10,772,000
62Jordan10,738,000
63Senegal10,558,000
64Guatemala10,521,000
65Belgium10,470,000
66Zambia10,062,000
67Romania9,923,400
68United Arab Emirates9,896,900
69Sweden9,439,200
70Israel9,270,300
71Bolivia9,004,000
72Tunisia8,730,800
73Cuba8,446,500
74Dominican Republic8,354,400
75Greece8,250,400
76Mali8,117,200
77Czechia7,933,900
78Benin7,905,300
79Switzerland7,794,700
80Hong Kong SAR, China7,498,900
81Cambodia7,336,500
82Belarus7,222,900
83Burkina Faso6,963,000
84Zimbabwe6,864,200
85Hungary6,726,000
86Portugal6,644,500
87Haiti6,621,600
88Libya6,556,900
89Honduras6,521,200
90Austria6,419,500
91Singapore6,111,200
92Azerbaijan6,008,500
93Guinea5,815,900
94Chad5,789,900
95Denmark5,338,900
96Lebanon5,320,600
97Niger5,129,600
98Paraguay4,936,500
99Kuwait4,865,300
100El Salvador4,807,500

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About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 274.08 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: each country's latest value (2020–2025), 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.