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High income Countries Ranked by Urban population share (2025)

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

Summary

Bahrain ranks #1 with 100% of population. Bermuda is second with 100% of population, 0% behind. The top five are Bahrain, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and Hong Kong SAR, China. The median across all 86 is 81.3% of population; Liechtenstein is last at 14.6% of population. Bahrain's figure has risen 14% since 2001 (87.8% of population to 100% of population in 2025).

#1
Bahrain · 100% of population
Median
81.3% of population
Coverage
86 High income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Bahrain 100; 2. Bermuda 100; 3. Cayman Islands 100; 4. Gibraltar 100; 5. Hong Kong SAR, China 100; 6. Kuwait 100; 7. Macao SAR, China 100; 8. St. Martin (French part) 100; 9. Monaco 100; 10. Naoero 100.Bahrain100Bermuda100Cayman Islands100Gibraltar100Hong Kong SAR, China100Kuwait100Macao SAR, China100St. Martin (French part)100Monaco100Naoero100
Top 10: Urban population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Bahrain 100; 2. Bermuda 100; 3. Cayman Islands 100; 4. Gibraltar 100; 5. Hong Kong SAR, China 100; 6. Kuwait 100; 7. Macao SAR, China 100; 8. St. Martin (French part) 100; 9. Monaco 100; 10. Naoero 100.
Urban population share over time, top 5Bahrain: 87.8 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Bermuda: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Cayman Islands: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Gibraltar: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Hong Kong SAR, China: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025.0255075100200120132025BahrainBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltarHong Kong SAR, China
Urban population share over time, top 5 (% of population). Bahrain: 87.8 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Bermuda: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Cayman Islands: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Gibraltar: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Hong Kong SAR, China: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Urban population share, 2025
RankCountryUrban population share (% of population)
1Bahrain100
2Bermuda100
3Cayman Islands100
4Gibraltar100
5Hong Kong SAR, China100
6Kuwait100
7Macao SAR, China100
8St. Martin (French part)100
9Monaco100
10Naoero100
11Singapore100
12Sint Maarten (Dutch part)100
13Qatar99.4
14San Marino97.2
15Netherlands95.9
16Malta95.7
17Uruguay95.7
18Virgin Islands (US)95.4
19Luxembourg94.9
20Turks and Caicos Islands94.4
21Puerto Rico (US)94.3
22Guam94.2
23Iceland94.2
24Japan92.3
25Northern Mariana Islands92.2
26Israel91.6
27Curaçao91.5
28Chile89.2
29Sweden89.1
30Andorra88.9
31Denmark88.8
32Greenland88.6
33Australia87.7
34Belgium87.7
35United Arab Emirates86
36Switzerland85.7
37Saudi Arabia84.6
38New Zealand84
39Norway83.6
40United Kingdom83.3
41Canada82.9
42Germany82.1
43Bahamas, The81.3
44Korea, Rep.81.2
45Spain80.5
46American Samoa80.5
47United States80.2
48Costa Rica79.7
49Oman79.5
50Palau79.3
51Greece79.2
52France78.8
53Russian Federation75.3
54Brunei Darussalam75
55Finland74.5
56Bulgaria74.2
57Czechia72.9
58Estonia70.7
59Hungary70.7
60Austria69.7
61Italy69.7
62Lithuania69.1
63Latvia68.6
64New Caledonia68.2
65Cyprus66.7
66Panama66.2
67Ireland64.6
68French Polynesia61.8
69Aruba61.7
70Portugal61.5
71Poland60.1
72Barbados59.7
73Croatia57.8
74British Virgin Islands57.4
75Slovenia56
76Trinidad and Tobago54
77Slovak Republic53.2
78Romania52.2
79Isle of Man52.1
80Seychelles45.5
81Faroe Islands39.6
82Channel Islands32.6
83St. Kitts and Nevis31.9
84Guyana26.5
85Antigua and Barbuda24.3
86Liechtenstein14.6

About the top 10

#5 Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China ranks #5 on this list with 100% 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.

Full country profile Weather in Hong Kong (Purr Weather)

#7 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #7 on this list with 100% 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.

Full country profile Weather in Macau–Zhuhai (Purr Weather)

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

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Source and method

Urban population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), 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.