High income Countries Ranked by Urban population (2025)

Name: High income Countries Ranked by Urban population
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Summary

United States ranks #1 with 274.08 million people. That is 2.4 times Japan in second place (113.87 million people). The top five are United States, Japan, Russian Federation, Germany and United Kingdom. Together the top 10 account for 74.2% of the total across the 86 High income countries listed. The median across all 86 is 2.12 million people; Liechtenstein is last at 6,002 people. United States's figure has risen 21% since 2001 (226 million people to 274.08 million people in 2025).

#1: United States · 274.08 million people
Median: 2.12 million people
Coverage: 86 High income countries
Data year: 2025
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 274.08 million; 2. Japan 113.87 million; 3. Russian Federation 107.99 million; 4. Germany 68.58 million; 5. United Kingdom 57.9 million; 6. France 54.18 million; 7. Korea, Rep. 41.95 million; 8. Italy 41.05 million; 9. Spain 39.74 million; 10. Canada 34.52 million.

Urban population over time, top 5 (people). United States: 226 million in 2001 to 274.08 million in 2025; Japan: 100.65 million in 2001 to 113.87 million in 2025; Russian Federation: 106.9 million in 2001 to 107.99 million in 2025; Germany: 65.97 million in 2001 to 68.58 million in 2025; United Kingdom: 47.29 million in 2001 to 57.9 million in 2025.

United States 24.4%Japan 10.1%Russian Federation 9.6%Germany 6.1%United Kingdom 5.2%All others 44.6%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 86 High income countries. United States 24.4%; Japan 10.1%; Russian Federation 9.6%; Germany 6.1%; United Kingdom 5.2%; All others 44.6%.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Urban population, 2025
Rank	Country	Urban population (people)
1	United States	274,080,000
2	Japan	113,870,000
3	Russian Federation	107,990,000
4	Germany	68,578,000
5	United Kingdom	57,899,000
6	France	54,183,000
7	Korea, Rep.	41,954,000
8	Italy	41,053,000
9	Spain	39,738,000
10	Canada	34,519,000
11	Saudi Arabia	31,284,000
12	Australia	24,223,000
13	Poland	21,893,000
14	Chile	17,711,000
15	Netherlands	17,353,000
16	Belgium	10,470,000
17	Romania	9,923,400
18	United Arab Emirates	9,896,900
19	Sweden	9,439,200
20	Israel	9,270,300
21	Greece	8,250,400
22	Czechia	7,933,900
23	Switzerland	7,794,700
24	Hong Kong SAR, China	7,498,900
25	Hungary	6,726,000
26	Portugal	6,644,500
27	Austria	6,419,500
28	Singapore	6,111,200
29	Denmark	5,338,900
30	Kuwait	4,865,300
31	Bulgaria	4,771,800
32	Norway	4,689,000
33	New Zealand	4,472,600
34	Oman	4,367,100
35	Finland	4,208,000
36	Costa Rica	4,108,300
37	Ireland	3,542,200
38	Uruguay	3,237,600
39	Panama	3,023,800
40	Puerto Rico (US)	3,004,600
41	Qatar	2,953,200
42	Slovak Republic	2,879,800
43	Croatia	2,241,000
44	Lithuania	1,995,600
45	Bahrain	1,600,400
46	Latvia	1,268,200
47	Slovenia	1,193,200
48	Estonia	966,380
49	Cyprus	914,230
50	Trinidad and Tobago	738,180
51	Macao SAR, China	685,900
52	Luxembourg	651,830
53	Malta	554,660
54	Iceland	369,720
55	Brunei Darussalam	349,800
56	Bahamas, The	327,790
57	Guyana	221,460
58	New Caledonia	201,330
59	French Polynesia	174,450
60	Barbados	168,730
61	Guam	159,230
62	Curaçao	142,940
63	Virgin Islands (US)	99,006
64	Cayman Islands	75,844
65	Andorra	73,743
66	Aruba	67,173
67	Bermuda	64,555
68	Seychelles	55,821
69	Channel Islands	54,993
70	Greenland	50,337
71	Turks and Caicos Islands	44,229
72	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	43,923
73	Isle of Man	43,856
74	Northern Mariana Islands	40,135
75	Gibraltar	40,126
76	Monaco	38,341
77	American Samoa	37,059
78	San Marino	33,150
79	St. Martin (French part)	24,941
80	Antigua and Barbuda	22,924
81	British Virgin Islands	22,804
82	Faroe Islands	21,764
83	St. Kitts and Nevis	14,968
84	Palau	14,004
85	Naoero	12,025
86	Liechtenstein	6,002

About the top 10

#1 United States

United States ranks #1 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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#2 Japan

Japan ranks #2 on this list with 113.87 million people.

Capital: Tokyo
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 123.37 million people (2025)
GDP: US$4.44 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$35,951 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84 years (2024)
Urban population: 92.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tokyo, Tokyo, Yokohama.

Also ranks #2 in population ages 65+ share · #2 in age dependency ratio (old) · #2 in fdi outflows.

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#3 Russian Federation

Russian Federation ranks #3 on this list with 107.99 million people.

Capital: Moscow
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 143.51 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.56 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$17,547 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 75.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk.

Also ranks #1 in land area · #1 in surface area · #1 in forest area.

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#4 Germany

Germany ranks #4 on this list with 68.58 million people.

Capital: Berlin
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 83.49 million people (2025)
GDP: US$5.05 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$60,496 (2025)
Life expectancy: 80.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 82.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.

Also ranks #2 in tourism receipts · #3 in gdp (current us$) · #3 in exports of goods and services.

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#5 United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks #5 on this list with 57.9 million people.

Capital: London
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 69.49 million people (2025)
GDP: US$4 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$57,602 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 83.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: London, Birmingham, Glasgow.

Also ranks #2 in government debt share of gdp · #2 in new businesses registered · #4 in exports of goods and services.

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#6 France

France ranks #6 on this list with 54.18 million people.

Capital: Paris
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 68.72 million people (2025)
GDP: US$3.37 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$48,986 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83 years (2024)
Urban population: 78.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Paris, Metropolis of Lyon, Bordeaux Métropole.

Also ranks #1 in tourism arrivals · #1 in account ownership (female) share · #3 in remittances received.

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#7 Korea, Rep.

Korea, Rep. ranks #7 on this list with 41.95 million people.

Capital: Seoul
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 51.69 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.87 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$36,227 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 81.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Seoul, Busan, Incheon.

Also ranks #1 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #2 in atms per 100,000 adults · #2 in researchers in r&d per million.

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#8 Italy

Italy ranks #8 on this list with 41.05 million people.

Capital: Rome
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 58.92 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.55 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$43,309 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Rome, Milan, Naples.

Also ranks #4 in population ages 65+ share · #5 in age dependency ratio (old) · #6 in tourism arrivals.

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#9 Spain

Spain ranks #9 on this list with 39.74 million people.

Capital: Madrid
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 49.36 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.91 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$38,627 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 80.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Madrid city, Barcelona, City of Valencia.

Also ranks #7 in female life expectancy · #7 in government debt share of gdp · #8 in tourism arrivals.

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#10 Canada

Canada ranks #10 on this list with 34.52 million people.

Capital: Ottawa
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 41.65 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.32 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$55,698 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 82.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary.

Also ranks #2 in surface area · #3 in forest area · #4 in land area.

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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.