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Lower middle 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

Lebanon ranks #1 with 91% of population. Venezuela, RB is second with 89.3% of population, 1.8% behind. The top five are Lebanon, Venezuela, RB, West Bank and Gaza, Djibouti and Bolivia. The median across all 47 is 50.9% of population; Papua New Guinea is last at 15.8% of population. Lebanon's figure has risen 6% since 2001 (86.1% of population to 91% of population in 2025).

#1: Lebanon · 91% of population
Median: 50.9% of population
Coverage: 47 Lower middle income countries
Data year: 2025
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Urban population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lebanon 91; 2. Venezuela, RB 89.3; 3. West Bank and Gaza 87.4; 4. Djibouti 73; 5. Bolivia 71.6; 6. Angola 71.5; 7. Tunisia 70.7; 8. São Tomé and Principe 69.2; 9. Nepal 67; 10. Congo, Rep. 64.1.

Urban population share over time, top 5 (% of population). Lebanon: 86.1 in 2001 to 91 in 2025; Venezuela, RB: 88.4 in 2001 to 89.3 in 2025; West Bank and Gaza: 73.7 in 2001 to 87.4 in 2025; Djibouti: 72.9 in 2001 to 73 in 2025; Bolivia: 62.3 in 2001 to 71.6 in 2025.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Urban population share, 2025
Rank	Country	Urban population share (% of population)
1	Lebanon	91
2	Venezuela, RB	89.3
3	West Bank and Gaza	87.4
4	Djibouti	73
5	Bolivia	71.6
6	Angola	71.5
7	Tunisia	70.7
8	São Tomé and Principe	69.2
9	Nepal	67
10	Congo, Rep.	64.1
11	Nigeria	63.8
12	Kiribati	63.4
13	Morocco	63.1
14	Mauritania	61.5
15	Nicaragua	59.4
16	Honduras	59.3
17	Ghana	58.9
18	Senegal	55.8
19	Cameroon	55.7
20	Haiti	55.6
21	Côte d'Ivoire	54.5
22	Benin	53.4
23	Uzbekistan	51
24	Namibia	50.9
25	Zambia	45.9
26	Lesotho	44.7
27	Togo	44.4
28	Bhutan	43.4
29	Egypt, Arab Rep.	42.9
30	Cambodia	41.1
31	Zimbabwe	40.5
32	Lao PDR	40.3
33	Pakistan	39.5
34	Guinea	38.5
35	Tanzania	36.9
36	India	35.7
37	Kyrgyz Republic	34.7
38	Comoros	33.9
39	Bangladesh	33.2
40	Kenya	32.2
41	Solomon Islands	31.3
42	Myanmar	30.6
43	Timor-Leste	28.8
44	Eswatini	26.7
45	Tajikistan	26.2
46	Vanuatu	22.3
47	Papua New Guinea	15.8

About the top 10

#1 Lebanon

Lebanon ranks #1 on this list with 91% of population.

Capital: Beirut
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 5.85 million people (2025)
GDP: US$25.97 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$4,473 (2024)
Life expectancy: 77.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 91% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Beirut.

Also ranks #1 in official exchange rate · #2 in smoking prevalence · #7 in refugee population by asylum.

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#2 Venezuela, RB

Venezuela, RB ranks #2 on this list with 89.3% of population.

Capital: Caracas
Continent: South America
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 28.52 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.66 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,495 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 89.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia.

Also ranks #1 in time to start a business (days) · #3 in protected terrestrial area share · #11 in refugee population by origin.

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#3 West Bank and Gaza

West Bank and Gaza ranks #3 on this list with 87.4% of population.

Capital: Ramallah, East Jerusalem
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 5.41 million people (2025)
GDP: US$17.17 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,171 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 87.4% of population (2025)

Also ranks #5 in unemployment rate · #10 in crop production index · #12 in population density.

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#4 Djibouti

Djibouti ranks #4 on this list with 73% of population.

Capital: Djibouti
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 1.18 million people (2025)
GDP: US$4.62 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,906 (2025)
Life expectancy: 66.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 73% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in youth unemployment rate · #3 in unemployment rate · #4 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).

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#5 Bolivia

Bolivia ranks #5 on this list with 71.6% of population.

Capital: La Paz, Sucre
Continent: South America
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 12.58 million people (2025)
GDP: US$64.77 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$5,148 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Also ranks #2 in real effective exchange rate index · #3 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #4 in women in parliament share.

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#6 Angola

Angola ranks #6 on this list with 71.5% of population.

Capital: Luanda
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 39.04 million people (2025)
GDP: US$122.17 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,130 (2025)
Life expectancy: 64.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi.

Also ranks #4 in gini index · #4 in oil rents share of gdp · #5 in income share of richest 10%.

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#7 Tunisia

Tunisia ranks #7 on this list with 70.7% of population.

Capital: Tunis
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 12.35 million people (2025)
GDP: US$57.5 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,657 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 70.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #9 in youth unemployment rate · #9 in gender parity index (school enrolment) · #16 in unemployment rate.

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#8 São Tomé and Principe

São Tomé and Principe ranks #8 on this list with 69.2% of population.

Capital: São Tomé
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 240,250 people (2025)
GDP: US$981.29 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,084 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.2% of population (2025)

Also ranks #10 in services value added share of gdp · #16 in lending interest rate · #18 in prevalence of undernourishment.

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#9 Nepal

Nepal ranks #9 on this list with 67% of population.

Capital: Kathmandu
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 29.62 million people (2025)
GDP: US$45.49 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,536 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 67% of population (2025)

Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (primary) · #6 in low-birthweight babies share · #7 in gross savings rate.

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#10 Congo, Rep.

Congo, Rep. ranks #10 on this list with 64.1% of population.

Capital: Brazzaville
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 6.48 million people (2025)
GDP: US$16.31 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,515 (2025)
Life expectancy: 66 years (2024)
Urban population: 64.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire.

Also ranks #3 in oil rents share of gdp · #4 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #7 in unemployment rate.

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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.