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Lower middle income 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

India ranks #1 with 522.44 million people. That is 3.4 times Nigeria in second place (151.48 million people). The top five are India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt, Arab Rep.. Together the top 10 account for 81.5% of the total across the 47 Lower middle income countries listed. The median across all 47 is 6.62 million people; Vanuatu is last at 74,816 people. India's figure has risen 74% since 2001 (300.76 million people to 522.44 million people in 2025).

#1
India · 522.44 million people
Median
6.62 million people
Coverage
47 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 522.44 million; 2. Nigeria 151.48 million; 3. Pakistan 100.88 million; 4. Bangladesh 58.4 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 50.78 million; 6. Angola 27.9 million; 7. Tanzania 26.02 million; 8. Venezuela, RB 25.47 million; 9. Morocco 24.26 million; 10. Ghana 20.66 million.India522.44 millionNigeria151.48 millionPakistan100.88 millionBangladesh58.4 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.50.78 millionAngola27.9 millionTanzania26.02 millionVenezuela, RB25.47 millionMorocco24.26 millionGhana20.66 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 522.44 million; 2. Nigeria 151.48 million; 3. Pakistan 100.88 million; 4. Bangladesh 58.4 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 50.78 million; 6. Angola 27.9 million; 7. Tanzania 26.02 million; 8. Venezuela, RB 25.47 million; 9. Morocco 24.26 million; 10. Ghana 20.66 million.
Urban population over time, top 5India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; Nigeria: 57.3 million in 2001 to 151.48 million in 2025; Pakistan: 52.88 million in 2001 to 100.88 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 32.42 million in 2001 to 58.4 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 31.94 million in 2001 to 50.78 million in 2025.0130.61 million261.22 million391.83 million522.44 million200120132025IndiaNigeriaPakistanBangladeshEgypt, Arab Rep.
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). India: 300.76 million in 2001 to 522.44 million in 2025; Nigeria: 57.3 million in 2001 to 151.48 million in 2025; Pakistan: 52.88 million in 2001 to 100.88 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 32.42 million in 2001 to 58.4 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 31.94 million in 2001 to 50.78 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationIndia 42.2%; Nigeria 12.2%; Pakistan 8.2%; Bangladesh 4.7%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.1%; All others 28.6%42%12%8%29%

India 42.2%Nigeria 12.2%Pakistan 8.2%Bangladesh 4.7%Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.1%All others 28.6%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 47 Lower middle income countries. India 42.2%; Nigeria 12.2%; Pakistan 8.2%; Bangladesh 4.7%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.1%; All others 28.6%.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1India522,440,000
2Nigeria151,480,000
3Pakistan100,880,000
4Bangladesh58,398,000
5Egypt, Arab Rep.50,784,000
6Angola27,899,000
7Tanzania26,020,000
8Venezuela, RB25,472,000
9Morocco24,261,000
10Ghana20,662,000
11Nepal19,844,000
12Uzbekistan18,904,000
13Kenya18,532,000
14Côte d'Ivoire17,844,000
15Myanmar16,775,000
16Cameroon16,634,000
17Senegal10,558,000
18Zambia10,062,000
19Bolivia9,004,000
20Tunisia8,730,800
21Benin7,905,300
22Cambodia7,336,500
23Zimbabwe6,864,200
24Haiti6,621,600
25Honduras6,521,200
26Guinea5,815,900
27Lebanon5,320,600
28West Bank and Gaza4,730,500
29Nicaragua4,165,500
30Congo, Rep.4,158,100
31Togo3,814,300
32Mauritania3,268,200
33Lao PDR3,173,900
34Tajikistan2,822,300
35Kyrgyz Republic2,551,400
36Papua New Guinea1,698,300
37Namibia1,573,200
38Lesotho1,055,700
39Djibouti864,090
40Timor-Leste408,340
41Bhutan346,000
42Eswatini335,670
43Comoros299,650
44Solomon Islands262,570
45São Tomé and Principe166,190
46Kiribati86,513
47Vanuatu74,816

About the top 10

#8 Venezuela, RB

Venezuela, RB ranks #8 on this list with 25.47 million people.

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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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.