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Upper 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

China ranks #1 with 933.17 million people. That is 5 times Brazil in second place (187.65 million people). The top five are China, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and Türkiye. Together the top 10 account for 82.8% of the total across the 59 Upper middle income countries listed. The median across all 59 is 4.1 million people; Tuvalu is last at 6,212 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
4.1 million people
Coverage
59 Upper middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. Brazil 187.65 million; 3. Indonesia 169.7 million; 4. Mexico 105.61 million; 5. Türkiye 76.86 million; 6. Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51 million; 7. Philippines 65.14 million; 8. Thailand 44.98 million; 9. Argentina 42.35 million; 10. Colombia 42.09 million.China933.17 millionBrazil187.65 millionIndonesia169.7 millionMexico105.61 millionTürkiye76.86 millionIran, Islamic Rep.71.51 millionPhilippines65.14 millionThailand44.98 millionArgentina42.35 millionColombia42.09 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 933.17 million; 2. Brazil 187.65 million; 3. Indonesia 169.7 million; 4. Mexico 105.61 million; 5. Türkiye 76.86 million; 6. Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51 million; 7. Philippines 65.14 million; 8. Thailand 44.98 million; 9. Argentina 42.35 million; 10. Colombia 42.09 million.
Urban population over time, top 5China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 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; Mexico: 75.37 million in 2001 to 105.61 million in 2025; Türkiye: 39.66 million in 2001 to 76.86 million in 2025.0233.29 million466.59 million699.88 million933.17 million200120132025ChinaBrazilIndonesiaMexicoTürkiye
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). China: 478.98 million in 2001 to 933.17 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; Mexico: 75.37 million in 2001 to 105.61 million in 2025; Türkiye: 39.66 million in 2001 to 76.86 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationChina 44.4%; Brazil 8.9%; Indonesia 8.1%; Mexico 5.0%; Türkiye 3.7%; All others 29.9%44%9%8%30%

China 44.4%Brazil 8.9%Indonesia 8.1%Mexico 5.0%Türkiye 3.7%All others 29.9%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 59 Upper middle income countries. China 44.4%; Brazil 8.9%; Indonesia 8.1%; Mexico 5.0%; Türkiye 3.7%; All others 29.9%.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1China933,170,000
2Brazil187,650,000
3Indonesia169,700,000
4Mexico105,610,000
5Türkiye76,856,000
6Iran, Islamic Rep.71,509,000
7Philippines65,136,000
8Thailand44,977,000
9Argentina42,345,000
10Colombia42,090,000
11South Africa41,319,000
12Viet Nam39,451,000
13Algeria35,965,000
14Iraq32,886,000
15Peru29,596,000
16Malaysia27,845,000
17Ukraine27,129,000
18Kazakhstan13,003,000
19Ecuador11,594,000
20Jordan10,738,000
21Guatemala10,521,000
22Cuba8,446,500
23Dominican Republic8,354,400
24Belarus7,222,900
25Libya6,556,900
26Azerbaijan6,008,500
27Paraguay4,936,500
28El Salvador4,807,500
29Sri Lanka4,449,100
30Serbia4,102,300
31Turkmenistan3,588,900
32Mongolia2,539,200
33Georgia2,407,800
34Gabon2,388,000
35Armenia2,035,000
36Botswana1,741,100
37Jamaica1,685,900
38Bosnia and Herzegovina1,654,600
39Equatorial Guinea1,387,500
40Albania1,383,200
41North Macedonia1,145,200
42Moldova1,032,300
43Kosovo803,040
44Fiji555,640
45Mauritius485,520
46Suriname420,950
47Cabo Verde409,360
48Montenegro408,830
49Maldives225,150
50Belize175,780
51St. Lucia52,417
52Dominica48,735
53St. Vincent and the Grenadines47,945
54Grenada43,016
55Samoa38,393
56Marshall Islands28,701
57Micronesia, Fed. Sts.25,557
58Tonga21,948
59Tuvalu6,212

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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.