Countries by Urban Population Share 2025
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Singapore leads in Urban Population Share (%) with 100 in 2025.
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Average Urban Population Share (%) in 2025: 86.38 · median: 96.
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Gap in 2025: Singapore is 4.5× larger than Ethiopia.
About This Dataset
Countries by Urban Population Share 2025
Countries ranked by the percentage of their population living in urban areas in 2025 according to UN World Urbanisation Prospects. Several small and wealthy nations have essentially complete urban populations — Singapore, Monaco, and Kuwait report urban population shares above 98%, reflecting city-state geographies, resource-driven economies, and the absence of significant agricultural hinterlands that typically anchor rural populations in larger countries.
Analysis
Singapore (100), Kuwait (99) and Qatar (99) take the top three in Urban Population Share (%) in 2025. Values run from 100 at the top to 22 at the bottom, a spread of 78. First and second are separated by 1, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The field is close behind: 7 of the 8 sit at half the leader's figure or above (50+).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Urban Population Share (%)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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