Countries by Urban Population Share 2026
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Singapore leads in Urban Population Share (%) with 100 in 2026.
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Average Urban Population Share (%) in 2026: 93.16 · median: 96.10.
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Gap in 2026: Singapore is 1.3× larger than Germany.
About This Dataset
Countries by Urban Population Share 2026
Countries ranked by the percentage of total population living in urban areas in 2026, according to UN World Urbanisation Prospects 2024 revision data. Singapore achieves 100% urbanisation by definition — as a city-state with no rural hinterland, its entire territory is classified as urban, making it the paradigm case of complete urbanisation. Beyond city-states, the most highly urbanised nations are typically those with either very small total land areas that cannot sustain dispersed rural settlement, oil-wealthy Gulf states where economic activity and infrastructure are concentrated in a small number of cities, or highly developed Western European nations where sustained deindustrialisation of agriculture across the twentieth century pulled working-age populations into cities at a rate that has left rural areas with ageing, declining populations.
Analysis
The top three in Urban Population Share (%) in 2026 are Singapore (100), Qatar (99.2) and Kuwait (99). The 8 entries cover a range of 22.5, from 100 down to 77.5. First and second are separated by 0.80, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 77.5 and 99.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2026 · 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 2026.
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