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People > Urban and rural > Urban population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total population living in urban areas by country.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 701.3 million 2012
2 IndiaIndia 338.36 million 2008
3 United StatesUnited States 249.25 million 2010
4 BrazilBrazil 160.93 million 2010
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 118.32 million 2010
6 JapanJapan 116.16 million 2010
7 RussiaRussia 105.58 million 2011
8 MexicoMexico 86.29 million 2010
9 TurkeyTurkey 53.32 million 2011
10 IranIran 53.09 million 2012
11 PakistanPakistan 52.81 million 2007
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 45.92 million 2001
13 FranceFrance 45.79 million 1999
14 South KoreaSouth Korea 40.89 million 2012
15 BangladeshBangladesh 39 million 2011
16 ArgentinaArgentina 38.18 million 2013
17 ColombiaColombia 35.87 million 2013
18 EgyptEgypt 35.37 million 2012
19 South AfricaSouth Africa 32.56 million 2011
20 NigeriaNigeria 32.29 million 1991
21 UkraineUkraine 31.38 million 2012
22 VietnamVietnam 28.36 million 2012
23 CanadaCanada 27.15 million 2011
24 SpainSpain 26.94 million 2001
25 PhilippinesPhilippines 26.25 million 1990
26 VenezuelaVenezuela 25.79 million 2011
27 ItalyItaly 24.17 million 1961
28 ThailandThailand 23.43 million 2012
29 PolandPoland 23.4 million 2011
30 PeruPeru 23.05 million 2013
31 MalaysiaMalaysia 20.12 million 2010
32 IraqIraq 19.75 million 2007
33 MoroccoMorocco 19.51 million 2013
34 BurmaBurma 18.75 million 2012
35 AustraliaAustralia 18.39 million 2011
36 AlgeriaAlgeria 16.97 million 1998
37 ChileChile 15.28 million 2013
38 EthiopiaEthiopia 13.22 million 2008
39 TanzaniaTanzania 12.91 million 2013
40 GhanaGhana 12.55 million 2010
41 North KoreaNorth Korea 12.5 million 1993
42 KenyaKenya 12.49 million 2009
43 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12.24 million 1985
44 RomaniaRomania 11.73 million 2011
45 SyriaSyria 11.3 million 2011
46 NetherlandsNetherlands 11.12 million 2011
47 BelgiumBelgium 10.64 million 2009
48 CameroonCameroon 10.09 million 2010
49 EcuadorEcuador 9.41 million 2010
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 9.26 million 2001
51 KazakhstanKazakhstan 8.66 million 2009
52 CubaCuba 8.46 million 2011
53 GreeceGreece 8.21 million 2001
54 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.68 million 2012
55 SwedenSweden 7.16 million 1990
56 BelarusBelarus 7.15 million 2011
57 IsraelIsrael 7.11 million 2011
58 BoliviaBolivia 7.1 million 2011
59 YemenYemen 7.08 million 2012
60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 7.01 million 2013
61 HungaryHungary 6.95 million 2011
62 PortugalPortugal 6.44 million 2011
63 TunisiaTunisia 6.43 million 2004
64 MozambiqueMozambique 6.15 million 2007
65 SenegalSenegal 6.09 million 2011
66 AfghanistanAfghanistan 6.07 million 2012
67 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.83 million 2011
68 AustriaAustria 5.37 million 2001
69 BulgariaBulgaria 5.34 million 2011
70 JordanJordan 5.28 million 2012
71 HaitiHaiti 5.15 million 2012
72 ZambiaZambia 5.07 million 2010
73 Hong KongHong Kong 5.02 million 1986
74 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.8 million 2010
75 UgandaUganda 4.52 million 2009
76 NepalNepal 4.52 million 2011
77 DenmarkDenmark 4.3 million 1981
78 SerbiaSerbia 4.29 million 2011
79 MadagascarMadagascar 4.23 million 2004
80 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.16 million 2013
81 BeninBenin 4.07 million 2011
82 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.82 million 2012
83 HondurasHonduras 3.75 million 2007
84 PalestinePalestine 3.68 million 2013
85 FinlandFinland 3.67 million 2011
86 ParaguayParaguay 3.6 million 2008
87 NigerNiger 3.53 million 2012
88 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.52 million 2008
89 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.5 million 2008
90 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.49 million 2010
91 NorwayNorway 3.46 million 2001
92 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.38 million 2005
93 CambodiaCambodia 3.29 million 2013
94 MaliMali 3.27 million 2009
95 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.26 million 2009
96 UruguayUruguay 3.19 million 2012
97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.13 million 2011
98 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.94 million 2011
99 GuineaGuinea 2.85 million 2008
100 IrelandIreland 2.8 million 2011
101 LibyaLibya 2.75 million 1984
102 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.49 million 2012
103 CroatiaCroatia 2.47 million 2001
104 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.47 million 2001
105 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.38 million 2011
106 TogoTogo 2.33 million 2010
107 SomaliaSomalia 2.31 million 2002
108 PanamaPanama 2.26 million 2010
109 OmanOman 2.09 million 2010
110 TajikistanTajikistan 2.04 million 2011
111 LithuaniaLithuania 2.02 million 2011
112 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.98 million 1981
113 ArmeniaArmenia 1.91 million 2011
114 MalawiMalawi 1.87 million 2008
115 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.86 million 2012
116 MongoliaMongolia 1.74 million 2010
117 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.73 million 1991
118 LiberiaLiberia 1.63 million 2008
119 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.59 million 1989
120 RwandaRwanda 1.56 million 2011
121 LaosLaos 1.52 million 2005
122 AlbaniaAlbania 1.51 million 2012
123 MoldovaMoldova 1.48 million 2010
124 JamaicaJamaica 1.45 million 2011
125 LatviaLatvia 1.4 million 2011
126 LebanonLebanon 1.28 million 1970
127 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.19 million 2003
128 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.19 million 1997
129 SloveniaSlovenia 1.02 million 2011
130 BotswanaBotswana 1 million 2006
131 MauritaniaMauritania 954,385 2000
132 EstoniaEstonia 930,427 2011
133 GabonGabon 927,025 2002
134 BurundiBurundi 811,866 2008
135 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 686,301 2000
136 NamibiaNamibia 603,612 2001
137 EritreaEritrea 587,600 1990
138 BahrainBahrain 571,385 2001
139 CyprusCyprus 566,191 2011
140 MauritiusMauritius 534,842 2011
141 ChadChad 473,000 1972
142 FijiFiji 446,000 2010
143 LesothoLesotho 421,105 2006
144 MaltaMalta 404,544 2005
145 MontenegroMontenegro 399,264 2011
146 MartiniqueMartinique 355,189 2006
147 SurinameSuriname 328,932 2004
148 Cape VerdeCape Verde 328,177 2011
149 East TimorEast Timor 316,086 2010
150 IcelandIceland 314,412.5 2011
151 BhutanBhutan 272,839 2013
152 The BahamasThe Bahamas 257,826 2000
153 SwazilandSwaziland 251,122 2013
154 MacauMacau 241,413 1970
155 BruneiBrunei 238,699 2001
156 GuyanaGuyana 234,889 1976
157 LuxembourgLuxembourg 232,465 1970
158 French GuianaFrench Guiana 167,454 2006
159 ComorosComoros 160,865 2003
160 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 152,785 2008
161 GuamGuam 149,918 2010
162 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 144,766 1960
163 BelizeBelize 138,796 2010
164 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 131,830 1991
165 GambiaGambia 109,486 1980
166 MaldivesMaldives 103,693 2006
167 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 102,030 2009
168 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 90,712 1961
169 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 75,013 2001
170 BermudaBermuda 64,237 2010
171 VanuatuVanuatu 57,195 2009
172 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 55,036 2010
173 GreenlandGreenland 48,224 2012
174 Isle of ManIsle of Man 46,764 1986
175 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 43,316 2001
176 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 41,822 2004
177 KiribatiKiribati 40,311 2005
178 SamoaSamoa 38,568 2011
179 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 37,730 1980
180 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 37,313 1995
181 AndorraAndorra 31,871 1988
182 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 31,073 1970
183 JerseyJersey 25,364 1951
184 TongaTonga 23,658 2006
185 SeychellesSeychelles 23,012 1977
186 San MarinoSan Marino 22,738 2000
187 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 21,814 1970
188 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 17,624 2008
189 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 15,599 1990
190 GuernseyGuernsey 15,587 1981
191 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 15,579 1960
192 PalauPalau 15,399 2005
193 GrenadaGrenada 13,098 1960
194 BarbadosBarbados 11,452 1960
195 Cook IslandsCook Islands 11,225 1996
196 TuvaluTuvalu 4,492 2002
197 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 4,322 1962
198 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 2,570 1975
199 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 1,557 1991
200 NiueNiue 1,045 1971
201 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2010

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People > Urban and rural > Urban population: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1People > Urban and rural > Urban population, 2013ChinaIndiaUnited StatesBrazilIndonesiaJapanRussiaMexicoTurkeyIranPakistanUnited KingdomFranceSouth KoreaBangladeshOther

Interesting observations about People > Urban and rural > Urban population

  • China has had the highest urban and rural > urban population since 1960.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for urban and rural > urban population since 1971.
  • United States has ranked in the top 3 for urban and rural > urban population since 1980.
  • Brazil has ranked in the top 5 for urban and rural > urban population since 1950.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 6 for urban and rural > urban population since 1948.
  • Russia has ranked in the top 6 for urban and rural > urban population since 1959.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 6 for urban and rural > urban population since 1951.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 8 for urban and rural > urban population since 1950.
  • Indonesia has ranked in the top 8 for urban and rural > urban population since 1961.
  • France has ranked in the top 8 for urban and rural > urban population since 1962.
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