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People > Urban population: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 527.02 million 2005
2 India 314.15 million 2005
3 United States 239.5 million 2005
4 Brazil 156.95 million 2005
5 Indonesia 106.09 million 2005
6 Russia 104.47 million 2005
7 Japan 84.08 million 2005
South Asia average (profile) 82.2 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 78.83 million 2005
8 Mexico 78.35 million 2005
Emerging markets average (profile) 68.77 million 2005
9 Nigeria 63.4 million 2005
Non-religious countries average (profile) 62.84 million 2005
10 Germany 62.02 million 2005
11 Pakistan 54.36 million 2005
12 United Kingdom 54.02 million 2005
13 Philippines 52.08 million 2005
14 Turkey 48.5 million 2005
15 France 46.69 million 2005
16 Iran 45.66 million 2005
17 Italy 39.62 million 2005
18 South Korea 39.02 million 2005
Religious countries average (profile) 37.57 million 2005
19 Bangladesh 35.6 million 2005
20 Argentina 34.91 million 2005
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 34.47 million 2005
South and Central Asia average (profile) 34.03 million 2005
21 Spain 33.29 million 2005
22 Colombia 33.15 million 2005
23 Ukraine 31.92 million 2005
24 Egypt 31.69 million 2005
Cold countries average (profile) 30.92 million 2005
25 South Africa 27.8 million 2005
26 Canada 25.87 million 2005
High income OECD countries average (profile) 24.89 million 2005
27 Venezuela 24.82 million 2005
28 Poland 23.7 million 2005
29 Vietnam 21.94 million 2005
30 Algeria 20.8 million 2005
31 Thailand 20.75 million 2005
32 Peru 20.3 million 2005
OPEC countries average (profile) 19.35 million 2005
33 Iraq 19.27 million 2005
34 Saudi Arabia 18.73 million 2005
35 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.47 million 2005
Former British colonies average (profile) 18.36 million 2005
Catholic countries average (profile) 18.04 million 2005
36 Australia 17.93 million 2005
37 Morocco 17.71 million 2005
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 17.53 million 2005
38 Malaysia 17.06 million 2005
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 15.74 million 2005
NATO countries average (profile) 15.65 million 2005
39 Burma 15.46 million 2005
40 Sudan 14.78 million 2005
41 Chile 14.27 million 2005
Europe average (profile) 14.09 million 2005
failed states average (profile) 13.96 million 2005
42 North Korea 13.85 million 2005
Christian countries average (profile) 13.15 million 2005
Eurozone average (profile) 13.14 million 2005
Hot countries average (profile) 13.1 million 2005
43 Netherlands 13.09 million 2005
Muslim countries average (profile) 13.08 million 2005
European Union average (profile) 12.95 million 2005
Eastern Europe average (profile) 12.87 million 2005
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 12.52 million 2005
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 12.18 million 2005
44 Romania 11.62 million 2005
45 Ethiopia 11.4 million 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 11.33 million 2005
46 Ghana 10.57 million 2005
47 Belgium 10.19 million 2005
48 Syria 9.64 million 2005
49 Uzbekistan 9.6 million 2005
50 Tanzania 9.28 million 2005
51 Cameroon 8.91 million 2005
52 Kazakhstan 8.68 million 2005
53 Cuba 8.51 million 2005
54 Angola 8.5 million 2005
55 Ecuador 8.31 million 2005
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 8.2 million 2005
56 Cote d'Ivoire 8.17 million 2005
57 Sweden 7.6 million 2005
58 Czech Republic 7.52 million 2005
59 Kenya 7.09 million 2005
60 Belarus 7.06 million 2005
61 Hong Kong 6.94 million 2005
62 Afghanistan 6.84 million 2005
63 Mozambique 6.83 million 2005
64 Hungary 6.69 million 2005
65 Greece 6.55 million 2005
66 Tunisia 6.55 million 2005
67 Israel 6.34 million 2005
68 Portugal 6.08 million 2005
69 Guatemala 5.95 million 2005
70 Dominican Republic 5.94 million 2005
71 Bolivia 5.89 million 2005
Former French colonies average (profile) 5.83 million 2005
72 Yemen 5.73 million 2005
73 Switzerland 5.59 million 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 5.53 million 2005
74 Austria 5.43 million 2005
75 Bulgaria 5.42 million 2005
76 Madagascar 4.99 million 2005
77 Libya 4.96 million 2005
78 Senegal 4.85 million 2005
79 Zimbabwe 4.67 million 2005
80 Denmark 4.64 million 2005
81 Jordan 4.5 million 2005
82 Singapore 4.34 million 2005
83 Azerbaijan 4.32 million 2005
84 Nepal 4.29 million 2005
85 Serbia and Montenegro 4.21 million 2005
86 Mali 4.12 million 2005
87 El Salvador 4.11 million 2005
88 Zambia 4.08 million 2005
89 Puerto Rico 3.82 million 2005
90 Uganda 3.63 million 2005
91 Norway 3.58 million 2005
92 New Zealand 3.53 million 2005
93 United Arab Emirates 3.48 million 2005
94 Paraguay 3.45 million 2005
95 Benin 3.38 million 2005
96 Honduras 3.35 million 2005
97 Haiti 3.31 million 2005
98 Finland 3.21 million 2005
99 Uruguay 3.19 million 2005
100 Guinea 3.1 million 2005
101 Lebanon 3.1 million 2005
102 Nicaragua 3.04 million 2005
103 Slovakia 3.03 million 2005
104 Sri Lanka 2.96 million 2005
105 Somalia 2.9 million 2005
106 Cambodia 2.77 million 2005
107 Costa Rica 2.67 million 2005
108 Ireland 2.52 million 2005
109 Croatia 2.51 million 2005
110 Kuwait 2.49 million 2005
111 Chad 2.47 million 2005
112 Togo 2.46 million 2005
113 Burkina Faso 2.42 million 2005
114 Congo, Republic of the 2.41 million 2005
115 Niger 2.34 million 2005
116 Georgia 2.34 million 2005
117 Panama 2.29 million 2005
118 Lithuania 2.27 million 2005
119 Sierra Leone 2.25 million 2005
120 Turkmenistan 2.23 million 2005
121 Malawi 2.22 million 2005
122 Moldova 1.96 million 2005
123 Armenia 1.93 million 2005
124 Liberia 1.91 million 2005
125 Kyrgyzstan 1.84 million 2005
126 Oman 1.84 million 2005
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.79 million 2005
128 Rwanda 1.74 million 2005
129 Tajikistan 1.61 million 2005
130 Latvia 1.56 million 2005
131 Central African Republic 1.53 million 2005
132 Mongolia 1.45 million 2005
133 Albania 1.42 million 2005
134 Jamaica 1.41 million 2005
135 Mauritania 1.24 million 2005
136 Laos 1.22 million 2005
137 Gabon 1.16 million 2005
138 Slovenia 1.02 million 2005
139 Botswana 1.01 million 2005
140 Estonia 930,155.1 2005
141 Eritrea 853,863.3 2005
142 The Gambia 817,705.6 2005
143 Papua New Guinea 788,876.5 2005
144 Qatar 775,451.3 2005
145 Burundi 754,751.5 2005
146 Namibia 712,969.4 2005
147 Bahrain 701,185.4 2005
148 Djibouti 682,840.2 2005
149 Mauritius 527,139.3 2005
150 Cyprus 525,155.4 2005
151 Guinea-Bissau 469,557.8 2005
152 Macau 460,162 2005
153 Fiji 430,634.7 2005
154 Malta 384,535.5 2005
155 Luxembourg 378,155.5 2005
156 Lesotho 335,621.8 2005
157 Suriname 331,986.9 2005
158 The Bahamas 292,048.9 2005
159 Cape Verde 290,400.4 2005
160 Iceland 275,384 2005
161 Brunei 274,757 2005
162 Swaziland 272,571 2005
163 East Timor 258,517.7 2005
164 Comoros 222,181.1 2005
165 Guyana 211,843.5 2005
166 Equatorial Guinea 195,868.9 2005
167 Guam 159,456.9 2005
168 Trinidad and Tobago 159,238.8 2005
169 New Caledonia 149,363.4 2005
170 Barbados 142,056 2005
171 Belize 140,939.4 2005
172 French Polynesia 132,663.8 2005
173 Netherlands Antilles 128,589.8 2005
174 Virgin Islands 102,402.9 2005
175 Maldives 97,442.61 2005
176 Sao Tome and Principe 90,783.34 2005
177 Solomon Islands 81,216.14 2005
178 Bhutan 70,666.82 2005
179 Bermuda 63,244.67 2005
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 54,644.41 2005
181 Dominica 52,488 2005
182 Vanuatu 49,671.25 2005
183 Greenland 47,199.11 2005
184 Kiribati 46,926 2005
185 Saint Lucia 45,482.32 2005
186 Seychelles 44,697.55 2005
187 Marshall Islands 42,198.49 2005
188 Samoa 41,436.41 2005
189 Grenada 32,589 2005
190 Antigua and Barbuda 32,369.33 2005
191 Federated States of Micronesia 24,638.6 2005
192 Tonga 24,554.64 2005
193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,456 2005

Citation

People > Urban population: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Urban population

  • China has had the highest urban population since 1975.
  • India ranked first for urban population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for urban population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Indonesia ranked first for urban population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis has ranked last for urban population since 1978.
  • Russia ranked first for urban population amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for urban population amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for urban population amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Nigeria ranked first for urban population amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Japan ranked second for urban population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
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