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Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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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 |
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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.