The 10 Countries with the Highest Urban Population (2024)
Over half of humanity now lives in cities—urbanization has doubled since 1950. Across 217 countries with 2024 data, Bahrain tops the table for urban population at 100%, while Liechtenstein sits at the bottom on 14.7%.
The top 10
- Bahrain — 100%
- Bermuda — 100%
- Cayman Islands — 100%
- Gibraltar — 100%
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 100%
- Kuwait — 100%
- Macao SAR, China — 100%
- Monaco — 100%
- Nauru — 100%
- Singapore — 100%
At the other end of the table
- Liechtenstein — 14.7%
- Papua New Guinea — 15.4%
- Malawi — 17.3%
What the numbers show
The global average sits at about 62.9%, with 113 of 217 countries above it and a median of 63.9%. Bahrain reports roughly 6.8× the figure of Liechtenstein — a reminder of how unevenly urbanisation is spread.
Explore the complete, sortable ranking on the Urban Population by country map, or test your instincts in the daily map-guessing game. Data: World Bank Open Data, 2024.