List of countries by urban population

Twelve countries/regions have 100% populations living in an urban area. These are Singapore, Hong Kong, Anguilla, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Kuwait, Monaco, Holy See, Macao, Nauru, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part). The population of all these countries/regions have below ten mn.

Among Countries having a urban population above ten mn, Belgium has the highest urbanized population of 98.22%, followed by the Netherlands (93.45%) and Argentina (92.58%). Among Countries having a population above 100 mn, Japan (92.13%) is highly urbanized, and Ethiopia (23.66%) is the least urbanized.

Thirty-four countries/regions have achieved urbanization above 90%, and 71 have above 80%. Out of 233 countries/territories projected by the UN, 71 countries/territories have more than 50% of the population living in a rural area, and 12 have 80% people living in the rural area. Tokelau and 'Wallis and Futuna Islands'have their 100% population in the rural area.

China has the highest urban population of 942 mn people, followed by India (530 mn) and the United States of America (285 mn). Nine countries have an urban population above 100 mn. India has the highest rural population of 908 mn people, followed by China (495 mn), Pakistan (138 mn), Indonesia (115 mn), and Bangladesh (104 mn).

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