Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) by country
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
100.0%
Hong Kong
Lowest
4.4%
Ethiopia
Median
22.8%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
10,428
What the numbers show
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 4.4% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.8%, and the mean is 26.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 7.5%).
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 76.4% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 70.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 65.6% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Congo | 65.3% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 60.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 57.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 57.0% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 11 | Paraguay | 51.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 51.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 49.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 48.3% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 47.0% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 44.9% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 44.5% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 44.3% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 44.2% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Canada | 44.0% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 42.7% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 42.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 23 | Lebanon | 40.7% | 2025 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 40.4% | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 25 | Turkey | 39.2% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 36.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 35.6% | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 35.2% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela | 35.2% | 2025 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 30 | Peru | 33.3% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | China | 32.7% | 2025 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 32.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 31.7% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 34 | Liberia | 31.3% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 31.0% | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 30.8% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritania | 30.3% | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 30.3% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 29.2% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 28.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 27.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 27.4% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 26.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Syria | 26.5% | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 45 | Haiti | 26.3% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 25.7% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 25.4% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Iran | 25.2% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 25.0% | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Iraq | 24.6% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 24.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 24.4% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 24.4% | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.2% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Finland | 24.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 56 | Russia | 23.9% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | Ireland | 23.7% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 23.3% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 59 | France | 23.1% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 22.8% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 61 | Morocco | 22.8% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 62 | Austria | 21.8% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 63 | Thailand | 21.7% | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 21.6% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 65 | Tunisia | 20.6% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 20.1% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 20.0% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 68 | Vietnam | 19.9% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 69 | Norway | 19.9% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 19.7% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 19.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 72 | Italy | 19.5% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 19.5% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 19.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 18.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.5% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 17.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 17.6% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 17.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 17.3% | 2025 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 81 | India | 17.0% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 82 | Sweden | 16.4% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 16.3% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 84 | Libya | 16.1% | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 85 | Switzerland | 16.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 16.0% | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 15.8% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 15.7% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 15.0% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 90 | Guinea | 14.9% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 91 | Philippines | 14.8% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 14.6% | 2025 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Somalia | 14.5% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 94 | Indonesia | 14.4% | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 95 | Tanzania | 14.2% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 96 | Ukraine | 14.0% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 97 | Cambodia | 13.6% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 98 | Myanmar | 13.5% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 13.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 100 | Madagascar | 12.9% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 101 | Kenya | 12.7% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 102 | Mali | 12.6% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands | 12.2% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 12.2% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | North Korea | 12.1% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 11.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 107 | Germany | 9.7% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 9.6% | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 109 | Romania | 9.2% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 9.1% | 2025 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 9.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 112 | Yemen | 8.4% | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Uganda | 8.3% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 114 | Chad | 8.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 7.2% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 116 | Algeria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 117 | Malawi | 6.3% | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | 5.6% | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | 5.6% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 120 | Poland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 4.4% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 46.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 39.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 39.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 39.6%
- OECD members 38.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 37.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 31.5%
- Upper middle income 30.0%
- IBRD only 25.6%
- World 25.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 24.7%
- Middle income 24.1%
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.