GM ECONOMY · INDICATOR PROFILE
Urban Population
Urban population as a percentage of total population.
Country coverage113 / 11499% of active countries
Time coverage1960–20257458 observations
Common ranking year2025113 countries · 100%
Data qualityGood66 median observations / country
Minimum · 202515.78%
Median · 202569.72%
Maximum · 2025100.00%
Data quality
Recency and time-series depthGood113latest within 1 year of the series maximum and at least 10 observations
Adequate0latest within 3 years and at least 5 observations
Limited0older or comparatively short series
Indicator metadata
Definition and machine-readable identifiersCountry ranking · 2025
113 comparable countries| Rank | Country | 2025 value | Latest year | Latest value | Observations | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 4 | Macao | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 5 | Nauru | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 6 | Singapore | 100.00% | 2025 | 100.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 7 | Qatar | 99.36% | 2025 | 99.36% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 95.94% | 2025 | 95.94% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 94.88% | 2025 | 94.88% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 10 | Iceland | 94.22% | 2025 | 94.22% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 11 | Jordan | 93.21% | 2025 | 93.21% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 12 | Argentina | 92.35% | 2025 | 92.35% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 13 | Japan | 92.30% | 2025 | 92.30% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 14 | Israel | 91.58% | 2025 | 91.58% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 15 | Lebanon | 90.96% | 2025 | 90.96% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 16 | Turkey | 89.49% | 2025 | 89.49% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 17 | Chile | 89.18% | 2025 | 89.18% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 18 | Sweden | 89.08% | 2025 | 89.08% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 19 | Denmark | 88.85% | 2025 | 88.85% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 20 | Brazil | 88.18% | 2025 | 88.18% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 21 | Australia | 87.72% | 2025 | 87.72% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 22 | Belgium | 87.67% | 2025 | 87.67% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 23 | West Bank and Gaza | 87.38% | 2025 | 87.38% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 85.96% | 2025 | 85.96% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 85.73% | 2025 | 85.73% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 26 | Peru | 85.60% | 2025 | 85.60% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 84.61% | 2025 | 84.61% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 84.00% | 2025 | 84.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 29 | Norway | 83.57% | 2025 | 83.57% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 83.32% | 2025 | 83.32% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 31 | Canada | 82.88% | 2025 | 82.88% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 32 | Germany | 82.14% | 2025 | 82.14% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 33 | South Korea | 81.17% | 2025 | 81.17% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 34 | Spain | 80.51% | 2025 | 80.51% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 35 | United States | 80.19% | 2025 | 80.19% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 36 | Mexico | 80.04% | 2025 | 80.04% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 37 | Oman | 79.48% | 2025 | 79.48% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 38 | Palau | 79.28% | 2025 | 79.28% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 39 | Greece | 79.22% | 2025 | 79.22% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 79.11% | 2025 | 79.11% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 41 | France | 78.84% | 2025 | 78.84% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 42 | Colombia | 78.78% | 2025 | 78.78% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 43 | Malaysia | 77.39% | 2025 | 77.39% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 44 | Iran | 77.38% | 2025 | 77.38% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 45 | Algeria | 75.82% | 2025 | 75.82% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 46 | Russia | 75.25% | 2025 | 75.25% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 47 | Brunei | 75.01% | 2025 | 75.01% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 48 | Finland | 74.52% | 2025 | 74.52% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 74.17% | 2025 | 74.17% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 72.88% | 2025 | 72.88% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 51 | Syria | 72.08% | 2025 | 72.08% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 52 | Mongolia | 71.15% | 2025 | 71.15% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 53 | Estonia | 70.72% | 2025 | 70.72% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 54 | Tunisia | 70.70% | 2025 | 70.70% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 55 | Hungary | 70.69% | 2025 | 70.69% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 56 | Iraq | 69.94% | 2025 | 69.94% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 57 | Austria | 69.72% | 2025 | 69.72% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 58 | Italy | 69.68% | 2025 | 69.68% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 59 | Ukraine | 69.60% | 2025 | 69.60% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 60 | Lithuania | 69.08% | 2025 | 69.08% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 61 | Latvia | 68.63% | 2025 | 68.63% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 62 | Nepal | 67.00% | 2025 | 67.00% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 63 | Cyprus | 66.70% | 2025 | 66.70% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 64 | China | 66.34% | 2025 | 66.34% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 65 | Armenia | 65.93% | 2025 | 65.93% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 65.45% | 2025 | 65.45% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 67 | Ireland | 64.59% | 2025 | 64.59% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 68 | North Korea | 64.19% | 2025 | 64.19% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 69 | South Africa | 63.82% | 2025 | 63.82% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 70 | Nigeria | 63.78% | 2025 | 63.78% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 71 | Kiribati | 63.39% | 2025 | 63.39% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 72 | Morocco | 63.13% | 2025 | 63.13% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 73 | Thailand | 62.80% | 2025 | 62.80% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 74 | Serbia | 62.64% | 2025 | 62.64% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 62.39% | 2025 | 62.39% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 76 | Portugal | 61.50% | 2025 | 61.50% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 77 | Georgia | 61.18% | 2025 | 61.18% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 78 | Poland | 60.09% | 2025 | 60.09% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 79 | Fiji | 59.54% | 2025 | 59.54% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 80 | Indonesia | 59.39% | 2025 | 59.39% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 81 | Ghana | 58.92% | 2025 | 58.92% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 58.64% | 2025 | 58.64% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 83 | Croatia | 57.81% | 2025 | 57.81% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 84 | Slovenia | 55.99% | 2025 | 55.99% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 85 | Philippines | 55.77% | 2025 | 55.77% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 86 | Slovakia | 53.19% | 2025 | 53.19% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 87 | Romania | 52.17% | 2025 | 52.17% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 51.02% | 2025 | 51.02% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 47.11% | 2025 | 47.11% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 90 | Bhutan | 43.43% | 2025 | 43.43% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 91 | Egypt | 42.90% | 2025 | 42.90% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 92 | Maldives | 42.51% | 2025 | 42.51% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 93 | Cambodia | 41.11% | 2025 | 41.11% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 94 | Laos | 40.31% | 2025 | 40.31% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 95 | Pakistan | 39.53% | 2025 | 39.53% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 96 | Vietnam | 38.83% | 2025 | 38.83% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 97 | Yemen | 37.03% | 2025 | 37.03% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 98 | India | 35.69% | 2025 | 35.69% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.75% | 2025 | 34.75% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 33.24% | 2025 | 33.24% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 101 | Kenya | 32.21% | 2025 | 32.21% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 31.31% | 2025 | 31.31% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 103 | Myanmar | 30.58% | 2025 | 30.58% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | 28.79% | 2025 | 28.79% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 26.16% | 2025 | 26.16% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 25.94% | 2025 | 25.94% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 24.11% | 2025 | 24.11% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 108 | Micronesia | 22.48% | 2025 | 22.48% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 22.32% | 2025 | 22.32% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 110 | Tonga | 21.16% | 2025 | 21.16% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 20.45% | 2025 | 20.45% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 112 | Samoa | 17.51% | 2025 | 17.51% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 15.78% | 2025 | 15.78% | 66 | 1960–2025 |
The ranking uses a single common year rather than mixing each country’s latest observation. GM Economy selects the most recent year with data for at least 75% of countries covered by this indicator; if no year reaches that threshold, the year with the broadest coverage is used. Values are ordered from highest to lowest. This is a descriptive data ranking, not an assessment of whether a higher or lower value is preferable.