The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2025.
Top-20 · % of population
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liechtenstein
|
85.4 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Papua New Guinea
|
84.2 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Samoa
|
82.5 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Malawi
|
82.4 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Niger
|
81.6 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Sri Lanka
|
79.5 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Tonga
|
78.8 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
South Sudan
|
78.3 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Vanuatu
|
77.7 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Micronesia
|
77.5 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Ethiopia
|
75.9 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
75.7 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Burundi
|
74.3 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Afghanistan
|
74.1 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Tajikistan
|
73.8 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Guyana
|
73.5 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Eswatini
|
73.3 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Chad
|
72.4 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Timor-Leste
|
71.2 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Burkina Faso
|
71.1 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Saint Lucia
|
70.9 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Myanmar
|
69.4 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Rwanda
|
69.1 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Solomon Islands
|
68.7 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
68.1 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Uganda
|
68.1 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Kenya
|
67.8 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Mali
|
67.8 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Channel Islands
|
67.4 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Madagascar
|
67.1 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Bangladesh
|
66.8 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Comoros
|
66.1 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Eritrea
|
65.5 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
65.3 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Sudan
|
65.1 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
India
|
64.3 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Grenada
|
63.3 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Tanzania
|
63.1 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Yemen
|
63 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Mozambique
|
62.8 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Guinea
|
61.5 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Vietnam
|
61.2 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Mauritius
|
61 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Pakistan
|
60.5 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Faroe Islands
|
60.4 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Laos
|
59.7 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Zimbabwe
|
59.5 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Cambodia
|
58.9 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Belize
|
58.4 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Maldives
|
57.5 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Egypt
|
57.1 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Bhutan
|
56.6 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Moldova
|
56.3 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Togo
|
55.6 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Central African Republic
|
55.4 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Lesotho
|
55.3 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
54.9 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Seychelles
|
54.5 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Zambia
|
54.1 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Sierra Leone
|
54.1 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
53.3 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Turkmenistan
|
52.9 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
52 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Namibia
|
49.1 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Kosovo
|
49.1 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Uzbekistan
|
49 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Isle of Man
|
47.9 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Romania
|
47.8 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
47.3 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Slovakia
|
46.8 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Benin
|
46.6 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
46 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
45.5 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Somalia
|
44.9 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Haiti
|
44.4 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Cameroon
|
44.3 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Senegal
|
44.2 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Philippines
|
44.2 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Slovenia
|
44 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Liberia
|
43.9 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Guatemala
|
43.7 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
British Virgin Islands
|
42.6 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Croatia
|
42.2 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Azerbaijan
|
41.4 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Albania
|
41.1 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Ghana
|
41.1 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Honduras
|
40.7 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Indonesia
|
40.6 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Jamaica
|
40.6 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Nicaragua
|
40.6 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Fiji
|
40.5 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Barbados
|
40.3 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Poland
|
39.9 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Georgia
|
38.8 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Mauritania
|
38.5 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Portugal
|
38.5 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Aruba
|
38.3 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
French Polynesia
|
38.2 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Kazakhstan
|
37.6 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Serbia
|
37.4 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Thailand
|
37.2 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
North Macedonia
|
37.1 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Morocco
|
36.9 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Kiribati
|
36.6 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Ecuador
|
36.6 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Nigeria
|
36.2 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
South Africa
|
36.2 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Republic of the Congo
|
35.9 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
North Korea
|
35.8 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Ireland
|
35.4 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Gambia
|
35 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Tuvalu
|
34.6 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Montenegro
|
34.4 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Suriname
|
34.2 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Armenia
|
34.1 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Panama
|
33.8 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
China
|
33.7 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Cyprus
|
33.3 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Nepal
|
33 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Botswana
|
32 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
New Caledonia
|
31.8 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Latvia
|
31.4 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Lithuania
|
30.9 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
30.8 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Ukraine
|
30.4 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Italy
|
30.3 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Austria
|
30.3 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Iraq
|
30.1 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Paraguay
|
29.6 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Hungary
|
29.3 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Tunisia
|
29.3 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Estonia
|
29.3 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Mongolia
|
28.9 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Angola
|
28.5 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Bolivia
|
28.4 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
28.4 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Syria
|
27.9 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Dominican Republic
|
27.5 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Czechia
|
27.1 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Djibouti
|
27 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Dominica
|
26 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Bulgaria
|
25.8 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Finland
|
25.5 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
25 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Russia
|
24.7 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
El Salvador
|
24.5 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Algeria
|
24.2 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Cuba
|
22.8 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Iran
|
22.6 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Malaysia
|
22.6 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Cabo Verde
|
22.4 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Colombia
|
21.2 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
France
|
21.2 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Marshall Islands
|
20.9 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Greece
|
20.8 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Palau
|
20.7 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Oman
|
20.5 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Belarus
|
20.5 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Costa Rica
|
20.3 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Mexico
|
20 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
United States
|
19.8 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
American Samoa
|
19.5 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Spain
|
19.5 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
South Korea
|
18.8 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Bahamas
|
18.7 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Germany
|
17.9 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Canada
|
17.1 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
United Kingdom
|
16.7 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Norway
|
16.4 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
New Zealand
|
16 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Saudi Arabia
|
15.4 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Peru
|
14.4 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Switzerland
|
14.3 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
United Arab Emirates
|
14 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Palestine
|
12.6 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Belgium
|
12.3 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Australia
|
12.3 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Libya
|
12.1 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Brazil
|
11.8 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Greenland
|
11.4 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Denmark
|
11.2 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Andorra
|
11.1 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Sweden
|
10.9 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Chile
|
10.8 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Venezuela
|
10.7 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Türkiye
|
10.5 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Lebanon
|
9 | 2025 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Curaçao
|
8.5 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Israel
|
8.4 | 2025 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Gabon
|
7.9 | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
7.8 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Japan
|
7.7 | 2025 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Argentina
|
7.6 | 2025 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Jordan
|
6.8 | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Iceland
|
5.8 | 2025 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Guam
|
5.8 | 2025 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Puerto Rico
|
5.7 | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
5.6 | 2025 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Luxembourg
|
5.1 | 2025 | 199 | |
| 200 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
4.6 | 2025 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Uruguay
|
4.3 | 2025 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Malta
|
4.3 | 2025 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Netherlands
|
4.1 | 2025 | 203 | |
| 204 |
San Marino
|
2.8 | 2025 | 204 | |
| 205 |
Qatar
|
0.6 | 2025 | 205 | |
| 206 |
Bahrain
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Bermuda
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 208 |
Cayman Islands
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 209 |
Gibraltar
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 210 |
Hong Kong
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 211 |
Kuwait
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 212 |
Macao
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 213 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 214 |
Nauru
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 215 |
Saint Martin
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 216 |
Singapore
|
0 | 2025 | 206 | |
| 217 |
Sint Maarten
|
0 | 2025 | 206 |
The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.
How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.
Demography 1960–2025 Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Labor 1991–2025 Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Agriculture 1961–2023 Agricultural land shareWhat part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.