Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.URB.LCTY.UR.ZS•% (share) of urban population•1960 → 2024•153 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
153
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 15.69%
15.69% – 21.26%
21.26% – 26.5%
26.5% – 32.46%
32.46% – 38.06%
38.06% – 48.11%
> 48.11%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Countries
50
Median
46.7%
Mean
53.2%
25th pctl
39.5%
75th pctl
67.3%
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Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, ChinaSingapore
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 100% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 100% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 100% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 91.05% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 80.7% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 73.91% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 73.72% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 71.33% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 68.48% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 67.95% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 67.64% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 67.64% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 67.34% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 55.67% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 55.02% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 54.98% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 53.97% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 50.34% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 49.54% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 49.24% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 49% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 48.4% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 47.99% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 47.23% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 47.02% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 46.45% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 45.96% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 45.73% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 45.62% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 45.36% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 44.97% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 43.35% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 43.14% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 42.2% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 41.92% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 41.23% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 39.95% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 39.52% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 39.43% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 39.05% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 38.98% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 38.78% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 38.38% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 38.14% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 37.95% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 37.9% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 37.19% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 37.04% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 37% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 36.61% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)