Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.URB.MCTY.TL.ZS•% (share) of population•1960 → 2025•121 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
121
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 12.24%
12.24% – 15.88%
15.88% – 19.8%
19.8% – 24.38%
24.38% – 30.93%
30.93% – 44.3%
> 44.3%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
121 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Countries
121
Median
22.8%
Mean
26.8%
25th pctl
14.8%
75th pctl
32.7%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSingaporePuerto Rico (US)
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 100% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 100% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 76.41% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 69.99% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 65.61% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 65.34% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 60.73% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 57.53% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 56.99% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 52.83% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 51.72% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 49.21% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 48.33% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 47.04% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 44.95% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 44.54% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 44.31% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 44.23% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 43.98% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 42.66% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 42.51% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 40.68% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 40.37% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 39.2% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 36.07% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 35.64% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 35.24% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 35.17% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 33.31% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 32.71% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 32.14% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 31.67% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 31.31% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 30.98% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 30.79% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 30.35% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 30.3% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 29.16% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 28.77% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 27.62% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 27.42% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 26.85% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 26.55% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 26.31% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 25.69% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 25.42% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 25.22% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 25.02% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 24.61% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 24.54% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 24.4% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 24.36% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 24.25% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 24% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 23.93% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 23.69% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 23.31% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 23.09% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 22.79% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 22.77% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 21.78% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 21.67% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 21.57% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 20.61% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 20.08% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 20% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 19.88% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 19.73% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 19.72% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 19.53% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 19.46% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 19.33% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 18.73% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 18.52% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 17.79% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 17.58% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 17.28% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 17.25% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 16.96% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 16.29% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 16.13% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 16% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 16% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 15.84% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 15.73% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 14.99% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 14.91% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 14.78% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 14.62% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 14.48% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 14.42% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 14.19% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 13.96% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 13.59% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 13.5% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 13.07% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 12.92% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 12.72% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 12.62% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 12.25% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 12.23% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 12.08% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 11.12% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 9.72% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 9.63% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 9.25% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 9.13% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 9.02% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 8.44% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 8.2% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 7.19% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 6.33% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 6.27% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 5.65% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 5.59% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.94% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 4.4% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)