Countries With the Lowest Urbanization
Every country with a figure for urbanization, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Liechtenstein (14.6%), Papua New Guinea (15.8%) and Samoa (17.5%). The middle country of the 217 has 64.2%.
What this measures
Urban population (% of total population), in % of population. Source: World Bank. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2025–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Urbanization | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 14.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 15.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Samoa | 17.5% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Malawi | 17.6% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Niger | 18.4% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 20.5% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 7 | Tonga | 21.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | South Sudan | 21.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 22.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 10 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 22.5% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 24.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 13 | Burundi | 25.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 25.9% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 26.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Guyana | 26.5% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Eswatini | 26.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Chad | 27.6% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 28.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 28.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | St. Lucia | 29.1% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Myanmar | 30.6% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Rwanda | 30.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 31.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 31.9% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Uganda | 31.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Kenya | 32.2% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Mali | 32.2% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Channel Islands | 32.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Madagascar | 32.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 33.2% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 32 | Comoros | 33.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Eritrea | 34.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Kyrgyz Republic | 34.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Sudan | 34.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | India | 35.7% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 37 | Grenada | 36.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Tanzania | 36.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Yemen, Rep. | 37% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Mozambique | 37.2% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Guinea | 38.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 38.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | Mauritius | 39% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Pakistan | 39.5% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 39.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Lao PDR | 40.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 40.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Cambodia | 41.1% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Belize | 41.6% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Maldives | 42.5% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 51 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 42.9% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 52 | Bhutan | 43.4% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 53 | Moldova | 43.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Togo | 44.4% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 44.6% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Lesotho | 44.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 45.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Seychelles | 45.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Zambia | 45.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 45.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 47.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 48% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Namibia | 50.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Kosovo | 50.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 51% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Isle of Man | 52.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Romania | 52.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 53.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Benin | 53.4% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 55.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Haiti | 55.6% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Cameroon | 55.7% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Senegal | 55.8% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Philippines | 55.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Slovenia | 56% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Liberia | 56.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Guatemala | 56.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | British Virgin Islands | 57.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Croatia | 57.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 58.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Albania | 58.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Ghana | 58.9% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Honduras | 59.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Indonesia | 59.4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 89 | Jamaica | 59.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 59.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Fiji | 59.5% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Barbados | 59.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Poland | 60.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Georgia | 61.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Mauritania | 61.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Portugal | 61.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Aruba | 61.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | French Polynesia | 61.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 62.4% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Serbia | 62.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Thailand | 62.8% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 62.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Morocco | 63.1% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 104 | Kiribati | 63.4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Ecuador | 63.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Nigeria | 63.8% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | South Africa | 63.8% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Congo, Rep. | 64.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 64.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Ireland | 64.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Gambia, The | 65% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Tuvalu | 65.4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Montenegro | 65.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Suriname | 65.8% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Armenia | 65.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Panama | 66.2% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | China | 66.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Cyprus | 66.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Nepal | 67% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 120 | Botswana | 68% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 68.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Latvia | 68.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Lithuania | 69.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.2% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Ukraine | 69.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Italy | 69.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Austria | 69.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Iraq | 69.9% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 129 | Paraguay | 70.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Hungary | 70.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Tunisia | 70.7% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Estonia | 70.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Mongolia | 71.1% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Angola | 71.5% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Bolivia | 71.6% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 71.6% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.1% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 72.5% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 139 | Czechia | 72.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Djibouti | 73% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Dominica | 74% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 74.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Finland | 74.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 75% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Russian Federation | 75.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | El Salvador | 75.5% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | Algeria | 75.8% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Cuba | 77.2% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.4% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 150 | Malaysia | 77.4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Cabo Verde | 77.6% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Colombia | 78.8% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | France | 78.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 79.1% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 155 | Greece | 79.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Palau | 79.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 157 | Oman | 79.5% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Belarus | 79.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 160 | Mexico | 80% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 161 | United States | 80.2% | 2025 | North America |
| 162 | American Samoa | 80.5% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Spain | 80.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Korea, Rep. | 81.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Bahamas, The | 81.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 166 | Germany | 82.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Canada | 82.9% | 2025 | North America |
| 168 | United Kingdom | 83.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Norway | 83.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | New Zealand | 84% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 84.6% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 172 | Peru | 85.6% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 173 | Switzerland | 85.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 86% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 175 | West Bank and Gaza | 87.4% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Belgium | 87.7% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Australia | 87.7% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | Libya | 87.9% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 179 | Brazil | 88.2% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 180 | Greenland | 88.6% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 181 | Denmark | 88.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Andorra | 88.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Sweden | 89.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Chile | 89.2% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 185 | Venezuela, RB | 89.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 186 | Turkiye | 89.5% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 187 | Lebanon | 91% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 188 | Curacao | 91.5% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 189 | Israel | 91.6% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 190 | Gabon | 92.1% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 191 | Northern Mariana Islands | 92.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 192 | Japan | 92.3% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Argentina | 92.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 194 | Jordan | 93.2% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 195 | Iceland | 94.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 196 | Guam | 94.2% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 197 | Puerto Rico (US) | 94.3% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 198 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 94.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 200 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 95.4% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 201 | Uruguay | 95.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 202 | Malta | 95.7% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 203 | Netherlands | 95.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 204 | San Marino | 97.2% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 205 | Qatar | 99.4% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 206 | Bahrain | 100% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 207 | Bermuda | 100% | 2025 | North America |
| 208 | Cayman Islands | 100% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 100% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 210 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 211 | Kuwait | 100% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 212 | Macao SAR, China | 100% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 213 | St. Martin (French part) | 100% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 214 | Monaco | 100% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 215 | Naoero | 100% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 216 | Singapore | 100% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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