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World Urban population Ranking Map In the available data, Bahrain and 11 other countries and territories share the highest recorded value at 100% (tied rank #1); Japan ranks #26 at 92.3%. Coverage: 215 countries and territories. Reference years: tied first-place countries 2025; Japan 2025. Urban areas follow each country’s definition, so boundaries and classifications differ.
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Compare urban population across the world. Compare urban population by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details.
Japan 92.3%
Japan, world rank 26 for Urban population, 92.3%
Fiji: 59.5% Tanzania: 36.9% Western Sahara: No data Canada: 82.9% United States: 80.2% Kazakhstan: 62.4% Uzbekistan: 51% Papua New Guinea: 15.8% Indonesia: 59.4% Argentina: 92.4% Chile: 89.2% Democratic Republic of the Congo: 45.1% Somalia: 55.1% Kenya: 32.2% Sudan: 34.9% Chad: 27.6% Haiti: 55.6% Dominican Republic: 72.5% Russia: 75.3% Bahamas: 81.3% Falkland Islands: No data Norway: 83.6% Greenland: 88.6% Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 28.8% South Africa: 63.8% Lesotho: 44.7% Mexico: 80% Uruguay: 95.7% Brazil: 88.2% Bolivia: 71.6% Peru: 85.6% Colombia: 78.8% Panama: 66.2% Costa Rica: 79.7% Nicaragua: 59.4% Honduras: 59.3% El Salvador: 75.5% Guatemala: 56.3% Belize: 41.6% Venezuela: 89.3% Guyana: 26.5% Suriname: 65.8% France: 78.8% Ecuador: 63.4% Puerto Rico: 94.3% Jamaica: 59.4% Cuba: 77.2% Zimbabwe: 40.5% Botswana: 68% Namibia: 50.9% Senegal: 55.8% Mali: 32.2% Mauritania: 61.5% Benin: 53.4% Niger: 18.4% Nigeria: 63.8% Cameroon: 55.7% Togo: 44.4% Ghana: 58.9% Côte d’Ivoire: 54.5% Guinea: 38.5% Guinea-Bissau: 46.7% Liberia: 56.1% Sierra Leone: 45.9% Burkina Faso: 28.9% Central African Republic: 44.6% Republic of the Congo: 64.1% Gabon: 92.1% Equatorial Guinea: 71.6% Zambia: 45.9% Malawi: 17.6% Mozambique: 37.2% Eswatini: 26.7% Angola: 71.5% Burundi: 25.7% Israel: 91.6% Lebanon: 91% Madagascar: 32.9% Palestine: 87.4% Gambia: 65% Tunisia: 70.7% Algeria: 75.8% Jordan: 93.2% United Arab Emirates: 86% Qatar: 99.4% Kuwait: 100% Iraq: 69.9% Oman: 79.5% Vanuatu: 22.3% Cambodia: 41.1% Thailand: 62.8% Laos: 40.3% Myanmar: 30.6% Vietnam: 38.8% North Korea: 64.2% South Korea: 81.2% Mongolia: 71.1% India: 35.7% Bangladesh: 33.2% Bhutan: 43.4% Nepal: 67% Pakistan: 39.5% Afghanistan: 25.9% Tajikistan: 26.2% Kyrgyzstan: 34.7% Turkmenistan: 47.1% Iran: 77.4% Syria: 72.1% Armenia: 65.9% Sweden: 89.1% Belarus: 79.5% Ukraine: 69.6% Poland: 60.1% Austria: 69.7% Hungary: 70.7% Moldova: 43.7% Romania: 52.2% Lithuania: 69.1% Latvia: 68.6% Estonia: 70.7% Germany: 82.1% Bulgaria: 74.2% Greece: 79.2% Türkiye: 89.5% Albania: 58.9% Croatia: 57.8% Switzerland: 85.7% Luxembourg: 94.9% Belgium: 87.7% Netherlands: 95.9% Portugal: 61.5% Spain: 80.5% Ireland: 64.6% New Caledonia: 68.2% Solomon Islands: 31.3% New Zealand: 84% Australia: 87.7% Sri Lanka: 20.5% China: 66.3% Taiwan: No data Italy: 69.7% Denmark: 88.8% United Kingdom: 83.3% Iceland: 94.2% Azerbaijan: 58.6% Georgia: 61.2% Philippines: 55.8% Malaysia: 77.4% Brunei: 75% Slovenia: 56% Finland: 74.5% Slovakia: 53.2% Czechia: 72.9% Eritrea: 34.5% Japan: 92.3% Paraguay: 70.4% Yemen: 37% Saudi Arabia: 84.6% Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 66.7% Morocco: 63.1% Egypt: 42.9% Libya: 87.9% Ethiopia: 24.1% Djibouti: 73% Somaliland: No data Uganda: 31.9% Rwanda: 30.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.7% North Macedonia: 62.9% Serbia: 62.6% Montenegro: 65.6% Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 54% South Sudan: 21.7% Japan Niger 211 Malawi 212 Papua New Guinea 214 Kuwait Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Urban populationRankings 26/215 92.3%
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #26 for urban population. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Bahrain 100% 1 Bermuda 100% 1 Cayman Islands 100% 1 Gibraltar 100% 1 Hong Kong 100%
215 Liechtenstein 14.6% 214 Papua New Guinea 15.8% 213 Samoa 17.5% 212 Malawi 17.6% 211 Niger 18.4% 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Urban population ranking map Compare urban population by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 215 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Bahrain (100%), #1 Bermuda (100%), #1 Cayman Islands (100%)
Japan’s position World #26 (92.3%)
Data period latest available year by country (2010–2025) All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
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Urban population Full ranking215 countries #1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100% Profile #1 St. Martin (French part) 100% Profile #20 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% Profile #27 Northern Mariana Islands 92.2% Profile #94 Sao Tome and Principe 69.2% Profile #110 Republic of the Congo 64.1% Profile #136 British Virgin Islands 57.4% Profile #149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.7% Profile #154 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 48% Profile #160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.1% Profile #162 Central African Republic 44.6% Profile #191 St. Kitts and Nevis 31.9% Profile #204 Antigua and Barbuda 24.3% Profile