Top Ten Most Urbanized Countries in the World

Here are the top ten most urbanized countries in the world, based on the percentage of the population living in urban areas as of 2021:

• Monaco – 100% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Nauru – 100% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Singapore – 100% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Kuwait – 99.3% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Vatican City – 100% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Bermuda – 97.3% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Qatar – 96.3% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Gibraltar – 95.4% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Israel – 94.9% of the population lives in urban areas.
• Malta – 93.0% of the population lives in urban areas.

 

Population Living In Urban Countries 2016

Country Hong Kong Monaco Nauru Singapore The Vatican Belgium Kuwait Qatar Iceland Bahrain

Total 6,961,000 34,000 13,000 4,108,000 1,000 5,444,000 1,894,000 534,000 261,000 603,000

Percentage 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.4 96.1 92.9 92.7 92.5

Most Urbanized Countries 2016

Continent	Country	Urban Population (in %)
Asia	Singapore	100
Oceania	Nauru	100
Europe	Monaco	100
Europe	Vatican City	100
Asia	Kuwait	98
Europe	Belgium	97
Asia	Qatar	96
Europe	Malta	94
Europe	San Marino	94
South America	Venezuela	93