List of countries by urban population

This is a list of countries by urban population.

List Top 50[]

Rank	Country / Territory	Urban Population	Date	Source
—	World	4,274,000,000	2019	https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL
1	China^[1]	842,933,962	2020
2	India	483,098,640	2020
3	United States	273,975,139	2020
4	Brazil	186,217,070	2020
5	Indonesia	154,188,546	2020
6	Japan	116,099,672	2020
7	Mexico	108,074,410	2020
8	Russia	107,486,269	2020

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Urban population by country 2019 World Bank Data
Urban population (most recent) by country

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^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions and Taiwan.

[1] Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions and Taiwan.

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