The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 People and Society
Urbanization In 17 editions of 36.
Urbanization was published in 17 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2009 to 2025. The 2013 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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- the first edition with it
- 2009
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entryWorld
- urban population:
- 50.5% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.85% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
- ten largest urban agglomerations:
- Tokyo (Japan) - 36,669,000;
- Delhi (India) - 22,157,000;
- Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 20,262,000;
- Mumbai (India) - 20,041,000;
- Mexico City (Mexico) - 19,460,000;
- New York-Newark (US) - 19,425,000;
- Shanghai (China) - 16,575,000;
- Kolkata (India) - 15,552,000;
- Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 14,648,000;
- Karachi (Pakistan) - 13,125,000 (2009)
Africa
56 entriesAlgeria
- urban population:
- 73% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Angola
- urban population:
- 59.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Benin
- urban population:
- 44.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Botswana
- urban population:
- 61.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Burkina Faso
- urban population:
- 26.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 6.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Burundi
- urban population:
- 10.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cabo Verde
- urban population:
- 62.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cameroon
- urban population:
- 52.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Central African Republic
- urban population:
- 39.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Chad
- urban population:
- 21.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Comoros
- urban population:
- 28% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.84% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- urban population:
- 34.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- urban population:
- 63.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.84% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
- urban population:
- 51.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.56% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Djibouti
- urban population:
- 77.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Egypt
- urban population:
- 43.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
- urban population:
- 39.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.16% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Eritrea
- urban population:
- 21.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 5.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Swaziland now Eswatini
- urban population:
- 21.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Ethiopia
- urban population:
- 17% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.57% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Gabon
- urban population:
- 86.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- urban population:
- 57.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.63% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Ghana
- urban population:
- 51.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guinea
- urban population:
- 35.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.86% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
- urban population:
- 43.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Kenya
- urban population:
- 24% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Lesotho
- urban population:
- 27.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.57% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Liberia
- urban population:
- 48.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.43% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Libya
- urban population:
- 77.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Madagascar
- urban population:
- 32.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.73% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Malawi
- urban population:
- 15.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mali
- urban population:
- 34.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.77% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mauritania
- urban population:
- 41.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mauritius
- urban population:
- 41.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.57% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Morocco
- urban population:
- 57% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mozambique
- urban population:
- 31.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Namibia
- urban population:
- 38.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Niger
- urban population:
- 17.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Nigeria
- urban population:
- 49.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Rwanda
- urban population:
- 19.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- urban population:
- 39.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
- urban population:
- 62.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Senegal
- urban population:
- 42.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Seychelles
- urban population:
- 53.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sierra Leone
- urban population:
- 39.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Somalia
- urban population:
- 37.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
South Africa
- urban population:
- 62% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
South Sudan
- urban population:
- 18% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sudan
- urban population:
- 33.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tanzania
- urban population:
- 26.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.77% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Togo
- urban population:
- 38% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tunisia
- urban population:
- 66.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Uganda
- urban population:
- 15.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 5.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Western Sahara
- urban population:
- 82% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Zambia
- urban population:
- 39.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.15% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Zimbabwe
- urban population:
- 38.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- urban population:
- 23.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.41% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Armenia
- urban population:
- 64.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Azerbaijan
- urban population:
- 53.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.64% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bangladesh
- urban population:
- 28.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bhutan
- urban population:
- 35.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
China
- urban population:
- 50.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.85% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Georgia
- urban population:
- 52.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
India
- urban population:
- 31.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Japan
- urban population:
- 91.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.57% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Kazakhstan
- urban population:
- 53.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Korea, North now North Korea
- urban population:
- 60.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.63% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Korea, South now South Korea
- urban population:
- 83.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
- urban population:
- 35.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Maldives
- urban population:
- 41.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mongolia
- urban population:
- 68.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Nepal
- urban population:
- 17% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Pakistan
- urban population:
- 36.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.68% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Russia
- urban population:
- 73.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sri Lanka
- urban population:
- 15.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tajikistan
- urban population:
- 26.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Turkmenistan
- urban population:
- 48.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Uzbekistan
- urban population:
- 36.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean
28 entriesAnguilla
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
- urban population:
- 30% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Aruba
- urban population:
- 47% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- urban population:
- 84% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Barbados
- urban population:
- 44% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Belize
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
British Virgin Islands
- urban population:
- 41% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cayman Islands
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Costa Rica
- urban population:
- 64% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cuba
- urban population:
- 75% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Dominica
- urban population:
- 67% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Dominican Republic
- urban population:
- 69% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
El Salvador
- urban population:
- 64% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Grenada
- urban population:
- 39% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guatemala
- urban population:
- 49% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Haiti
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Honduras
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Jamaica
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Montserrat
- urban population:
- 14% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Nicaragua
- urban population:
- 57% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Panama
- urban population:
- 75% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Puerto Rico
- urban population:
- 99% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- urban population:
- 32% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Saint Lucia
- urban population:
- 28% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- urban population:
- 49% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
- urban population:
- 14% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
- urban population:
- 93% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Virgin Islands
- urban population:
- 95% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Europe
47 entriesAlbania
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Andorra
- urban population:
- 88% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Austria
- urban population:
- 68% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Belarus
- urban population:
- 75% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Belgium
- urban population:
- 97% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- urban population:
- 49% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bulgaria
- urban population:
- 73.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Croatia
- urban population:
- 58% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Czech Republic now Czechia
- urban population:
- 73.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.24% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Denmark
- urban population:
- 86.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Estonia
- urban population:
- 69.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Faroe Islands
- urban population:
- 40% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Finland
- urban population:
- 85% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
France
- urban population:
- 85% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Germany
- urban population:
- 74% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Gibraltar
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Greece
- urban population:
- 61% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guernsey
- urban population:
- 31% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Hungary
- urban population:
- 69.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.51% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Ireland
- urban population:
- 62% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Isle of Man
- urban population:
- 51% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Italy
- urban population:
- 68% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Jersey
- urban population:
- 31% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Latvia
- urban population:
- 68% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Liechtenstein
- urban population:
- 14% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Lithuania
- urban population:
- 67% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Luxembourg
- urban population:
- 85% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Malta
- urban population:
- 95% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Moldova
- urban population:
- 47.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Monaco
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Montenegro
- urban population:
- 61% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Netherlands
- urban population:
- 83% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Macedonia now North Macedonia
- urban population:
- 59% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Norway
- urban population:
- 79% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Poland
- urban population:
- 60.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Portugal
- urban population:
- 61% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Romania
- urban population:
- 52.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.18% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
San Marino
- urban population:
- 94% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Serbia
- urban population:
- 56% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Slovakia
- urban population:
- 54.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.06% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Slovenia
- urban population:
- 50% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Spain
- urban population:
- 77% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sweden
- urban population:
- 85% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Switzerland
- urban population:
- 74% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Ukraine
- urban population:
- 68.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- -0.26% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
United Kingdom
- urban population:
- 80% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Middle East
17 entriesBahrain
- urban population:
- 88.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cyprus
- urban population:
- 70.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Gaza Strip
- urban population:
- 74.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Iran
- urban population:
- 69.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.25% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Iraq
- urban population:
- 66.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Israel
- urban population:
- 91.9% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.73% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Jordan
- urban population:
- 82.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.17% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Kuwait
- urban population:
- 98.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.42% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Lebanon
- urban population:
- 87.2% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.86% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Oman
- urban population:
- 73.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Qatar
- urban population:
- 98.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Saudi Arabia
- urban population:
- 82.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Syria
- urban population:
- 56.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Turkey now Turkiye
- urban population:
- 71.5% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
United Arab Emirates
- urban population:
- 84.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.52% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
West Bank
- urban population:
- 74.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Yemen
- urban population:
- 32.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
North America
5 entriesBermuda
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Canada
- urban population:
- 81% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Mexico
- urban population:
- 78% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
note: Mexico City is the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere, after Sao Paulo (Brazil), but before New York-Newark (US)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- urban population:
- 91% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
United States
- urban population:
- 82% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Oceania
24 entriesAmerican Samoa
- urban population:
- 93% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Australia
- urban population:
- 89% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cook Islands
- urban population:
- 75% of total population (2008)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Fiji
- urban population:
- 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
French Polynesia
- urban population:
- 51% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guam
- urban population:
- 93% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Kiribati
- urban population:
- 44% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Marshall Islands
- urban population:
- 72% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- urban population:
- 23% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Nauru
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
New Caledonia
- urban population:
- 57% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
New Zealand
- urban population:
- 86% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Niue
- urban population:
- 38% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- -1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
- urban population:
- 91% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Palau
- urban population:
- 83% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Papua New Guinea
- urban population:
- 13% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
- urban population:
- 0% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Samoa
- urban population:
- 20% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Solomon Islands
- urban population:
- 19% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tokelau
- urban population:
- 0% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tonga
- urban population:
- 23% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Tuvalu
- urban population:
- 50% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Vanuatu
- urban population:
- 26% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
- urban population:
- 0% of total population (2008)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
- urban population:
- 92% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Bolivia
- urban population:
- 67% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Brazil
- urban population:
- 87% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Chile
- urban population:
- 89% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Colombia
- urban population:
- 75% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Ecuador
- urban population:
- 67% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- urban population:
- 74% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Guyana
- urban population:
- 29% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Paraguay
- urban population:
- 61% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Peru
- urban population:
- 77% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Suriname
- urban population:
- 69% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Uruguay
- urban population:
- 92% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Venezuela
- urban population:
- 93% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Southeast Asia
13 entriesBrunei
- urban population:
- 76% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- urban population:
- 32.6% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cambodia
- urban population:
- 20% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Hong Kong
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Indonesia
- urban population:
- 50.7% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Laos
- urban population:
- 34.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.41% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Macau
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Malaysia
- urban population:
- 72.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Philippines
- urban population:
- 48.8% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 2.16% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Singapore
- urban population:
- 100% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Thailand
- urban population:
- 34.1% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Timor-Leste
- urban population:
- 28.3% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 4.25% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Vietnam
- urban population:
- 31% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:
- 3.03% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Urbanization”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/urbanization/2013.