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Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 527.02 million | 2005 | ||
| 2 | India | 314.15 million | 2005 | ||
| 3 | United States | 239.5 million | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 156.95 million | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Indonesia | 106.09 million | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Russia | 104.47 million | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Japan | 84.08 million | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 82.2 million | 2005 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 78.83 million | 2005 | |||
| 8 | Mexico | 78.35 million | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 68.77 million | 2005 | |||
| 9 | Nigeria | 63.4 million | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 62.84 million | 2005 | |||
| 10 | Germany | 62.02 million | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Pakistan | 54.36 million | 2005 | ||
| 12 | United Kingdom | 54.02 million | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Philippines | 52.08 million | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Turkey | 48.5 million | 2005 | ||
| 15 | France | 46.69 million | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Iran | 45.66 million | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Italy | 39.62 million | 2005 | ||
| 18 | South Korea | 39.02 million | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 37.57 million | 2005 | |||
| 19 | Bangladesh | 35.6 million | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Argentina | 34.91 million | 2005 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 34.47 million | 2005 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.03 million | 2005 | |||
| 21 | Spain | 33.29 million | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Colombia | 33.15 million | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Ukraine | 31.92 million | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Egypt | 31.69 million | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 30.92 million | 2005 | |||
| 25 | South Africa | 27.8 million | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Canada | 25.87 million | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 24.89 million | 2005 | |||
| 27 | Venezuela | 24.82 million | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Poland | 23.7 million | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Vietnam | 21.94 million | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Algeria | 20.8 million | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Thailand | 20.75 million | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Peru | 20.3 million | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 19.35 million | 2005 | |||
| 33 | Iraq | 19.27 million | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 18.73 million | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.47 million | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 18.36 million | 2005 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 18.04 million | 2005 | |||
| 36 | Australia | 17.93 million | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Morocco | 17.71 million | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 17.53 million | 2005 | |||
| 38 | Malaysia | 17.06 million | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 15.74 million | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 15.65 million | 2005 | |||
| 39 | Burma | 15.46 million | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Sudan | 14.78 million | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Chile | 14.27 million | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 14.09 million | 2005 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 13.96 million | 2005 | |||
| 42 | North Korea | 13.85 million | 2005 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 13.15 million | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.14 million | 2005 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 13.1 million | 2005 | |||
| 43 | Netherlands | 13.09 million | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 13.08 million | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 12.95 million | 2005 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 12.87 million | 2005 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 12.52 million | 2005 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 12.18 million | 2005 | |||
| 44 | Romania | 11.62 million | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Ethiopia | 11.4 million | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 11.33 million | 2005 | |||
| 46 | Ghana | 10.57 million | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Belgium | 10.19 million | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Syria | 9.64 million | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 9.6 million | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Tanzania | 9.28 million | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Cameroon | 8.91 million | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 8.68 million | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Cuba | 8.51 million | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Angola | 8.5 million | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Ecuador | 8.31 million | 2005 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 8.2 million | 2005 | |||
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.17 million | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Sweden | 7.6 million | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Czech Republic | 7.52 million | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Kenya | 7.09 million | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Belarus | 7.06 million | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Hong Kong | 6.94 million | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Afghanistan | 6.84 million | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Mozambique | 6.83 million | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Hungary | 6.69 million | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Greece | 6.55 million | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Tunisia | 6.55 million | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Israel | 6.34 million | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Portugal | 6.08 million | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | 5.95 million | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 5.94 million | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Bolivia | 5.89 million | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.83 million | 2005 | |||
| 72 | Yemen | 5.73 million | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Switzerland | 5.59 million | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 5.53 million | 2005 | |||
| 74 | Austria | 5.43 million | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Bulgaria | 5.42 million | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Madagascar | 4.99 million | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Libya | 4.96 million | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Senegal | 4.85 million | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 4.67 million | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Denmark | 4.64 million | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Jordan | 4.5 million | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Singapore | 4.34 million | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 4.32 million | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Nepal | 4.29 million | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.21 million | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Mali | 4.12 million | 2005 | ||
| 87 | El Salvador | 4.11 million | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Zambia | 4.08 million | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 3.82 million | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Uganda | 3.63 million | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Norway | 3.58 million | 2005 | ||
| 92 | New Zealand | 3.53 million | 2005 | ||
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 3.48 million | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Paraguay | 3.45 million | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Benin | 3.38 million | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Honduras | 3.35 million | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Haiti | 3.31 million | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Finland | 3.21 million | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Uruguay | 3.19 million | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Guinea | 3.1 million | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Lebanon | 3.1 million | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Nicaragua | 3.04 million | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Slovakia | 3.03 million | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 2.96 million | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Somalia | 2.9 million | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Cambodia | 2.77 million | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Costa Rica | 2.67 million | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Ireland | 2.52 million | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Croatia | 2.51 million | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Kuwait | 2.49 million | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Chad | 2.47 million | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Togo | 2.46 million | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 2.42 million | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.41 million | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Niger | 2.34 million | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Georgia | 2.34 million | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Panama | 2.29 million | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Lithuania | 2.27 million | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 2.25 million | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 2.23 million | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Malawi | 2.22 million | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Moldova | 1.96 million | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Armenia | 1.93 million | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Liberia | 1.91 million | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.84 million | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Oman | 1.84 million | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.79 million | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Rwanda | 1.74 million | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Tajikistan | 1.61 million | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Latvia | 1.56 million | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Central African Republic | 1.53 million | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Mongolia | 1.45 million | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Albania | 1.42 million | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Jamaica | 1.41 million | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Mauritania | 1.24 million | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Laos | 1.22 million | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Gabon | 1.16 million | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Slovenia | 1.02 million | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Botswana | 1.01 million | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Estonia | 930,155.1 | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Eritrea | 853,863.3 | 2005 | ||
| 142 | The Gambia | 817,705.6 | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 788,876.5 | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Qatar | 775,451.3 | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Burundi | 754,751.5 | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Namibia | 712,969.4 | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Bahrain | 701,185.4 | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Djibouti | 682,840.2 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Mauritius | 527,139.3 | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Cyprus | 525,155.4 | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 469,557.8 | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Macau | 460,162 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Fiji | 430,634.7 | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Malta | 384,535.5 | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Luxembourg | 378,155.5 | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Lesotho | 335,621.8 | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Suriname | 331,986.9 | 2005 | ||
| 158 | The Bahamas | 292,048.9 | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Cape Verde | 290,400.4 | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Iceland | 275,384 | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Brunei | 274,757 | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Swaziland | 272,571 | 2005 | ||
| 163 | East Timor | 258,517.7 | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Comoros | 222,181.1 | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Guyana | 211,843.5 | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 195,868.9 | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Guam | 159,456.9 | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 159,238.8 | 2005 | ||
| 169 | New Caledonia | 149,363.4 | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Barbados | 142,056 | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Belize | 140,939.4 | 2005 | ||
| 172 | French Polynesia | 132,663.8 | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Netherlands Antilles | 128,589.8 | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Virgin Islands | 102,402.9 | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Maldives | 97,442.61 | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 90,783.34 | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 81,216.14 | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Bhutan | 70,666.82 | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Bermuda | 63,244.67 | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54,644.41 | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Dominica | 52,488 | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Vanuatu | 49,671.25 | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Greenland | 47,199.11 | 2005 | ||
| 184 | Kiribati | 46,926 | 2005 | ||
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 45,482.32 | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Seychelles | 44,697.55 | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 42,198.49 | 2005 | ||
| 188 | Samoa | 41,436.41 | 2005 | ||
| 189 | Grenada | 32,589 | 2005 | ||
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32,369.33 | 2005 | ||
| 191 | Federated States of Micronesia | 24,638.6 | 2005 | ||
| 192 | Tonga | 24,554.64 | 2005 | ||
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,456 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about People > Urban population
- China has had the highest urban population since 1975.
- India ranked first for urban population amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- United States ranked first for urban population amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Indonesia ranked first for urban population amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has ranked last for urban population since 1978.
- Russia ranked first for urban population amongst Europe in 2005.
- Germany ranked first for urban population amongst European Union in 2005.
- Brazil ranked first for urban population amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- Nigeria ranked first for urban population amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Japan ranked second for urban population amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.