Countries ranked by urban population share in 2024
This ranking compares urban population share across the selected countries in the Americas using World Bank observations for 2024.
Key takeaways
- Uruguay ranked 1 with 95.6% in 2024.
- Argentina ranked 2 with 92.3% in 2024.
- Chile ranked 3 with 89.0% in 2024.
How the countries compare
Values are ranked in descending order using exact source observations. Display formatting does not change the values used for ranking.
| Rank | Country | Urban population (% of total population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 95.6% |
| 2 | Argentina | 92.3% |
| 3 | Chile | 89.0% |
| 4 | Brazil | 87.9% |
| 5 | Peru | 85.2% |
| 6 | Canada | 82.7% |
| 7 | United States | 80.1% |
| 8 | Mexico | 79.8% |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 79.3% |
| 10 | Colombia | 78.5% |
| 11 | Cuba | 77.2% |
| 12 | El Salvador | 75.1% |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 72.4% |
| 14 | Bolivia | 71.2% |
| 15 | Paraguay | 69.9% |
| 16 | Panama | 66.0% |
| 17 | Ecuador | 63.2% |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 59.3% |
| 19 | Honduras | 58.8% |
| 20 | Guatemala | 56.0% |
Source: World Bank Indicators API (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Methodology: World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS for the configured 20-country comparison in 2024; exact source-reported values ranked descending without imputation or unit conversion.
Methodology
World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS for the configured 20-country comparison in 2024; exact source-reported values ranked descending without imputation or unit conversion.
Caveats
Coverage is limited to the configured selected-country universe and the stated reference year. Missing observations are not imputed.