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Map of the density of countries by urban population

Updated: 52d ago

This area map of countries shows the sum of urban population. The darker shades for each country indicate a higher sum of urban population.

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This map uses 2 fields, including filters:

  • Country: Name of country.
  • Urban Population (people): Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

This map is made with Leaflet and based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

This map can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license.