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Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

wb-indicators:EN.URB.MCTY.TL.ZS

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
158 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:EN.URB.MCTY.TL.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) carries observations for 158 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Belarus · Bolivia · Brazil · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Early-demographic dividend · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Spain · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Greece · Guatemala · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Haiti · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Israel · Italy · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Cambodia · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Low & middle income · Late-demographic dividend · Morocco · Madagascar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Middle income · Mali · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Puerto Rico (US) · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Portugal · Paraguay · Post-demographic dividend · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Sweden · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · World · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe