Top 20 countries by people living in cities and towns

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1. 1 🇨🇳

   China

   中华人民共和国

   933,170,560 year 2025

   Also in: #2 countries by air passengers carried a year#1 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by labour force#1 countries by patent applications a year

2. 2 🇮🇳

   India

   भारत

   522,441,248 year 2025

   Also in: #4 countries by air passengers carried a year#3 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by labour force#5 countries by patent applications a year

3. 3 🇺🇸

   United States

   274,084,705 year 2025

   Also in: #1 countries by air passengers carried a year#2 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by engineering graduates per year#9 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)

4. 4 🇧🇷

   Brazil

   187,652,232 year 2025

   Also in: #10 countries by air passengers carried a year#12 countries by CO2 emissions a year#5 countries by engineering graduates per year#6 countries by labour force

5. 5 🇮🇩

   Indonesia

   169,698,146 year 2025

   Also in: #9 countries by air passengers carried a year#7 countries by CO2 emissions a year#4 countries by labour force#3 countries by new doctors per year

6. 6 🇳🇬

   Nigeria

   151,484,336 year 2025

   Also in: #5 countries by labour force#6 countries by population#5 countries by number of primary school teachers

7. 7 🇯🇵

   Japan

   日本

   113,867,674 year 2025

   Also in: #6 countries by air passengers carried a year#5 countries by CO2 emissions a year#3 countries by engineering graduates per year#19 countries by forest cover

8. 8 🇷🇺

   Russian Federation

   107,994,732 year 2025

   Also in: #8 countries by air passengers carried a year#4 countries by CO2 emissions a year#8 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#10 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

9. 9 🇲🇽

   Mexico

   105,611,477 year 2025

   Also in: #15 countries by air passengers carried a year#13 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by engineering graduates per year#11 countries by labour force

10. 10 🇵🇰

    Pakistan

    100,877,063 year 2025

    Also in: #7 countries by labour force#5 countries by population#11 countries by number of primary school teachers

11. 11 🇹🇷

    Turkiye

    76,856,206 year 2025

    Also in: #5 countries by air passengers carried a year#14 countries by CO2 emissions a year#7 countries by engineering graduates per year#18 countries by labour force

12. 12 🇮🇷

    Iran, Islamic Rep.

    71,509,246 year 2025

    Also in: #6 countries by CO2 emissions a year#12 countries by patent applications a year#17 countries by population#15 countries by number of primary school teachers

13. 13 🇩🇪

    Germany

    68,578,227 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by air passengers carried a year#10 countries by CO2 emissions a year#15 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#4 countries by engineering graduates per year

14. 14 🇵🇭

    Philippines

    65,135,932 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by labour force#14 countries by population#9 countries by number of primary school teachers

15. 15 🇧🇩

    Bangladesh

    58,397,596 year 2025

    Also in: #8 countries by labour force#8 countries by population#13 countries by number of primary school teachers

16. 16 🇬🇧

    United Kingdom

    57,899,076 year 2025

    Also in: #7 countries by air passengers carried a year#20 countries by CO2 emissions a year#9 countries by engineering graduates per year#20 countries by labour force

17. 17 🇫🇷

    France

    54,182,526 year 2025

    Also in: #18 countries by air passengers carried a year#8 countries by engineering graduates per year#20 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people#20 countries by life expectancy

18. 18 🇨🇩

    Congo, Dem. Rep.

    50,902,749 year 2025

    Also in: #17 countries by labour force#15 countries by population#8 countries by number of primary school teachers#17 countries by renewable electricity share

19. 19 🇪🇬

    Egypt, Arab Rep.

    مصر

    50,784,126 year 2025

    Also in: #19 countries by labour force#13 countries by population#10 countries by number of primary school teachers

20. 20 🇹🇭

    Thailand

    44,976,800 year 2025

    Also in: #16 countries by labour force#19 countries by new doctors per year#18 countries by new nurses per year#20 countries by population