China—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #31 of 121
Latest Value
32.7%
2025
YoY Change
+2.3%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#31
of 121 countries
Maximum
32.7%
2025
Minimum
17.1%
2000
CAGR
+2.6%
26 years
Last
32.7%
Previous
32.0%
Highest
32.7%
Lowest
17.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17.1% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →