Singapore—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #2 of 121Updated April 2026
Latest Value
100.0%
2025
YoY Change
+0.0%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#2
of 121 countries
Maximum
100.0%
2003
Minimum
97.1%
2001
CAGR
+0.1%
26 years
Last
100.0%
Previous
100.0%
Highest
100.0%
Lowest
97.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Singapore's population in agglomerations >1m (% of total) was 100.0% in 2025, ranking #2 out of 121 countries. This represents a +0.0% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 100.0% (2003) and the lowest was 97.1% (2001). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.2% |
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.