Según la ONU, alrededor del 54% de la población mundial vive en ciudades, a fecha de 2016. A pesar del espacio que ocupan las grandes ciudades, la distribución de la población urbana frente a la rural sigue estando a la par, pero con el paso de los años se aprecia cada vez más la diferencia. Aunque la mayoría de los países mantienen un equilibrio, hay algunos que se sitúan en los extremos.
Por ejemplo, Ciudad del Vaticano. Como su propio nombre indica, se trata de un estado-ciudad y, por tanto, toda su población se encuentra en zona urbana. Aquí hay un 100% de población urbana. En el lado opuesto se encuentra Papúa Nueva Guinea, cuya población urbana solo asciende al 13,3%.
| Rango | País | Población urbana | |
| 1 | Anguila | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 2 | Islas Bermudas | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 3 | Islas Caimán | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 5 | Ciudad del Vaticano | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 7 | Kuwait | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 8 | Macao | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 9 | Mónaco | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 10 | Nauru | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 11 | Singapur | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 12 | Sint Maarten | 100.00% | 2020 |
| 13 | Katar | 99.20% | 2020 |
| 14 | Bélgica | 98.10% | 2020 |
| 15 | San Marino | 97.50% | 2020 |
| 16 | Islas Virgenes | 95.90% | 2020 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 95.50% | 2020 |
| 18 | Guam | 94.90% | 2020 |
| 19 | Malta | 94.70% | 2020 |
| 20 | Islandia | 93.90% | 2020 |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 93.60% | 2020 |
| 22 | Islas Turcas y Caicos | 93.60% | 2020 |
| 23 | Israel | 92.60% | 2020 |
| 24 | Países Bajos | 92.20% | 2020 |
| 25 | Argentina | 92.10% | 2020 |
| 26 | Japón | 91.80% | 2020 |
| 27 | Islas Marianas del Norte | 91.80% | 2020 |
| 28 | Luxemburgo | 91.50% | 2020 |
| 29 | Jordán | 91.40% | 2020 |
| 30 | Gabón | 90.10% | 2020 |
| 31 | San Pedro y Miquelón | 90.00% | 2020 |
| 32 | Bahréin | 89.50% | 2020 |
| 33 | Líbano | 88.90% | 2020 |
| 34 | Venezuela | 88.30% | 2020 |
| 35 | Dinamarca | 88.10% | 2020 |
| 36 | Suecia | 88.00% | 2020 |
| 37 | Andorra | 87.90% | 2020 |
| 38 | Chile | 87.70% | 2020 |
| 39 | Groenlandia | 87.30% | 2020 |
| 40 | Samoa Americana | 87.20% | 2020 |
| 41 | Brasil | 87.10% | 2020 |
| 42 | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 87.00% | 2020 |
| 43 | Sahara Occidental | 86.80% | 2020 |
| 44 | Nueva Zelanda | 86.70% | 2020 |
| 45 | Omán | 86.30% | 2020 |
| 46 | Australia | 86.20% | 2020 |
| 47 | Finlandia | 85.50% | 2020 |
| 48 | Arabia Saudita | 84.30% | 2020 |
| 49 | Reino Unido | 83.90% | 2020 |
| 50 | Bahamas | 83.20% | 2020 |
| 51 | Noruega | 83.00% | 2020 |
| 52 | Estados Unidos | 82.70% | 2020 |
| 53 | República Dominicana | 82.50% | 2020 |
| 54 | Canadá | 81.60% | 2020 |
| 55 | Colombia | 81.40% | 2020 |
| 56 | Corea del Sur | 81.40% | 2020 |
| 57 | Francia | 81.00% | 2020 |
| 58 | Palau | 81.00% | 2020 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 80.80% | 2020 |
| 60 | España | 80.80% | 2020 |
| 61 | Libia | 80.70% | 2020 |
| 62 | México | 80.70% | 2020 |
| 63 | Grecia | 79.70% | 2020 |
| 64 | Bielorrusia | 79.50% | 2020 |
| 65 | Taiwán | 78.90% | 2020 |
| 66 | Islas Malvinas | 78.50% | 2020 |
| 67 | Brunei | 78.30% | 2020 |
| 68 | Perú | 78.30% | 2020 |
| 69 | Djibouti | 78.10% | 2020 |
| 70 | Islas Marshall | 77.80% | 2020 |
| 71 | Alemania | 77.50% | 2020 |
| 72 | Cuba | 77.20% | 2020 |
| 73 | Malasia | 77.20% | 2020 |
| 74 | Franja de Gaza | 76.70% | 2020 |
| 75 | Cisjordania | 76.70% | 2020 |
| 76 | Turquía | 76.10% | 2020 |
| 77 | Iran | 75.90% | 2020 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 75.70% | 2020 |
| 79 | Islas Cook | 75.50% | 2020 |
| 80 | Rusia | 74.80% | 2020 |
| 81 | Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 74.40% | 2020 |
| 82 | Chequia | 74.10% | 2020 |
| 83 | Suiza | 73.90% | 2020 |
| 84 | Argelia | 73.70% | 2020 |
| 85 | El Salvador | 73.40% | 2020 |
| 86 | Guinea Ecuatorial | 73.10% | 2020 |
| 87 | Hungría | 71.90% | 2020 |
| 88 | Nueva Caledonia | 71.50% | 2020 |
| 89 | Dominica | 71.10% | 2020 |
| 90 | Italia | 71.00% | 2020 |
| 91 | Botswana | 70.90% | 2020 |
| 92 | Irak | 70.90% | 2020 |
| 93 | Bolivia | 70.10% | 2020 |
| 94 | Túnez | 69.60% | 2020 |
| 95 | Ucrania | 69.60% | 2020 |
| 96 | Estonia | 69.20% | 2020 |
| 97 | Mongolia | 68.70% | 2020 |
| 98 | Panamá | 68.40% | 2020 |
| 99 | Letonia | 68.30% | 2020 |
| 100 | Lituania | 68.00% | 2020 |
| 101 | República del Congo | 67.80% | 2020 |
| 102 | Montenegro | 67.50% | 2020 |
| 103 | Sudáfrica | 67.40% | 2020 |
| 104 | Angola | 66.80% | 2020 |
| 105 | Chipre | 66.80% | 2020 |
| 106 | Cabo Verde | 66.70% | 2020 |
| 107 | Portugal | 66.30% | 2020 |
| 108 | Surinam | 66.10% | 2020 |
| 109 | Ecuador | 64.20% | 2020 |
| 110 | Tuvalu | 64.00% | 2020 |
| 111 | Irlanda | 63.70% | 2020 |
| 112 | Marruecos | 63.50% | 2020 |
| 113 | Armenia | 63.30% | 2020 |
| 114 | Gambia | 62.60% | 2020 |
| 115 | Corea del Norte | 62.40% | 2020 |
| 116 | Paraguay | 62.20% | 2020 |
| 117 | Albania | 62.10% | 2020 |
| 118 | Polinesia Francés | 62.00% | 2020 |
| 119 | China | 61.40% | 2020 |
| 120 | Polonia | 60.00% | 2020 |
| 121 | Georgia | 59.50% | 2020 |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 59.00% | 2020 |
| 123 | Austria | 58.70% | 2020 |
| 124 | Macedonia del Norte | 58.50% | 2020 |
| 125 | Honduras | 58.40% | 2020 |
| 126 | Kazajstán | 57.70% | 2020 |
| 127 | Camerún | 57.60% | 2020 |
| 128 | Croacia | 57.60% | 2020 |
| 129 | Seychelles | 57.50% | 2020 |
| 130 | Ghana | 57.30% | 2020 |
| 131 | Fiyi | 57.20% | 2020 |
| 132 | Haití | 57.10% | 2020 |
| 133 | Indonesia | 56.60% | 2020 |
| 134 | Azerbaiyán | 56.40% | 2020 |
| 135 | Serbia | 56.40% | 2020 |
| 136 | Jamaica | 56.30% | 2020 |
| 137 | Kiribati | 55.60% | 2020 |
| 138 | Siria | 55.50% | 2020 |
| 139 | Mauritania | 55.30% | 2020 |
| 140 | Eslovenia | 55.10% | 2020 |
| 141 | Rumania | 54.20% | 2020 |
| 142 | Eslovaquia | 53.80% | 2020 |
| 143 | Trinidad y Tobago | 53.20% | 2020 |
| 144 | San Vicente y las Granadinas | 53.00% | 2020 |
| 145 | Isla de Man | 52.90% | 2020 |
| 146 | Turkmenistán | 52.50% | 2020 |
| 147 | Liberia | 52.10% | 2020 |
| 148 | Namibia | 52.00% | 2020 |
| 149 | Nigeria | 52.00% | 2020 |
| 150 | Guatemala | 51.80% | 2020 |
| 151 | Costa de Marfil | 51.70% | 2020 |
| 152 | Tailandia | 51.40% | 2020 |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 50.40% | 2020 |
| 154 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 49.00% | 2020 |
| 155 | Islas Vírgenes Británicas | 48.50% | 2020 |
| 156 | Benin | 48.40% | 2020 |
| 157 | Senegal | 48.10% | 2020 |
| 158 | Filipinas | 47.40% | 2020 |
| 159 | Niue | 46.20% | 2020 |
| 160 | Somalia | 46.10% | 2020 |
| 161 | Belice | 46.00% | 2020 |
| 162 | República Democrática del Congo | 45.60% | 2020 |
| 163 | Zambia | 44.60% | 2020 |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.20% | 2020 |
| 165 | Mali | 43.90% | 2020 |
| 166 | Aruba | 43.70% | 2020 |
| 167 | Sierra Leona | 42.90% | 2020 |
| 168 | Egipto | 42.80% | 2020 |
| 169 | Moldavia | 42.80% | 2020 |
| 170 | Togo | 42.80% | 2020 |
| 171 | Islas Faroe | 42.40% | 2020 |
| 172 | Bután | 42.30% | 2020 |
| 173 | República Centroafricana | 42.20% | 2020 |
| 174 | Eritrea | 41.30% | 2020 |
| 175 | Mauricio | 40.80% | 2020 |
| 176 | Maldivas | 40.70% | 2020 |
| 177 | Santa Elena, Ascensión y Tristán da Cunha | 40.10% | 2020 |
| 178 | Madagascar | 38.50% | 2020 |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 38.20% | 2020 |
| 180 | Yemen | 37.90% | 2020 |
| 181 | Vietnam | 37.30% | 2020 |
| 182 | Pakistán | 37.20% | 2020 |
| 183 | Mozambique | 37.10% | 2020 |
| 184 | Kirguistán | 36.90% | 2020 |
| 185 | Granada | 36.50% | 2020 |
| 186 | Guinea | 36.50% | 2020 |
| 187 | Laos | 36.30% | 2020 |
| 188 | Sudán | 35.30% | 2020 |
| 189 | Tanzania | 35.20% | 2020 |
| 190 | India | 34.90% | 2020 |
| 191 | Zimbabue | 32.20% | 2020 |
| 192 | Timor-Leste | 31.30% | 2020 |
| 193 | Barbados | 31.20% | 2020 |
| 194 | Birmania | 31.10% | 2020 |
| 195 | Guernsey | 31.00% | 2020 |
| 196 | Jersey | 31.00% | 2020 |
| 197 | San Cristóbal y Nieves | 30.80% | 2020 |
| 198 | Burkina Faso | 30.60% | 2020 |
| 199 | Comoras | 29.40% | 2020 |
| 200 | Lesoto | 29.00% | 2020 |
| 201 | Kenia | 28.00% | 2020 |
| 202 | Tayikistán | 27.50% | 2020 |
| 203 | Guayana | 26.80% | 2020 |
| 204 | Afganistán | 26.00% | 2020 |
| 205 | Vanuatu | 25.50% | 2020 |
| 206 | Uganda | 25.00% | 2020 |
| 207 | Islas Salomón | 24.70% | 2020 |
| 208 | Antigua y Barbuda | 24.40% | 2020 |
| 209 | Camboya | 24.20% | 2020 |
| 210 | Eswatini | 24.20% | 2020 |
| 211 | Chad | 23.50% | 2020 |
| 212 | Tonga | 23.10% | 2020 |
| 213 | Micronesia | 22.90% | 2020 |
| 214 | Etiopía | 21.70% | 2020 |
| 215 | Nepal | 20.60% | 2020 |
| 216 | Sudán del Sur | 20.20% | 2020 |
| 217 | Santa Lucía | 18.80% | 2020 |
| 218 | Sri Lanka | 18.70% | 2020 |
| 219 | Samoa | 17.90% | 2020 |
| 220 | Malawi | 17.40% | 2020 |
| 221 | Ruanda | 17.40% | 2020 |
| 222 | Níger | 16.60% | 2020 |
| 223 | Liechtenstein | 14.40% | 2020 |
| 224 | Burundi | 13.70% | 2020 |
| 225 | Papúa Nueva Guinea | 13.30% | 2020 |
| 226 | Montserrat | 9.10% | 2020 |
| 227 | Islas Pitcairn | 0.00% | 2012 |
| 228 | Wallis y Futuna | 0.00% | 2020 |
Sea cual sea el lugar al que tenga pensado ir, es poco probable que la población urbana total de un país influya en su viaje. Tal vez en ciertas ciudades la densidad de población sea evidente por las aglomeraciones, pero hay pocos lugares que no estén abarrotados en temporada alta. ¡Busque una habitación de hotel en la ciudad ahora!
