Which has higher urban population, Belarus or United States?

United States, at 80.2% against 79.5% in Belarus as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Belarus and United States?

0.7%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs United States: Urban population (% of total population)

Belarus

79.5%

in 2025

United States

80.2%

in 2025

Belarus rank

60th

United States rank

57th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Belarus
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 80.2% against 79.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 60th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37.6%	71.9%	34.3%	United States
1970s	49.9%	73.6%	23.7%	United States
1980s	61.3%	74.3%	13.0%	United States
1990s	67.9%	77.0%	9.1%	United States
2000s	72.0%	80.0%	8.0%	United States
2010s	76.3%	80.5%	4.3%	United States
2020s	78.6%	80.1%	1.4%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Belarus or United States?: United States, at 80.2% against 79.5% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Belarus and United States?: 0.7%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belarus and United States rank globally for urban population?: Belarus ranks 60th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.