Country rankings
Skyscrapers by Country
China has the highest Skyscrapers Over 150m in 2025 (3,492), followed by United States (905) and United Arab Emirates (342). Monaco has the lowest (1).
71 of 235 countries
Skyscrapers Over 150m, 2025
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 71 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
8
Middle half 2 – 53.5
Average
104
71 countries
Highest
3,492
China
Lowest
1
Monaco
Over time · 2023–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- China
- United States
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Japan
Data
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71 countries · # = rank by Skyscrapers Over 150m
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 3,492 | 1,267 | 122 |
| 2 |  United States | 905 | 246 | 31 |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | 342 | 158 | 37 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 319 | 73 | 6 |
| 5 |  Japan | 283 | 51 | 2 |
| 6 |  South Korea | 281 | 80 | 7 |
| 7 |  Canada | 178 | 46 | — |
| 8 |  Australia | 163 | 61 | 2 |
| 9 |  Thailand | 144 | 40 | 3 |
| 10 |  Indonesia | 139 | 52 | 2 |
| 11 |  Philippines | 130 | 42 | — |
| 12 |  India | 127 | 46 | 1 |
| 13 |  Singapore | 100 | 34 | — |
| 14 |  Turkey | 79 | 16 | 1 |
| 15 |  Brazil | 72 | 4 | — |
| 16 |  Panama | 67 | 25 | — |
| 17 |  Russia | 61 | 24 | 7 |
| 18 |  Qatar | 55 | 30 | 3 |
| 19 |  Mexico | 52 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 |  Saudi Arabia | 44 | 26 | 5 |
| 21 |  Vietnam | 43 | 9 | 2 |
| 22 |  Israel | 40 | 5 | — |
| 23 |  France | 27 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Colombia | 25 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Germany | 21 | 5 | — |
| 26 |  Bahrain | 19 | 8 | — |
| 27 |  North Korea | 18 | 7 | — |
| 27 |  Kuwait | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 29 |  Poland | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 |  Sri Lanka | 15 | 5 | — |
| 31 |  Spain | 13 | 4 | — |
| 32 |  Argentina | 11 | 1 | — |
| 33 |  Kazakhstan | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 |  Italy | 8 | 3 | — |
| 34 |  Netherlands | 8 | 1 | — |
| 34 |  Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | — |
| 37 |  South Africa | 6 | 2 | — |
| 37 |  Cambodia | 6 | 4 | — |
| 39 |  Venezuela | 5 | 3 | — |
| 40 |  Tanzania | 4 | — | — |
| 40 |  Austria | 4 | 2 | — |
| 40 |  Lebanon | 4 | — | — |
| 40 |  New Zealand | 4 | — | — |
| 44 |  Kenya | 3 | 1 | — |
| 44 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | — |
| 44 |  Cyprus | 3 | — | — |
| 47 |  Pakistan | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Iran | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Iraq | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Jordan | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Switzerland | 2 | 1 | — |
| 47 |  Serbia | 2 | — | — |
| 47 |  Georgia | 2 | 1 | — |
| 56 |  Nigeria | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Bangladesh | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | — |
| 56 |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 |  Algeria | 1 | 1 | — |
| 56 |  Ukraine | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | — |
| 56 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | — |
| 56 |  Ivory Coast | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Bolivia | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Cuba | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Turkmenistan | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Norway | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Slovakia | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Uruguay | 1 | — | — |
| 56 |  Monaco | 1 | — | — |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Skyscrapers Over 150m?
- China has the highest Skyscrapers Over 150m in 2025, at 3,492, followed by United States (905) and United Arab Emirates (342).
- Which country has the lowest Skyscrapers Over 150m?
- Monaco has the lowest Skyscrapers Over 150m in 2025, at 1.
- What is the median Skyscrapers Over 150m across countries?
- The median is 8 across the 71 countries with data in 2025.
- Where does this skyscrapers by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Countries by Number of 150m+ Buildings - Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.