Urban Population 1960-2024
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- urban population for 2022 was 276,754,580, a 2.24% increase from 2021.
- urban population for 2021 was 270,693,478, a 1.98% increase from 2020.
- urban population for 2020 was 265,438,305, a 2.11% increase from 2019.
- urban population for 2019 was 259,953,055, a 2.51% increase from 2018.
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| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
276,754,580 |
59.56 |
2.24% |
| 2021 |
270,693,478 |
59.29 |
1.98% |
| 2020 |
265,438,305 |
59.09 |
2.11% |
| 2019 |
259,953,055 |
58.88 |
2.51% |
| 2018 |
253,599,696 |
58.63 |
2.55% |
| 2017 |
247,298,631 |
58.37 |
2.50% |
| 2016 |
241,256,824 |
58.12 |
2.60% |
| 2015 |
235,145,769 |
57.85 |
2.76% |
| 2014 |
228,834,568 |
57.51 |
2.85% |
| 2013 |
222,497,540 |
57.18 |
2.86% |
| 2012 |
216,302,063 |
56.86 |
2.57% |
| 2011 |
210,892,180 |
56.64 |
2.64% |
| 2010 |
205,465,837 |
56.38 |
3.14% |
| 2009 |
199,211,212 |
56.00 |
3.44% |
| 2008 |
192,585,424 |
55.56 |
3.53% |
| 2007 |
186,027,900 |
55.12 |
3.21% |
| 2006 |
180,242,023 |
54.83 |
3.29% |
| 2005 |
174,496,874 |
54.44 |
2.98% |
| 2004 |
169,454,014 |
54.10 |
2.68% |
| 2003 |
165,028,788 |
53.83 |
2.69% |
| 2002 |
160,709,287 |
53.57 |
2.70% |
| 2001 |
156,476,716 |
53.31 |
2.74% |
| 2000 |
152,305,719 |
53.06 |
2.76% |
| 1999 |
148,213,002 |
52.81 |
2.77% |
| 1998 |
144,217,717 |
52.56 |
2.80% |
| 1997 |
140,290,489 |
52.32 |
2.81% |
| 1996 |
136,456,753 |
52.09 |
2.79% |
| 1995 |
132,758,111 |
51.90 |
2.88% |
| 1994 |
129,047,259 |
51.70 |
3.25% |
| 1993 |
124,983,628 |
51.43 |
3.54% |
| 1992 |
120,710,168 |
51.02 |
3.61% |
| 1991 |
116,506,182 |
50.47 |
2.98% |
| 1990 |
113,129,779 |
50.07 |
4.15% |
| 1989 |
108,623,837 |
49.60 |
3.64% |
| 1988 |
104,806,024 |
49.10 |
3.78% |
| 1987 |
100,984,920 |
48.58 |
4.18% |
| 1986 |
96,930,670 |
48.01 |
4.38% |
| 1985 |
92,863,321 |
47.39 |
4.40% |
| 1984 |
88,951,111 |
46.78 |
4.58% |
| 1983 |
85,053,405 |
46.14 |
4.51% |
| 1982 |
81,384,598 |
45.57 |
4.39% |
| 1981 |
77,962,857 |
45.03 |
4.50% |
| 1980 |
74,602,526 |
44.48 |
4.72% |
| 1979 |
71,240,603 |
43.97 |
4.38% |
| 1978 |
68,248,168 |
43.54 |
4.29% |
| 1977 |
65,443,443 |
43.07 |
5.02% |
| 1976 |
62,315,071 |
42.44 |
5.17% |
| 1975 |
59,252,369 |
41.80 |
4.70% |
| 1974 |
56,594,291 |
41.20 |
4.59% |
| 1973 |
54,109,269 |
40.57 |
4.71% |
| 1972 |
51,675,150 |
39.87 |
4.72% |
| 1971 |
49,345,017 |
39.17 |
4.70% |
| 1970 |
47,130,498 |
38.48 |
4.81% |
| 1969 |
44,966,231 |
37.77 |
4.85% |
| 1968 |
42,885,974 |
37.06 |
4.85% |
| 1967 |
40,902,246 |
36.36 |
4.81% |
| 1966 |
39,024,589 |
35.67 |
5.10% |
| 1965 |
37,130,880 |
34.88 |
5.23% |
| 1964 |
35,286,052 |
34.05 |
5.15% |
| 1963 |
33,558,356 |
33.26 |
5.09% |
| 1962 |
31,932,243 |
32.49 |
5.01% |
| 1961 |
30,408,389 |
31.75 |
4.99% |
| 1960 |
28,962,106 |
31.02 |
% |
