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 62,907,756, a 1.05% decline from 2021.
  • urban population for 2021 was 63,575,916, a 0.55% decline from 2020.
  • urban population for 2020 was 63,925,372, a 0.02% decline from 2019.
  • urban population for 2019 was 63,935,741, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 62,907,756 62.84 -1.05%
2021 63,575,916 62.69 -0.55%
2020 63,925,372 62.56 -0.02%
2019 63,935,741 62.44 0.03%
2018 63,915,976 62.33 -0.06%
2017 63,954,111 62.25 -0.14%
2016 64,046,460 62.18 -0.19%
2015 64,165,146 62.14 -0.19%
2014 64,285,250 62.11 -0.18%
2013 64,402,919 62.10 -0.19%
2012 64,524,893 62.08 -0.20%
2011 64,654,506 62.06 -0.18%
2010 64,768,515 62.03 -0.30%
2009 64,961,672 61.99 -0.09%
2008 65,021,934 61.92 -0.22%
2007 65,168,162 61.84 -0.25%
2006 65,329,206 61.76 -0.16%
2005 65,430,714 61.70 -0.18%
2004 65,551,568 61.65 -0.20%
2003 65,682,785 61.60 -0.24%
2002 65,839,890 61.56 -0.55%
2001 66,206,030 61.50 -0.70%
2000 66,669,587 61.48 -0.61%
1999 67,078,013 61.51 -0.21%
1998 67,218,739 61.53 -0.22%
1997 67,363,668 61.56 -0.23%
1996 67,515,755 61.59 -0.25%
1995 67,686,515 61.61 -0.19%
1994 67,813,738 61.64 -0.06%
1993 67,857,615 61.67 -0.11%
1992 67,931,520 61.69 -0.18%
1991 68,052,850 61.60 0.10%
1990 67,987,254 61.39 0.29%
1989 67,791,921 61.18 0.58%
1988 67,399,068 60.89 0.99%
1987 66,739,999 60.51 1.06%
1986 66,038,489 60.13 1.09%
1985 65,326,024 59.75 1.13%
1984 64,598,204 59.35 1.18%
1983 63,847,364 58.96 1.21%
1982 63,085,437 58.56 1.24%
1981 62,310,691 58.16 1.35%
1980 61,480,865 57.71 1.62%
1979 60,500,960 57.10 1.78%
1978 59,441,882 56.43 2.00%
1977 58,276,907 55.71 2.12%
1976 57,068,800 54.99 2.19%
1975 55,847,599 54.29 2.24%
1974 54,624,942 53.59 2.19%
1973 53,454,187 52.87 2.14%
1972 52,332,715 52.15 2.13%
1971 51,239,081 51.43 1.78%
1970 50,340,797 50.78 1.67%
1969 49,515,470 50.22 1.91%
1968 48,588,166 49.64 2.04%
1967 47,617,004 49.07 2.10%
1966 46,636,161 48.51 2.05%
1965 45,698,224 47.88 2.20%
1964 44,715,037 47.21 2.40%
1963 43,668,377 46.53 2.36%
1962 42,661,010 45.87 2.31%
1961 41,695,965 45.21 2.49%
1960 40,681,000 44.51 0.00%