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Urban population share in India

Urban population share in India was 35.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 181st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202535.7%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank181st of 215Countries ranked
Series high35.72025
Series low17.91960

Urban population share in India, 1960 to 2025

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152025303540196019701980199020002010202020251960: 17.9 %1961: 18 %1962: 18.1 %1963: 18.3 %1964: 18.4 %1965: 18.6 %1966: 18.8 %1967: 19 %1968: 19.2 %1969: 19.5 %1970: 19.7 %1971: 20 %1972: 20.3 %1973: 20.6 %1974: 21 %1975: 21.5 %1976: 21.9 %1977: 22.4 %1978: 22.8 %1979: 23.2 %1980: 23.5 %1981: 23.8 %1982: 24 %1983: 24.3 %1984: 24.5 %1985: 24.7 %1986: 24.8 %1987: 25 %1988: 25.2 %1989: 25.4 %1990: 25.6 %1991: 25.8 %1992: 26 %1993: 26.2 %1994: 26.4 %1995: 26.6 %1996: 26.8 %1997: 27 %1998: 27.2 %1999: 27.4 %2000: 27.6 %2001: 27.9 %2002: 28.2 %2003: 28.5 %2004: 28.8 %2005: 29.1 %2006: 29.4 %2007: 29.8 %2008: 30.1 %2009: 30.5 %2010: 30.9 %2011: 31.3 %2012: 31.6 %2013: 31.9 %2014: 32.2 %2015: 32.5 %2016: 32.9 %2017: 33.2 %2018: 33.5 %2019: 33.8 %2020: 34.1 %2021: 34.4 %2022: 34.8 %2023: 35.1 %2024: 35.4 %2025: 35.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202535.7
202435.4
202335.1
202234.8
202134.4
202034.1
201933.8
201833.5
201733.2
201632.9
201532.5
201432.2
201331.9
201231.6
201131.3
201030.9
200930.5
200830.1
200729.8
200629.4
200529.1
200428.8
200328.5
200228.2
200127.9
200027.6
199927.4
199827.2
199727
199626.8
199526.6
199426.4
199326.2
199226
199125.8
199025.6
198925.4
198825.2
198725
198624.8
198524.7
198424.5
198324.3
198224
198123.8
198023.5
197923.2
197822.8
197722.4
197621.9
197521.5
197421
197320.6
197220.3
197120
197019.7
196919.5
196819.2
196719
196618.8
196518.6
196418.4
196318.3
196218.1
196118
196017.9

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in India?

Urban population share in India was 35.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 181st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in India?

35.7% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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