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Urban population share in United States

Urban population share in the United States was 80.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 57th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202580.2%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank57th of 215Countries ranked
Series high80.72010
Series low701960

Urban population share in United States, 1960 to 2025

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67.57072.57577.58082.5196019701980199020002010202020251960: 70 %1961: 70.4 %1962: 70.9 %1963: 71.4 %1964: 71.9 %1965: 72.3 %1966: 72.7 %1967: 73 %1968: 73.2 %1969: 73.4 %1970: 73.5 %1971: 73.5 %1972: 73.6 %1973: 73.6 %1974: 73.6 %1975: 73.6 %1976: 73.6 %1977: 73.7 %1978: 73.7 %1979: 73.7 %1980: 73.8 %1981: 73.8 %1982: 73.9 %1983: 74 %1984: 74.2 %1985: 74.3 %1986: 74.5 %1987: 74.7 %1988: 74.8 %1989: 75.1 %1990: 75.3 %1991: 75.5 %1992: 75.9 %1993: 76.3 %1994: 76.7 %1995: 77.2 %1996: 77.7 %1997: 78.1 %1998: 78.5 %1999: 78.8 %2000: 79.1 %2001: 79.3 %2002: 79.5 %2003: 79.8 %2004: 80 %2005: 80.2 %2006: 80.4 %2007: 80.5 %2008: 80.6 %2009: 80.7 %2010: 80.7 %2011: 80.7 %2012: 80.7 %2013: 80.7 %2014: 80.6 %2015: 80.6 %2016: 80.5 %2017: 80.4 %2018: 80.3 %2019: 80.1 %2020: 80 %2021: 80 %2022: 80 %2023: 80.1 %2024: 80.1 %2025: 80.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202580.2
202480.1
202380.1
202280
202180
202080
201980.1
201880.3
201780.4
201680.5
201580.6
201480.6
201380.7
201280.7
201180.7
201080.7
200980.7
200880.6
200780.5
200680.4
200580.2
200480
200379.8
200279.5
200179.3
200079.1
199978.8
199878.5
199778.1
199677.7
199577.2
199476.7
199376.3
199275.9
199175.5
199075.3
198975.1
198874.8
198774.7
198674.5
198574.3
198474.2
198374
198273.9
198173.8
198073.8
197973.7
197873.7
197773.7
197673.6
197573.6
197473.6
197373.6
197273.6
197173.5
197073.5
196973.4
196873.2
196773
196672.7
196572.3
196471.9
196371.4
196270.9
196170.4
196070

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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 United States?

Urban population share in the United States was 80.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 57th 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 United States?

80.7% in 2010, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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