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Urban population share in World

Urban population share in the World was 57.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024.

202557.8%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Series high57.82025
Series low34.21960

Urban population share in World, 1960 to 2025

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30354045505560196019701980199020002010202020251960: 34.2 %1961: 34.5 %1962: 34.4 %1963: 34.6 %1964: 35.1 %1965: 35.4 %1966: 35.6 %1967: 35.8 %1968: 36 %1969: 36.3 %1970: 36.4 %1971: 36.7 %1972: 36.9 %1973: 37.2 %1974: 37.4 %1975: 37.7 %1976: 38 %1977: 38.3 %1978: 38.6 %1979: 39.1 %1980: 39.5 %1981: 39.9 %1982: 40.2 %1983: 40.6 %1984: 41.1 %1985: 41.4 %1986: 41.8 %1987: 42.1 %1988: 42.4 %1989: 42.7 %1990: 42.8 %1991: 43.2 %1992: 43.4 %1993: 43.7 %1994: 44 %1995: 44.3 %1996: 44.8 %1997: 45.3 %1998: 45.8 %1999: 46.3 %2000: 46.8 %2001: 47.3 %2002: 47.8 %2003: 48.4 %2004: 48.9 %2005: 49.4 %2006: 49.9 %2007: 50.4 %2008: 50.9 %2009: 51.4 %2010: 51.8 %2011: 52.5 %2012: 52.9 %2013: 53.4 %2014: 53.9 %2015: 54.4 %2016: 54.9 %2017: 55.3 %2018: 55.8 %2019: 56.1 %2020: 56.4 %2021: 56.8 %2022: 57.1 %2023: 57.3 %2024: 57.6 %2025: 57.8 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202557.8
202457.6
202357.3
202257.1
202156.8
202056.4
201956.1
201855.8
201755.3
201654.9
201554.4
201453.9
201353.4
201252.9
201152.5
201051.8
200951.4
200850.9
200750.4
200649.9
200549.4
200448.9
200348.4
200247.8
200147.3
200046.8
199946.3
199845.8
199745.3
199644.8
199544.3
199444
199343.7
199243.4
199143.2
199042.8
198942.7
198842.4
198742.1
198641.8
198541.4
198441.1
198340.6
198240.2
198139.9
198039.5
197939.1
197838.6
197738.3
197638
197537.7
197437.4
197337.2
197236.9
197136.7
197036.4
196936.3
196836
196735.8
196635.6
196535.4
196435.1
196334.6
196234.4
196134.5
196034.2

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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 World?

Urban population share in the World was 57.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024.

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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 World?

57.8% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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