Urban population in BRICS in 2025 — 2,043,681,831 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 509.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.04B | +20.39M | +1.01% |
| 2024 | 2.02B | +19.65M | +0.98% |
| 2023 | 2B | +18.71M | +0.94% |
| 2022 | 1.98B | +21.13M | +1.08% |
| 2021 | 1.96B | +31.48M | +1.63% |
| 2020 | 1.93B | +28.31M | +1.49% |
| 2019 | 1.9B | +36.04M | +1.93% |
| 2018 | 1.87B | +37.93M | +2.07% |
| 2017 | 1.83B | +41.16M | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.79B | +42.48M | +2.43% |
| 2015 | 1.75B | +43.57M | +2.56% |
| 2014 | 1.7B | +39.25M | +2.36% |
| 2013 | 1.66B | +41.07M | +2.53% |
| 2012 | 1.62B | +39.05M | +2.47% |
| 2011 | 1.58B | +55.98M | +3.66% |
| 2010 | 1.53B | +32.55M | +2.18% |
| 2009 | 1.49B | +38.34M | +2.63% |
| 2008 | 1.46B | +34.82M | +2.45% |
| 2007 | 1.42B | +40.53M | +2.93% |
| 2006 | 1.38B | +37.61M | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.34B | +35.47M | +2.71% |
| 2004 | 1.31B | +35.17M | +2.76% |
| 2003 | 1.27B | +37.41M | +3.03% |
| 2002 | 1.24B | +37M | +3.09% |
| 2001 | 1.2B | +34.76M | +2.99% |
| 2000 | 1.16B | +40.37M | +3.59% |
| 1999 | 1.12B | +37.3M | +3.43% |
| 1998 | 1.09B | +37.91M | +3.62% |
| 1997 | 1.05B | +37.2M | +3.68% |
| 1996 | 1.01B | +36.31M | +3.72% |
| 1995 | 975M | +24.8M | +2.61% |
| 1994 | 950M | +23.93M | +2.58% |
| 1993 | 926M | +23.56M | +2.61% |
| 1992 | 902M | +24.03M | +2.74% |
| 1991 | 878M | +27.27M | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 851M | +18.83M | +2.26% |
| 1989 | 832M | +23.9M | +2.96% |
| 1988 | 808M | +24.87M | +3.17% |
| 1987 | 784M | +27.8M | +3.68% |
| 1986 | 756M | +27.16M | +3.73% |
| 1985 | 729M | +25.07M | +3.56% |
| 1984 | 703M | +31.59M | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 672M | +27.84M | +4.32% |
| 1982 | 644M | +21.28M | +3.42% |
| 1981 | 623M | +24.11M | +4.03% |
| 1980 | 599M | +20.53M | +3.55% |
| 1979 | 578M | +26.45M | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 552M | +19.55M | +3.67% |
| 1977 | 532M | +17.08M | +3.32% |
| 1976 | 515M | +16.75M | +3.36% |
| 1975 | 498M | +17.46M | +3.63% |
| 1974 | 481M | +15.21M | +3.27% |
| 1973 | 466M | +15.57M | +3.46% |
| 1972 | 450M | +13.05M | +2.99% |
| 1971 | 437M | +12.42M | +2.93% |
| 1970 | 425M | +12.11M | +2.94% |
| 1969 | 412M | +11.6M | +2.89% |
| 1968 | 401M | +10.96M | +2.81% |
| 1967 | 390M | +10.61M | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 379M | +10.35M | +2.81% |
| 1965 | 369M | +8.53M | +2.37% |
| 1964 | 360M | +20.6M | +6.06% |
| 1963 | 340M | +6.97M | +2.09% |
| 1962 | 333M | −4.97M | −1.47% |
| 1961 | 338M | +2.75M | +0.82% |
| 1960 | 335M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
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