Urban population in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 1,548,592,669 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 497.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.55B | +11.13M | +0.72% |
| 2024 | 1.54B | +10.84M | +0.71% |
| 2023 | 1.53B | +11.22M | +0.74% |
| 2022 | 1.52B | +13.5M | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5B | +24M | +1.62% |
| 2020 | 1.48B | +20.9M | +1.43% |
| 2019 | 1.46B | +28.47M | +1.99% |
| 2018 | 1.43B | +33.03M | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 1.4B | +33.25M | +2.44% |
| 2016 | 1.36B | +34.14M | +2.57% |
| 2015 | 1.33B | +34.87M | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29B | +30.59M | +2.42% |
| 2013 | 1.26B | +32.42M | +2.64% |
| 2012 | 1.23B | +30.84M | +2.57% |
| 2011 | 1.2B | +47.4M | +4.11% |
| 2010 | 1.15B | +24.53M | +2.18% |
| 2009 | 1.13B | +30.99M | +2.83% |
| 2008 | 1.1B | +28.03M | +2.62% |
| 2007 | 1.07B | +33.6M | +3.25% |
| 2006 | 1.03B | +30.74M | +3.06% |
| 2005 | 1B | +29.2M | +3% |
| 2004 | 975M | +29.7M | +3.14% |
| 2003 | 945M | +32.15M | +3.52% |
| 2002 | 913M | +31.49M | +3.57% |
| 2001 | 882M | +28.01M | +3.28% |
| 2000 | 854M | +32.82M | +4% |
| 1999 | 821M | +30.26M | +3.83% |
| 1998 | 790M | +30.68M | +4.04% |
| 1997 | 760M | +30.41M | +4.17% |
| 1996 | 729M | +30.53M | +4.37% |
| 1995 | 699M | +19.12M | +2.81% |
| 1994 | 680M | +18.65M | +2.82% |
| 1993 | 661M | +18.27M | +2.84% |
| 1992 | 643M | +17.94M | +2.87% |
| 1991 | 625M | +20.54M | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 604M | +11.51M | +1.94% |
| 1989 | 593M | +16.16M | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 577M | +17.19M | +3.07% |
| 1987 | 559M | +19.95M | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 540M | +19.31M | +3.71% |
| 1985 | 520M | +17.24M | +3.43% |
| 1984 | 503M | +23.94M | +5% |
| 1983 | 479M | +20.32M | +4.43% |
| 1982 | 459M | +13.49M | +3.03% |
| 1981 | 445M | +16.21M | +3.78% |
| 1980 | 429M | +12.6M | +3.03% |
| 1979 | 416M | +18.58M | +4.67% |
| 1978 | 398M | +11.25M | +2.91% |
| 1977 | 387M | +8.76M | +2.32% |
| 1976 | 378M | +8.95M | +2.43% |
| 1975 | 369M | +9.46M | +2.63% |
| 1974 | 359M | +8.55M | +2.44% |
| 1973 | 351M | +10.6M | +3.12% |
| 1972 | 340M | +9M | +2.72% |
| 1971 | 331M | +9.86M | +3.07% |
| 1970 | 321M | +8.93M | +2.86% |
| 1969 | 312M | +8.94M | +2.95% |
| 1968 | 304M | +8.37M | +2.83% |
| 1967 | 295M | +7.74M | +2.69% |
| 1966 | 287M | +7.73M | +2.76% |
| 1965 | 280M | +5.76M | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 274M | +17.72M | +6.91% |
| 1963 | 256M | +4.21M | +1.67% |
| 1962 | 252M | −7.39M | −2.85% |
| 1961 | 259M | +253,366 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 259M | — | — |
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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