Urban population in the G20 in 2025 — 2,928,734,017 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 297.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.93B | +24.75M | +0.85% |
| 2024 | 2.9B | +26.6M | +0.92% |
| 2023 | 2.88B | +24.93M | +0.87% |
| 2022 | 2.85B | +25.67M | +0.91% |
| 2021 | 2.83B | +32.5M | +1.16% |
| 2020 | 2.79B | +32.67M | +1.18% |
| 2019 | 2.76B | +40.53M | +1.49% |
| 2018 | 2.72B | +41.71M | +1.56% |
| 2017 | 2.68B | +45.35M | +1.72% |
| 2016 | 2.63B | +49.57M | +1.92% |
| 2015 | 2.58B | +52.84M | +2.09% |
| 2014 | 2.53B | +48.92M | +1.97% |
| 2013 | 2.48B | +51.05M | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.43B | +47.21M | +1.98% |
| 2011 | 2.38B | +62.09M | +2.67% |
| 2010 | 2.32B | +39.31M | +1.72% |
| 2009 | 2.28B | +46.27M | +2.07% |
| 2008 | 2.24B | +43.13M | +1.97% |
| 2007 | 2.19B | +48.18M | +2.25% |
| 2006 | 2.15B | +45.55M | +2.17% |
| 2005 | 2.1B | +43.83M | +2.13% |
| 2004 | 2.06B | +44.34M | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.01B | +47.16M | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.96B | +46.51M | +2.43% |
| 2001 | 1.92B | +42.96M | +2.29% |
| 2000 | 1.88B | +48.02M | +2.63% |
| 1999 | 1.83B | +44.71M | +2.51% |
| 1998 | 1.78B | +45.42M | +2.61% |
| 1997 | 1.74B | +44.95M | +2.66% |
| 1996 | 1.69B | +44.53M | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.65B | +33.07M | +2.05% |
| 1994 | 1.61B | +32.67M | +2.07% |
| 1993 | 1.58B | +32.52M | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.55B | +32.48M | +2.14% |
| 1991 | 1.52B | +35.5M | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.48B | +26.65M | +1.83% |
| 1989 | 1.45B | +31.57M | +2.22% |
| 1988 | 1.42B | +32.03M | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.39B | +34.54M | +2.55% |
| 1986 | 1.36B | +33.74M | +2.55% |
| 1985 | 1.32B | +31.32M | +2.43% |
| 1984 | 1.29B | +37.68M | +3.01% |
| 1983 | 1.25B | +34.03M | +2.79% |
| 1982 | 1.22B | +27.16M | +2.28% |
| 1981 | 1.19B | +30.25M | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.16B | +27.01M | +2.38% |
| 1979 | 1.14B | +33.01M | +2.99% |
| 1978 | 1.1B | +25.99M | +2.42% |
| 1977 | 1.08B | +23.34M | +2.22% |
| 1976 | 1.05B | +23.02M | +2.24% |
| 1975 | 1.03B | +24.31M | +2.42% |
| 1974 | 1.01B | +22.86M | +2.33% |
| 1973 | 983M | +23.64M | +2.46% |
| 1972 | 959M | +21.43M | +2.29% |
| 1971 | 938M | +21.86M | +2.39% |
| 1970 | 916M | +20.44M | +2.28% |
| 1969 | 895M | +20.28M | +2.32% |
| 1968 | 875M | +19.59M | +2.29% |
| 1967 | 855M | +19.3M | +2.31% |
| 1966 | 836M | +19.54M | +2.39% |
| 1965 | 817M | +17.95M | +2.25% |
| 1964 | 799M | +30M | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 769M | +16.23M | +2.16% |
| 1962 | 752M | +4.12M | +0.55% |
| 1961 | 748M | +11.61M | +1.58% |
| 1960 | 737M | — | — |
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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