Urban population — all countries

Urban population — G20

Urban population in the G20 in 2025 — 2,928,734,017 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 297.5%.

2025 2.93B people +0.85% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.93B people2025
Period minimum 737M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — G20, 1960–202501B2B3B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 736,727,652 people1962: 752,453,407 people1964: 798,684,803 people1966: 836,173,590 people1968: 875,061,163 people1970: 915,780,603 people1972: 959,072,507 people1974: 1,005,571,849 people1976: 1,052,904,605 people1978: 1,102,236,912 people1980: 1,162,253,136 people1982: 1,219,664,802 people1984: 1,291,383,958 people1986: 1,356,443,062 people1988: 1,423,019,641 people1990: 1,481,236,939 people1992: 1,549,209,166 people1994: 1,614,398,306 people1996: 1,691,996,816 people1998: 1,782,363,133 people2000: 1,875,094,350 people2002: 1,964,571,037 people2004: 2,056,079,066 people2006: 2,145,452,385 people2008: 2,236,757,831 people2010: 2,322,341,651 people2012: 2,431,634,918 people2014: 2,531,601,251 people2016: 2,634,019,600 people2018: 2,721,076,729 people2020: 2,794,279,534 people2022: 2,852,452,522 people2024: 2,903,984,720 people2025: 2,928,734,017 people
Change over the period: +2.19B (+297.53%) Average annual rate: 2.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 2.93B people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
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

About the indicator

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.