Urban population in high-income countries in 2025 — 1,115,208,542 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 103.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.12B | +6.32M | +0.57% |
| 2024 | 1.11B | +9.37M | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 1.1B | +9.48M | +0.87% |
| 2022 | 1.09B | +6.59M | +0.61% |
| 2021 | 1.08B | −285,206 | −0.03% |
| 2020 | 1.08B | +3.7M | +0.34% |
| 2019 | 1.08B | +4.8M | +0.45% |
| 2018 | 1.08B | +4.5M | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 1.07B | +5.69M | +0.53% |
| 2016 | 1.07B | +8.08M | +0.76% |
| 2015 | 1.06B | +8.13M | +0.78% |
| 2014 | 1.05B | +7.16M | +0.69% |
| 2013 | 1.04B | +7.62M | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 1.03B | +7.48M | +0.73% |
| 2011 | 1.03B | +6.02M | +0.59% |
| 2010 | 1.02B | +6.65M | +0.66% |
| 2009 | 1.01B | +8.7M | +0.87% |
| 2008 | 1.01B | +10.04M | +1.01% |
| 2007 | 995M | +9.99M | +1.01% |
| 2006 | 985M | +9.43M | +0.97% |
| 2005 | 976M | +9.1M | +0.94% |
| 2004 | 967M | +9.56M | +1% |
| 2003 | 957M | +9.51M | +1% |
| 2002 | 948M | +8.97M | +0.96% |
| 2001 | 939M | +7.92M | +0.85% |
| 2000 | 931M | +7.35M | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 923M | +6.67M | +0.73% |
| 1998 | 917M | +7.58M | +0.83% |
| 1997 | 909M | +8.15M | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 901M | +8.34M | +0.93% |
| 1995 | 893M | +7.95M | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 885M | +8.09M | +0.92% |
| 1993 | 877M | +8.07M | +0.93% |
| 1992 | 869M | +8.41M | +0.98% |
| 1991 | 860M | +8.4M | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 852M | +7.87M | +0.93% |
| 1989 | 844M | +8.99M | +1.08% |
| 1988 | 835M | +8.74M | +1.06% |
| 1987 | 826M | +8.63M | +1.06% |
| 1986 | 817M | +8.4M | +1.04% |
| 1985 | 809M | +8.08M | +1.01% |
| 1984 | 801M | +7.89M | +1% |
| 1983 | 793M | +8.06M | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 785M | +8.42M | +1.08% |
| 1981 | 777M | +8.84M | +1.15% |
| 1980 | 768M | +9.23M | +1.22% |
| 1979 | 759M | +9.09M | +1.21% |
| 1978 | 749M | +8.69M | +1.17% |
| 1977 | 741M | +8.86M | +1.21% |
| 1976 | 732M | +9.19M | +1.27% |
| 1975 | 723M | +9.83M | +1.38% |
| 1974 | 713M | +10.69M | +1.52% |
| 1973 | 702M | +11.01M | +1.59% |
| 1972 | 691M | +11.15M | +1.64% |
| 1971 | 680M | +11.77M | +1.76% |
| 1970 | 668M | +10.87M | +1.65% |
| 1969 | 657M | +11.34M | +1.76% |
| 1968 | 646M | +11.41M | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 635M | +11.74M | +1.88% |
| 1966 | 623M | +11.93M | +1.95% |
| 1965 | 611M | +12.59M | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 598M | +12.78M | +2.18% |
| 1963 | 586M | +12.49M | +2.18% |
| 1962 | 573M | +12.2M | +2.18% |
| 1961 | 561M | +12.04M | +2.19% |
| 1960 | 549M | — | — |
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.
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