Urban population in lower-middle-income countries in 2025 — 1,426,175,546 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 703.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43B | +30.79M | +2.21% |
| 2024 | 1.4B | +29.69M | +2.17% |
| 2023 | 1.37B | +27.41M | +2.05% |
| 2022 | 1.34B | +26.36M | +2.01% |
| 2021 | 1.31B | +28.26M | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.28B | +28.49M | +2.27% |
| 2019 | 1.26B | +28.27M | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23B | +28.26M | +2.36% |
| 2017 | 1.2B | +28.34M | +2.42% |
| 2016 | 1.17B | +28.25M | +2.47% |
| 2015 | 1.14B | +28.46M | +2.56% |
| 2014 | 1.11B | +28.94M | +2.67% |
| 2013 | 1.08B | +28.38M | +2.69% |
| 2012 | 1.06B | +27.77M | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03B | +28.3M | +2.83% |
| 2010 | 1B | +28.34M | +2.92% |
| 2009 | 972M | +27.92M | +2.96% |
| 2008 | 944M | +27.28M | +2.98% |
| 2007 | 917M | +27.08M | +3.04% |
| 2006 | 890M | +26.56M | +3.08% |
| 2005 | 863M | +25.82M | +3.08% |
| 2004 | 837M | +25.19M | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 812M | +23.68M | +3% |
| 2002 | 788M | +22.58M | +2.95% |
| 2001 | 766M | +22.16M | +2.98% |
| 2000 | 744M | +21.23M | +2.94% |
| 1999 | 722M | +20.49M | +2.92% |
| 1998 | 702M | +19.95M | +2.93% |
| 1997 | 682M | +19.44M | +2.94% |
| 1996 | 662M | +18.63M | +2.89% |
| 1995 | 644M | +18.33M | +2.93% |
| 1994 | 626M | +17.75M | +2.92% |
| 1993 | 608M | +17.7M | +3% |
| 1992 | 590M | +18.16M | +3.18% |
| 1991 | 572M | +18.1M | +3.27% |
| 1990 | 554M | +18.98M | +3.55% |
| 1989 | 535M | +17.06M | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 518M | +16.95M | +3.38% |
| 1987 | 501M | +16.76M | +3.46% |
| 1986 | 484M | +16.37M | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 468M | +16.07M | +3.56% |
| 1984 | 452M | +15.76M | +3.62% |
| 1983 | 436M | +15.48M | +3.68% |
| 1982 | 420M | +15.51M | +3.83% |
| 1981 | 405M | +15.5M | +3.98% |
| 1980 | 389M | +15.43M | +4.13% |
| 1979 | 374M | +15.06M | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 359M | +14.61M | +4.24% |
| 1977 | 344M | +14.12M | +4.28% |
| 1976 | 330M | +13.77M | +4.35% |
| 1975 | 316M | +12.22M | +4.02% |
| 1974 | 304M | +11.29M | +3.85% |
| 1973 | 293M | +11.73M | +4.17% |
| 1972 | 281M | +11.06M | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 270M | +10.18M | +3.92% |
| 1970 | 260M | +9.77M | +3.91% |
| 1969 | 250M | +9.54M | +3.97% |
| 1968 | 241M | +9.24M | +3.99% |
| 1967 | 231M | +8.87M | +3.99% |
| 1966 | 222M | +8.3M | +3.87% |
| 1965 | 214M | +7.96M | +3.86% |
| 1964 | 206M | +7.67M | +3.86% |
| 1963 | 199M | +7.28M | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 191M | +6.94M | +3.77% |
| 1961 | 184M | +6.8M | +3.83% |
| 1960 | 178M | — | — |
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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