Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Mercosur

Urban population in Mercosur in 2025 — 247,174,887 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 384.4%.

2025 247M people +0.71% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 247M people2025
Period minimum 51.03M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Mercosur, 1960–20250100M200M300M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 51,029,119 people1962: 55,243,149 people1964: 59,680,349 people1966: 64,321,827 people1968: 69,216,265 people1970: 74,499,028 people1972: 80,560,566 people1974: 87,607,824 people1976: 95,304,367 people1978: 103,345,291 people1980: 111,239,274 people1982: 118,830,678 people1984: 126,437,720 people1986: 134,017,446 people1988: 141,504,364 people1990: 148,909,934 people1992: 156,165,693 people1994: 163,152,562 people1996: 170,258,179 people1998: 178,041,747 people2000: 185,637,843 people2002: 192,081,199 people2004: 197,997,227 people2006: 203,649,399 people2008: 209,048,691 people2010: 214,252,652 people2012: 219,362,850 people2014: 224,516,412 people2016: 229,650,708 people2018: 234,474,117 people2020: 238,786,346 people2022: 241,937,562 people2024: 245,424,885 people2025: 247,174,887 people
Change over the period: +196M (+384.38%) Average annual rate: 2.46 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 247M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 247M +1.75M +0.71%
2024 245M +1.78M +0.73%
2023 244M +1.71M +0.7%
2022 242M +1.5M +0.63%
2021 240M +1.65M +0.69%
2020 239M +2.04M +0.86%
2019 237M +2.27M +0.97%
2018 234M +2.37M +1.02%
2017 232M +2.46M +1.07%
2016 230M +2.54M +1.12%
2015 227M +2.6M +1.16%
2014 225M +2.59M +1.17%
2013 222M +2.56M +1.17%
2012 219M +2.55M +1.18%
2011 217M +2.56M +1.19%
2010 214M +2.58M +1.22%
2009 212M +2.62M +1.25%
2008 209M +2.67M +1.29%
2007 206M +2.73M +1.34%
2006 204M +2.8M +1.39%
2005 201M +2.85M +1.44%
2004 198M +2.91M +1.49%
2003 195M +3.01M +1.57%
2002 192M +3.15M +1.67%
2001 189M +3.3M +1.78%
2000 186M +3.63M +2%
1999 182M +3.96M +2.23%
1998 178M +3.99M +2.29%
1997 174M +3.79M +2.23%
1996 170M +3.59M +2.16%
1995 167M +3.51M +2.15%
1994 163M +3.47M +2.17%
1993 160M +3.52M +2.25%
1992 156M +3.6M +2.36%
1991 153M +3.66M +2.46%
1990 149M +3.69M +2.54%
1989 145M +3.71M +2.62%
1988 142M +3.73M +2.71%
1987 138M +3.75M +2.8%
1986 134M +3.78M +2.9%
1985 130M +3.8M +3.01%
1984 126M +3.81M +3.1%
1983 123M +3.8M +3.2%
1982 119M +3.79M +3.3%
1981 115M +3.8M +3.41%
1980 111M +3.89M +3.62%
1979 107M +4M +3.87%
1978 103M +4.04M +4.07%
1977 99.31M +4M +4.2%
1976 95.3M +3.91M +4.28%
1975 91.39M +3.79M +4.32%
1974 87.61M +3.63M +4.32%
1973 83.98M +3.42M +4.24%
1972 80.56M +3.17M +4.09%
1971 77.39M +2.9M +3.89%
1970 74.5M +2.7M +3.76%
1969 71.8M +2.58M +3.73%
1968 69.22M +2.48M +3.72%
1967 66.73M +2.41M +3.75%
1966 64.32M +2.35M +3.79%
1965 61.97M +2.29M +3.84%
1964 59.68M +2.25M +3.91%
1963 57.43M +2.19M +3.97%
1962 55.24M +2.13M +4.02%
1961 53.11M +2.08M +4.08%
1960 51.03M

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.