Urban population in NATO in 2025 — 779,054,378 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 98.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: NATO
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 779M | +3.97M | +0.51% |
| 2024 | 775M | +6.5M | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 769M | +6.11M | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 762M | +4.61M | +0.61% |
| 2021 | 758M | +1.71M | +0.23% |
| 2020 | 756M | +2.53M | +0.34% |
| 2019 | 754M | +4.38M | +0.58% |
| 2018 | 749M | +4.17M | +0.56% |
| 2017 | 745M | +4.04M | +0.55% |
| 2016 | 741M | +5.86M | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 735M | +7.68M | +1.06% |
| 2014 | 727M | +8.51M | +1.18% |
| 2013 | 719M | +8.01M | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 711M | +6.6M | +0.94% |
| 2011 | 704M | +4.75M | +0.68% |
| 2010 | 700M | +6.09M | +0.88% |
| 2009 | 694M | +6.17M | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 687M | +6.51M | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 681M | +5.94M | +0.88% |
| 2006 | 675M | +6.42M | +0.96% |
| 2005 | 668M | +6.4M | +0.97% |
| 2004 | 662M | +6.3M | +0.96% |
| 2003 | 656M | +6.05M | +0.93% |
| 2002 | 650M | +5.97M | +0.93% |
| 2001 | 644M | +5.96M | +0.93% |
| 2000 | 638M | +5.97M | +0.94% |
| 1999 | 632M | +5.99M | +0.96% |
| 1998 | 626M | +6.13M | +0.99% |
| 1997 | 620M | +6.58M | +1.07% |
| 1996 | 613M | +6.33M | +1.04% |
| 1995 | 607M | +6.23M | +1.04% |
| 1994 | 601M | +6.43M | +1.08% |
| 1993 | 594M | +6.6M | +1.12% |
| 1992 | 588M | +6.36M | +1.09% |
| 1991 | 581M | +6.01M | +1.05% |
| 1990 | 575M | +5.68M | +1% |
| 1989 | 569M | +5.49M | +0.97% |
| 1988 | 564M | +5.22M | +0.94% |
| 1987 | 559M | +5.04M | +0.91% |
| 1986 | 554M | +4.92M | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 549M | +4.6M | +0.85% |
| 1984 | 544M | +4.65M | +0.86% |
| 1983 | 540M | +4.72M | +0.88% |
| 1982 | 535M | +4.8M | +0.91% |
| 1981 | 530M | +5.18M | +0.99% |
| 1980 | 525M | +5.55M | +1.07% |
| 1979 | 519M | +5.23M | +1.02% |
| 1978 | 514M | +5.05M | +0.99% |
| 1977 | 509M | +5.21M | +1.03% |
| 1976 | 504M | +5.29M | +1.06% |
| 1975 | 499M | +5.3M | +1.07% |
| 1974 | 493M | +5.7M | +1.17% |
| 1973 | 488M | +5.87M | +1.22% |
| 1972 | 482M | +6.17M | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 475M | +6.51M | +1.39% |
| 1970 | 469M | +6.34M | +1.37% |
| 1969 | 463M | +6.72M | +1.47% |
| 1968 | 456M | +7.01M | +1.56% |
| 1967 | 449M | +7.53M | +1.71% |
| 1966 | 441M | +7.87M | +1.82% |
| 1965 | 434M | +8.26M | +1.94% |
| 1964 | 425M | +8.44M | +2.02% |
| 1963 | 417M | +8.04M | +1.97% |
| 1962 | 409M | +7.82M | +1.95% |
| 1961 | 401M | +7.65M | +1.94% |
| 1960 | 393M | — | — |
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.
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