Urban population — all countries

Urban population — OPEC

Urban population in OPEC in 2025 — 369,919,741 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,276.7%.

2025 370M people +2.62% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 370M people2025
Period minimum 26.87M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — OPEC, 1960–20250100M200M300M400M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 26,870,346 people1962: 30,091,892 people1964: 33,634,584 people1966: 37,296,083 people1968: 41,545,995 people1970: 46,187,801 people1972: 51,221,706 people1974: 56,722,678 people1976: 62,974,212 people1978: 69,998,946 people1980: 77,820,366 people1982: 87,036,734 people1984: 96,007,548 people1986: 105,511,213 people1988: 115,211,239 people1990: 124,194,613 people1992: 133,762,716 people1994: 143,314,551 people1996: 153,454,686 people1998: 164,607,168 people2000: 176,429,903 people2002: 188,960,941 people2004: 202,495,249 people2006: 216,944,409 people2008: 231,452,552 people2010: 246,178,646 people2012: 262,700,267 people2014: 280,629,784 people2016: 298,706,960 people2018: 312,324,988 people2020: 326,210,745 people2022: 341,609,381 people2024: 360,462,721 people2025: 369,919,741 people
Change over the period: +343M (+1,276.68%) Average annual rate: 4.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

OPEC 370M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 370M +9.46M +2.62%
2024 360M +9.39M +2.67%
2023 351M +9.47M +2.77%
2022 342M +9.15M +2.75%
2021 332M +6.25M +1.92%
2020 326M +7.56M +2.37%
2019 319M +6.33M +2.03%
2018 312M +6.09M +1.99%
2017 306M +7.53M +2.52%
2016 299M +8.83M +3.04%
2015 290M +9.25M +3.3%
2014 281M +8.61M +3.16%
2013 272M +9.32M +3.55%
2012 263M +8.49M +3.34%
2011 254M +8.04M +3.26%
2010 246M +6.84M +2.86%
2009 239M +7.88M +3.41%
2008 231M +7.58M +3.39%
2007 224M +6.93M +3.19%
2006 217M +7.08M +3.38%
2005 210M +7.37M +3.64%
2004 202M +7.08M +3.62%
2003 195M +6.45M +3.41%
2002 189M +6.19M +3.39%
2001 183M +6.34M +3.6%
2000 176M +6.06M +3.56%
1999 170M +5.76M +3.5%
1998 165M +5.59M +3.52%
1997 159M +5.56M +3.62%
1996 153M +5.08M +3.42%
1995 148M +5.06M +3.53%
1994 143M +4.78M +3.45%
1993 139M +4.78M +3.57%
1992 134M +5.29M +4.12%
1991 128M +4.28M +3.44%
1990 124M +4.16M +3.46%
1989 120M +4.83M +4.19%
1988 115M +4.78M +4.33%
1987 110M +4.92M +4.66%
1986 106M +4.78M +4.74%
1985 101M +4.73M +4.92%
1984 96.01M +4.57M +5%
1983 91.44M +4.4M +5.06%
1982 87.04M +4.67M +5.67%
1981 82.36M +4.54M +5.84%
1980 77.82M +4.03M +5.46%
1979 73.79M +3.79M +5.41%
1978 70M +3.56M +5.35%
1977 66.44M +3.47M +5.51%
1976 62.97M +3.2M +5.36%
1975 59.77M +3.05M +5.37%
1974 56.72M +2.82M +5.23%
1973 53.9M +2.68M +5.23%
1972 51.22M +2.56M +5.27%
1971 48.66M +2.47M +5.35%
1970 46.19M +2.38M +5.42%
1969 43.81M +2.27M +5.45%
1968 41.55M +2.15M +5.44%
1967 39.4M +2.1M +5.64%
1966 37.3M +1.86M +5.25%
1965 35.43M +1.8M +5.35%
1964 33.63M +1.8M +5.65%
1963 31.84M +1.74M +5.79%
1962 30.09M +1.66M +5.84%
1961 28.43M +1.56M +5.81%
1960 26.87M

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.