Urban population in South Asia in 2025 — 605,703,089 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 630.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 606M | +10.85M | +1.82% |
| 2024 | 595M | +10.66M | +1.83% |
| 2023 | 584M | +10.45M | +1.82% |
| 2022 | 574M | +9.59M | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 564M | +9.73M | +1.76% |
| 2020 | 554M | +10.4M | +1.91% |
| 2019 | 544M | +10.47M | +1.96% |
| 2018 | 534M | +10.45M | +2% |
| 2017 | 523M | +10.63M | +2.07% |
| 2016 | 512M | +10.69M | +2.13% |
| 2015 | 502M | +10.56M | +2.15% |
| 2014 | 491M | +10.67M | +2.22% |
| 2013 | 481M | +10.65M | +2.27% |
| 2012 | 470M | +10.8M | +2.35% |
| 2011 | 459M | +11.66M | +2.61% |
| 2010 | 447M | +12.1M | +2.78% |
| 2009 | 435M | +11.97M | +2.83% |
| 2008 | 423M | +11.78M | +2.86% |
| 2007 | 412M | +11.77M | +2.94% |
| 2006 | 400M | +11.64M | +3% |
| 2005 | 388M | +11.45M | +3.04% |
| 2004 | 377M | +11.2M | +3.06% |
| 2003 | 366M | +10.72M | +3.02% |
| 2002 | 355M | +10.31M | +2.99% |
| 2001 | 344M | +9.93M | +2.97% |
| 2000 | 335M | +9.52M | +2.93% |
| 1999 | 325M | +9.17M | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 316M | +8.87M | +2.89% |
| 1997 | 307M | +8.6M | +2.88% |
| 1996 | 298M | +8.37M | +2.88% |
| 1995 | 290M | +8.14M | +2.89% |
| 1994 | 282M | +7.99M | +2.92% |
| 1993 | 274M | +7.93M | +2.98% |
| 1992 | 266M | +7.85M | +3.04% |
| 1991 | 258M | +7.7M | +3.07% |
| 1990 | 250M | +7.5M | +3.09% |
| 1989 | 243M | +7.29M | +3.09% |
| 1988 | 236M | +7.11M | +3.11% |
| 1987 | 229M | +7.02M | +3.17% |
| 1986 | 221M | +6.96M | +3.24% |
| 1985 | 215M | +6.89M | +3.32% |
| 1984 | 208M | +6.86M | +3.42% |
| 1983 | 201M | +6.84M | +3.53% |
| 1982 | 194M | +6.84M | +3.66% |
| 1981 | 187M | +7.02M | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 180M | +7.46M | +4.32% |
| 1979 | 173M | +7.58M | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 165M | +7.56M | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 157M | +7.47M | +4.98% |
| 1976 | 150M | +7.11M | +4.97% |
| 1975 | 143M | +6.6M | +4.85% |
| 1974 | 136M | +5.97M | +4.58% |
| 1973 | 130M | +5.38M | +4.31% |
| 1972 | 125M | +4.69M | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 120M | +4.27M | +3.69% |
| 1970 | 116M | +4.12M | +3.68% |
| 1969 | 112M | +3.84M | +3.55% |
| 1968 | 108M | +3.7M | +3.54% |
| 1967 | 104M | +3.51M | +3.48% |
| 1966 | 101M | +3.31M | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 97.5M | +3.23M | +3.42% |
| 1964 | 94.27M | +3.11M | +3.41% |
| 1963 | 91.16M | +2.92M | +3.31% |
| 1962 | 88.24M | +2.77M | +3.24% |
| 1961 | 85.47M | +2.6M | +3.14% |
| 1960 | 82.87M | — | — |
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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