Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Central Asia

Urban population in Central Asia in 2025 — 40,869,824 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 341.7%.

2025 40.87M people +1.83% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 40.87M people2025
Period minimum 9.25M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Central Asia, 1960–2025020M40M60M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,253,117 people1962: 10,164,708 people1964: 11,071,692 people1966: 11,996,083 people1968: 12,965,394 people1970: 13,828,768 people1972: 14,684,296 people1974: 15,621,380 people1976: 16,615,996 people1978: 17,782,549 people1980: 18,702,369 people1982: 19,575,845 people1984: 20,457,206 people1986: 21,360,424 people1988: 22,432,781 people1990: 23,238,379 people1992: 24,000,263 people1994: 24,484,419 people1996: 24,888,466 people1998: 25,255,778 people2000: 26,010,363 people2002: 26,919,173 people2004: 27,789,149 people2006: 28,626,747 people2008: 29,461,095 people2010: 30,266,022 people2012: 31,321,800 people2014: 32,445,774 people2016: 33,762,046 people2018: 35,225,401 people2020: 36,903,448 people2022: 38,613,834 people2024: 40,135,523 people2025: 40,869,824 people
Change over the period: +31.62M (+341.69%) Average annual rate: 2.31 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 40.87M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 40.87M +734,301 +1.83%
2024 40.14M +747,681 +1.9%
2023 39.39M +774,008 +2%
2022 38.61M +795,404 +2.1%
2021 37.82M +914,982 +2.48%
2020 36.9M +886,208 +2.46%
2019 36.02M +791,839 +2.25%
2018 35.23M +727,811 +2.11%
2017 34.5M +735,544 +2.18%
2016 33.76M +706,442 +2.14%
2015 33.06M +609,830 +1.88%
2014 32.45M +579,379 +1.82%
2013 31.87M +544,595 +1.74%
2012 31.32M +545,553 +1.77%
2011 30.78M +510,225 +1.69%
2010 30.27M +407,242 +1.36%
2009 29.86M +397,685 +1.35%
2008 29.46M +418,945 +1.44%
2007 29.04M +415,403 +1.45%
2006 28.63M +414,855 +1.47%
2005 28.21M +422,743 +1.52%
2004 27.79M +431,410 +1.58%
2003 27.36M +438,566 +1.63%
2002 26.92M +449,963 +1.7%
2001 26.47M +458,847 +1.76%
2000 26.01M +447,513 +1.75%
1999 25.56M +307,072 +1.22%
1998 25.26M +180,726 +0.72%
1997 25.08M +186,586 +0.75%
1996 24.89M +214,446 +0.87%
1995 24.67M +189,601 +0.77%
1994 24.48M +200,966 +0.83%
1993 24.28M +283,190 +1.18%
1992 24M +363,885 +1.54%
1991 23.64M +397,999 +1.71%
1990 23.24M +399,183 +1.75%
1989 22.84M +406,415 +1.81%
1988 22.43M +529,885 +2.42%
1987 21.9M +542,472 +2.54%
1986 21.36M +491,056 +2.35%
1985 20.87M +412,162 +2.01%
1984 20.46M +428,079 +2.14%
1983 20.03M +453,282 +2.32%
1982 19.58M +436,229 +2.28%
1981 19.14M +437,247 +2.34%
1980 18.7M +433,162 +2.37%
1979 18.27M +486,658 +2.74%
1978 17.78M +621,982 +3.62%
1977 17.16M +544,571 +3.28%
1976 16.62M +513,657 +3.19%
1975 16.1M +480,959 +3.08%
1974 15.62M +466,090 +3.08%
1973 15.16M +470,994 +3.21%
1972 14.68M +450,701 +3.17%
1971 14.23M +404,827 +2.93%
1970 13.83M +416,775 +3.11%
1969 13.41M +446,599 +3.44%
1968 12.97M +489,029 +3.92%
1967 12.48M +480,282 +4%
1966 12M +462,765 +4.01%
1965 11.53M +461,626 +4.17%
1964 11.07M +453,916 +4.28%
1963 10.62M +453,068 +4.46%
1962 10.16M +449,903 +4.63%
1961 9.71M +461,688 +4.99%
1960 9.25M

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.