Urban population in Central Asia in 2025 — 40,869,824 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 341.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central Asia
| 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 | — | — |
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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