Urban population in Eastern Asia in 2025 — 1,116,772,519 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 443.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.12B | +4.4M | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.11B | +3.85M | +0.35% |
| 2023 | 1.11B | +3.44M | +0.31% |
| 2022 | 1.11B | +6.55M | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1B | +17.38M | +1.61% |
| 2020 | 1.08B | +13.49M | +1.26% |
| 2019 | 1.07B | +20.37M | +1.95% |
| 2018 | 1.05B | +21.96M | +2.14% |
| 2017 | 1.03B | +24.84M | +2.48% |
| 2016 | 1B | +25.93M | +2.66% |
| 2015 | 975M | +26.69M | +2.82% |
| 2014 | 948M | +22.43M | +2.42% |
| 2013 | 925M | +24.11M | +2.67% |
| 2012 | 901M | +22.41M | +2.55% |
| 2011 | 879M | +39.13M | +4.66% |
| 2010 | 840M | +16.15M | +1.96% |
| 2009 | 824M | +22.56M | +2.82% |
| 2008 | 801M | +19.63M | +2.51% |
| 2007 | 781M | +25.5M | +3.37% |
| 2006 | 756M | +22.98M | +3.14% |
| 2005 | 733M | +21.69M | +3.05% |
| 2004 | 711M | +22.15M | +3.21% |
| 2003 | 689M | +24.85M | +3.74% |
| 2002 | 664M | +24.11M | +3.77% |
| 2001 | 640M | +20.52M | +3.31% |
| 2000 | 620M | +25.29M | +4.26% |
| 1999 | 594M | +22.4M | +3.92% |
| 1998 | 572M | +22.62M | +4.12% |
| 1997 | 549M | +22.43M | +4.26% |
| 1996 | 527M | +22.54M | +4.47% |
| 1995 | 504M | +11.44M | +2.32% |
| 1994 | 493M | +11.44M | +2.38% |
| 1993 | 481M | +11.51M | +2.45% |
| 1992 | 470M | +11.49M | +2.51% |
| 1991 | 458M | +14.37M | +3.23% |
| 1990 | 444M | +5.91M | +1.35% |
| 1989 | 438M | +10.86M | +2.54% |
| 1988 | 427M | +11.99M | +2.89% |
| 1987 | 415M | +14.92M | +3.73% |
| 1986 | 400M | +14.44M | +3.74% |
| 1985 | 386M | +12.51M | +3.35% |
| 1984 | 373M | +19.33M | +5.46% |
| 1983 | 354M | +15.92M | +4.71% |
| 1982 | 338M | +9.14M | +2.78% |
| 1981 | 329M | +12.12M | +3.82% |
| 1980 | 317M | +8.62M | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 308M | +14.64M | +4.98% |
| 1978 | 294M | +7.77M | +2.72% |
| 1977 | 286M | +5.38M | +1.92% |
| 1976 | 281M | +5.49M | +2% |
| 1975 | 275M | +7.08M | +2.64% |
| 1974 | 268M | +5.93M | +2.26% |
| 1973 | 262M | +7.34M | +2.88% |
| 1972 | 255M | +5.81M | +2.33% |
| 1971 | 249M | +6.73M | +2.78% |
| 1970 | 242M | +5.96M | +2.52% |
| 1969 | 236M | +5.9M | +2.56% |
| 1968 | 230M | +5.57M | +2.48% |
| 1967 | 225M | +5.22M | +2.38% |
| 1966 | 220M | +5.15M | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 214M | +3.34M | +1.58% |
| 1964 | 211M | +15.34M | +7.84% |
| 1963 | 196M | +1.91M | +0.98% |
| 1962 | 194M | −9.72M | −4.78% |
| 1961 | 204M | −2.01M | −0.98% |
| 1960 | 206M | — | — |
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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