Urban population in Southern Asia in 2025 — 789,462,633 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 681%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 789M | +14.7M | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 775M | +14.47M | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 760M | +14.4M | +1.93% |
| 2022 | 746M | +13.55M | +1.85% |
| 2021 | 732M | +13.6M | +1.89% |
| 2020 | 719M | +14.1M | +2% |
| 2019 | 705M | +14.11M | +2.04% |
| 2018 | 691M | +13.97M | +2.07% |
| 2017 | 677M | +14.03M | +2.12% |
| 2016 | 663M | +13.88M | +2.14% |
| 2015 | 649M | +13.76M | +2.17% |
| 2014 | 635M | +13.91M | +2.24% |
| 2013 | 621M | +13.89M | +2.29% |
| 2012 | 607M | +14.19M | +2.39% |
| 2011 | 593M | +15.18M | +2.63% |
| 2010 | 578M | +15.65M | +2.78% |
| 2009 | 562M | +15.49M | +2.83% |
| 2008 | 547M | +15.15M | +2.85% |
| 2007 | 531M | +15.15M | +2.93% |
| 2006 | 516M | +15.07M | +3.01% |
| 2005 | 501M | +14.9M | +3.06% |
| 2004 | 486M | +14.56M | +3.09% |
| 2003 | 472M | +13.59M | +2.97% |
| 2002 | 458M | +13.02M | +2.93% |
| 2001 | 445M | +12.92M | +2.99% |
| 2000 | 432M | +12.46M | +2.97% |
| 1999 | 420M | +12.09M | +2.96% |
| 1998 | 408M | +11.7M | +2.96% |
| 1997 | 396M | +11.48M | +2.98% |
| 1996 | 385M | +10.9M | +2.92% |
| 1995 | 374M | +10.78M | +2.97% |
| 1994 | 363M | +10.3M | +2.92% |
| 1993 | 353M | +10.26M | +3% |
| 1992 | 342M | +10.68M | +3.22% |
| 1991 | 332M | +10.4M | +3.24% |
| 1990 | 321M | +10.25M | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 311M | +9.95M | +3.31% |
| 1988 | 301M | +9.76M | +3.35% |
| 1987 | 291M | +9.72M | +3.45% |
| 1986 | 282M | +9.53M | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 272M | +9.41M | +3.58% |
| 1984 | 263M | +9.3M | +3.67% |
| 1983 | 253M | +9.25M | +3.79% |
| 1982 | 244M | +9.38M | +4% |
| 1981 | 235M | +9.48M | +4.21% |
| 1980 | 225M | +9.59M | +4.45% |
| 1979 | 216M | +9.55M | +4.64% |
| 1978 | 206M | +9.42M | +4.79% |
| 1977 | 197M | +9.32M | +4.97% |
| 1976 | 187M | +8.75M | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 179M | +8.25M | +4.85% |
| 1974 | 170M | +7.52M | +4.62% |
| 1973 | 163M | +6.85M | +4.39% |
| 1972 | 156M | +6.05M | +4.04% |
| 1971 | 150M | +5.57M | +3.86% |
| 1970 | 144M | +5.37M | +3.86% |
| 1969 | 139M | +5.02M | +3.75% |
| 1968 | 134M | +4.83M | +3.74% |
| 1967 | 129M | +4.66M | +3.75% |
| 1966 | 124M | +4.28M | +3.56% |
| 1965 | 120M | +4.14M | +3.57% |
| 1964 | 116M | +4.03M | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 112M | +3.81M | +3.52% |
| 1962 | 108M | +3.62M | +3.46% |
| 1961 | 105M | +3.43M | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 101M | — | — |
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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