Urban population in Western Asia in 2025 — 240,073,228 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,073.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 240M | +5.03M | +2.14% |
| 2024 | 235M | +5.31M | +2.31% |
| 2023 | 230M | +5.17M | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 225M | +5.15M | +2.35% |
| 2021 | 219M | +2.21M | +1.02% |
| 2020 | 217M | +4.48M | +2.11% |
| 2019 | 213M | +3.93M | +1.88% |
| 2018 | 209M | +2.74M | +1.33% |
| 2017 | 206M | +3.13M | +1.54% |
| 2016 | 203M | +5.11M | +2.58% |
| 2015 | 198M | +7.87M | +4.14% |
| 2014 | 190M | +8.96M | +4.95% |
| 2013 | 181M | +10.32M | +6.05% |
| 2012 | 171M | +8.14M | +5.01% |
| 2011 | 163M | +6.17M | +3.95% |
| 2010 | 156M | +4.18M | +2.75% |
| 2009 | 152M | +5.27M | +3.59% |
| 2008 | 147M | +5.14M | +3.62% |
| 2007 | 142M | +4.3M | +3.13% |
| 2006 | 137M | +4.3M | +3.23% |
| 2005 | 133M | +4.02M | +3.11% |
| 2004 | 129M | +3.85M | +3.07% |
| 2003 | 125M | +3.76M | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 122M | +3.7M | +3.14% |
| 2001 | 118M | +3.63M | +3.18% |
| 2000 | 114M | +3.5M | +3.16% |
| 1999 | 111M | +3.14M | +2.92% |
| 1998 | 108M | +3.02M | +2.89% |
| 1997 | 105M | +2.98M | +2.93% |
| 1996 | 102M | +2.88M | +2.92% |
| 1995 | 98.68M | +2.82M | +2.94% |
| 1994 | 95.86M | +3.05M | +3.28% |
| 1993 | 92.82M | +3.13M | +3.49% |
| 1992 | 89.69M | +3.2M | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 86.48M | +2.59M | +3.09% |
| 1990 | 83.89M | +3.59M | +4.47% |
| 1989 | 80.3M | +3.01M | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 77.29M | +2.96M | +3.98% |
| 1987 | 74.33M | +2.99M | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 71.33M | +2.91M | +4.25% |
| 1985 | 68.43M | +2.85M | +4.35% |
| 1984 | 65.58M | +2.87M | +4.57% |
| 1983 | 62.71M | +2.78M | +4.63% |
| 1982 | 59.93M | +2.6M | +4.54% |
| 1981 | 57.33M | +2.48M | +4.53% |
| 1980 | 54.85M | +2.41M | +4.59% |
| 1979 | 52.44M | +2.29M | +4.56% |
| 1978 | 50.15M | +2.25M | +4.69% |
| 1977 | 47.91M | +2.15M | +4.71% |
| 1976 | 45.75M | +2.08M | +4.77% |
| 1975 | 43.67M | +2.04M | +4.91% |
| 1974 | 41.63M | +2.02M | +5.09% |
| 1973 | 39.61M | +1.98M | +5.27% |
| 1972 | 37.63M | +1.87M | +5.22% |
| 1971 | 35.76M | +1.78M | +5.24% |
| 1970 | 33.98M | +1.74M | +5.38% |
| 1969 | 32.24M | +1.67M | +5.46% |
| 1968 | 30.58M | +1.56M | +5.39% |
| 1967 | 29.01M | +1.5M | +5.47% |
| 1966 | 27.51M | +1.32M | +5.02% |
| 1965 | 26.19M | +1.25M | +5.02% |
| 1964 | 24.94M | +1.2M | +5.06% |
| 1963 | 23.74M | +1.14M | +5.04% |
| 1962 | 22.6M | +1.08M | +5.04% |
| 1961 | 21.51M | +1.06M | +5.19% |
| 1960 | 20.45M | — | — |
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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