Urban population in upper-middle-income countries in 2025 — 1,884,998,552 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 575.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.88B | +16.42M | +0.88% |
| 2024 | 1.87B | +15.74M | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 1.85B | +15.06M | +0.82% |
| 2022 | 1.84B | +18.09M | +0.99% |
| 2021 | 1.82B | +29.26M | +1.63% |
| 2020 | 1.79B | +26.13M | +1.48% |
| 2019 | 1.76B | +34.4M | +1.99% |
| 2018 | 1.73B | +38.46M | +2.27% |
| 2017 | 1.69B | +37.8M | +2.29% |
| 2016 | 1.65B | +39.23M | +2.43% |
| 2015 | 1.61B | +42.47M | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.57B | +39.22M | +2.56% |
| 2013 | 1.53B | +40.71M | +2.73% |
| 2012 | 1.49B | +36.92M | +2.54% |
| 2011 | 1.46B | +52.44M | +3.74% |
| 2010 | 1.4B | +29.17M | +2.12% |
| 2009 | 1.37B | +35.31M | +2.64% |
| 2008 | 1.34B | +31.48M | +2.41% |
| 2007 | 1.31B | +36.04M | +2.84% |
| 2006 | 1.27B | +34.13M | +2.76% |
| 2005 | 1.24B | +32.93M | +2.74% |
| 2004 | 1.2B | +32.88M | +2.81% |
| 2003 | 1.17B | +35.71M | +3.15% |
| 2002 | 1.13B | +35.64M | +3.24% |
| 2001 | 1.1B | +33.3M | +3.12% |
| 2000 | 1.07B | +39.2M | +3.82% |
| 1999 | 1.03B | +36.64M | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 990M | +36.72M | +3.85% |
| 1997 | 953M | +36.26M | +3.95% |
| 1996 | 917M | +35.69M | +4.05% |
| 1995 | 882M | +24.17M | +2.82% |
| 1994 | 857M | +23.98M | +2.88% |
| 1993 | 833M | +23.84M | +2.94% |
| 1992 | 810M | +23.3M | +2.96% |
| 1991 | 786M | +25.74M | +3.39% |
| 1990 | 760M | +17.42M | +2.34% |
| 1989 | 743M | +22.49M | +3.12% |
| 1988 | 721M | +23.54M | +3.38% |
| 1987 | 697M | +26.37M | +3.93% |
| 1986 | 671M | +25.71M | +3.99% |
| 1985 | 645M | +23.53M | +3.79% |
| 1984 | 621M | +30.36M | +5.14% |
| 1983 | 591M | +26.5M | +4.69% |
| 1982 | 565M | +19.4M | +3.56% |
| 1981 | 545M | +22.1M | +4.23% |
| 1980 | 523M | +18.46M | +3.66% |
| 1979 | 505M | +24.2M | +5.04% |
| 1978 | 480M | +17.45M | +3.77% |
| 1977 | 463M | +14.85M | +3.31% |
| 1976 | 448M | +14.59M | +3.37% |
| 1975 | 434M | +15.25M | +3.65% |
| 1974 | 418M | +13.44M | +3.32% |
| 1973 | 405M | +14.16M | +3.62% |
| 1972 | 391M | +12.19M | +3.22% |
| 1971 | 378M | +12.14M | +3.31% |
| 1970 | 366M | +11.8M | +3.33% |
| 1969 | 355M | +11.51M | +3.35% |
| 1968 | 343M | +10.93M | +3.29% |
| 1967 | 332M | +10.51M | +3.27% |
| 1966 | 322M | +10.37M | +3.33% |
| 1965 | 311M | +8.36M | +2.76% |
| 1964 | 303M | +20.32M | +7.19% |
| 1963 | 283M | +6.57M | +2.38% |
| 1962 | 276M | −5.3M | −1.89% |
| 1961 | 281M | +2.27M | +0.81% |
| 1960 | 279M | — | — |
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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