Urban population in the world in 2025 — 4,750,578,960 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 359.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.75B | +64.22M | +1.37% |
| 2024 | 4.69B | +65.36M | +1.41% |
| 2023 | 4.62B | +61.75M | +1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.56B | +60.2M | +1.34% |
| 2021 | 4.5B | +66M | +1.49% |
| 2020 | 4.43B | +66.87M | +1.53% |
| 2019 | 4.37B | +75.41M | +1.76% |
| 2018 | 4.29B | +78.83M | +1.87% |
| 2017 | 4.21B | +79.32M | +1.92% |
| 2016 | 4.13B | +82.74M | +2.04% |
| 2015 | 4.05B | +85.65M | +2.16% |
| 2014 | 3.96B | +82.07M | +2.11% |
| 2013 | 3.88B | +84.51M | +2.23% |
| 2012 | 3.8B | +80.08M | +2.15% |
| 2011 | 3.72B | +93.93M | +2.59% |
| 2010 | 3.62B | +70.54M | +1.99% |
| 2009 | 3.55B | +77.94M | +2.24% |
| 2008 | 3.48B | +75.11M | +2.21% |
| 2007 | 3.4B | +78.78M | +2.37% |
| 2006 | 3.32B | +75.72M | +2.33% |
| 2005 | 3.25B | +72.99M | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.17B | +72.74M | +2.35% |
| 2003 | 3.1B | +73.76M | +2.44% |
| 2002 | 3.03B | +71.98M | +2.44% |
| 2001 | 2.95B | +68.02M | +2.36% |
| 2000 | 2.89B | +72.34M | +2.57% |
| 1999 | 2.81B | +68.48M | +2.49% |
| 1998 | 2.75B | +68.66M | +2.57% |
| 1997 | 2.68B | +67.93M | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.61B | +66.77M | +2.63% |
| 1995 | 2.54B | +54.72M | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.49B | +53.99M | +2.22% |
| 1993 | 2.43B | +53.53M | +2.25% |
| 1992 | 2.38B | +53.74M | +2.31% |
| 1991 | 2.33B | +56.24M | +2.48% |
| 1990 | 2.27B | +47.88M | +2.16% |
| 1989 | 2.22B | +52.14M | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.17B | +52.78M | +2.49% |
| 1987 | 2.12B | +55.35M | +2.68% |
| 1986 | 2.06B | +53.84M | +2.68% |
| 1985 | 2.01B | +50.92M | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.96B | +57.05M | +3% |
| 1983 | 1.9B | +52.9M | +2.86% |
| 1982 | 1.85B | +46.01M | +2.55% |
| 1981 | 1.8B | +48.88M | +2.79% |
| 1980 | 1.75B | +45.68M | +2.68% |
| 1979 | 1.71B | +51.14M | +3.09% |
| 1978 | 1.66B | +43.33M | +2.69% |
| 1977 | 1.61B | +40.44M | +2.57% |
| 1976 | 1.57B | +40.04M | +2.61% |
| 1975 | 1.53B | +39.74M | +2.66% |
| 1974 | 1.49B | +38.1M | +2.62% |
| 1973 | 1.45B | +39.26M | +2.78% |
| 1972 | 1.41B | +36.54M | +2.65% |
| 1971 | 1.38B | +36.22M | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.34B | +34.6M | +2.65% |
| 1969 | 1.31B | +34.5M | +2.71% |
| 1968 | 1.27B | +33.56M | +2.71% |
| 1967 | 1.24B | +32.92M | +2.73% |
| 1966 | 1.21B | +32.44M | +2.76% |
| 1965 | 1.17B | +30.66M | +2.68% |
| 1964 | 1.14B | +42.42M | +3.86% |
| 1963 | 1.1B | +27.94M | +2.61% |
| 1962 | 1.07B | +15.39M | +1.46% |
| 1961 | 1.06B | +22.62M | +2.19% |
| 1960 | 1.03B | — | — |
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.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.