Population in cities over 1 million in upper-middle-income countries in 2025 — 837,167,911 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 593.5%.
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 | 837M | +14.08M | +1.71% |
| 2024 | 823M | +14.76M | +1.83% |
| 2023 | 808M | +15.32M | +1.93% |
| 2022 | 793M | +15.7M | +2.02% |
| 2021 | 777M | +15.88M | +2.09% |
| 2020 | 761M | +15.85M | +2.13% |
| 2019 | 746M | +15.63M | +2.14% |
| 2018 | 730M | +16.07M | +2.25% |
| 2017 | 714M | +15.6M | +2.23% |
| 2016 | 698M | +15.39M | +2.25% |
| 2015 | 683M | +15.31M | +2.29% |
| 2014 | 668M | +14.97M | +2.29% |
| 2013 | 653M | +14.59M | +2.29% |
| 2012 | 638M | +14.41M | +2.31% |
| 2011 | 624M | +15.21M | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 608M | +16.83M | +2.84% |
| 2009 | 592M | +16.29M | +2.83% |
| 2008 | 575M | +15.8M | +2.82% |
| 2007 | 560M | +14.86M | +2.73% |
| 2006 | 545M | +14.34M | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 530M | +13.85M | +2.68% |
| 2004 | 516M | +13.41M | +2.67% |
| 2003 | 503M | +13.26M | +2.71% |
| 2002 | 490M | +12.87M | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 477M | +14.88M | +3.22% |
| 2000 | 462M | +19.68M | +4.45% |
| 1999 | 442M | +18.31M | +4.32% |
| 1998 | 424M | +17.04M | +4.19% |
| 1997 | 407M | +15.93M | +4.07% |
| 1996 | 391M | +14.99M | +3.98% |
| 1995 | 376M | +14.03M | +3.87% |
| 1994 | 362M | +13.14M | +3.77% |
| 1993 | 349M | +12.36M | +3.67% |
| 1992 | 337M | +11.72M | +3.61% |
| 1991 | 325M | +11.41M | +3.64% |
| 1990 | 313M | +10.01M | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 303M | +9.66M | +3.29% |
| 1988 | 294M | +9.28M | +3.26% |
| 1987 | 284M | +8.84M | +3.21% |
| 1986 | 276M | +8.48M | +3.18% |
| 1985 | 267M | +8.14M | +3.14% |
| 1984 | 259M | +7.81M | +3.11% |
| 1983 | 251M | +7.49M | +3.07% |
| 1982 | 244M | +6.63M | +2.79% |
| 1981 | 237M | +6.66M | +2.89% |
| 1980 | 230M | +7.54M | +3.38% |
| 1979 | 223M | +7.3M | +3.39% |
| 1978 | 216M | +6.93M | +3.32% |
| 1977 | 209M | +6.56M | +3.25% |
| 1976 | 202M | +6.2M | +3.16% |
| 1975 | 196M | +5.99M | +3.16% |
| 1974 | 190M | +5.8M | +3.15% |
| 1973 | 184M | +5.71M | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 178M | +5.53M | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 173M | +5.11M | +3.04% |
| 1970 | 168M | +5.11M | +3.14% |
| 1969 | 163M | +4.95M | +3.14% |
| 1968 | 158M | +4.77M | +3.12% |
| 1967 | 153M | +4.57M | +3.08% |
| 1966 | 148M | +4.76M | +3.32% |
| 1965 | 144M | +5M | +3.61% |
| 1964 | 139M | +4.67M | +3.48% |
| 1963 | 134M | +4.35M | +3.35% |
| 1962 | 130M | +4.23M | +3.38% |
| 1961 | 125M | +4.64M | +3.85% |
| 1960 | 121M | — | — |
The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.
Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Environment Protected areasThe share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.