Urban Population 1960-2025

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • urban population for 2023 was 8,470,479, a 1.57% increase from 2022.
  • urban population for 2022 was 8,339,599, a 1.54% increase from 2021.
  • urban population for 2021 was 8,213,319, a 0.9% increase from 2020.
  • urban population for 2020 was 8,140,325, a 1.01% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 8,470,479 59.48 1.57%
2022 8,339,599 59.17 1.54%
2021 8,213,319 58.90 0.90%
2020 8,140,325 58.76 1.01%
2019 8,059,254 58.61 1.44%
2018 7,944,561 58.38 1.73%
2017 7,809,492 58.11 1.87%
2016 7,666,255 57.82 1.81%
2015 7,529,955 57.56 1.88%
2014 7,391,092 57.29 1.81%
2013 7,259,575 57.05 1.61%
2012 7,144,394 56.84 1.26%
2011 7,055,641 56.72 1.04%
2010 6,983,073 56.64 1.59%
2009 6,873,852 56.46 2.09%
2008 6,733,190 56.17 2.20%
2007 6,588,138 55.88 2.17%
2006 6,448,321 55.61 2.17%
2005 6,311,460 55.34 2.19%
2004 6,176,429 55.04 2.00%
2003 6,055,075 54.77 1.76%
2002 5,950,265 54.54 1.73%
2001 5,849,221 54.34 1.77%
2000 5,747,771 54.12 1.90%
1999 5,640,330 53.89 1.93%
1998 5,533,510 53.68 1.74%
1997 5,438,622 53.48 1.78%
1996 5,343,328 53.26 1.61%
1995 5,258,902 53.08 1.29%
1994 5,192,100 52.88 1.38%
1993 5,121,487 52.65 0.89%
1992 5,076,139 52.50 1.18%
1991 5,016,772 52.33 2.61%
1990 4,889,039 52.05 2.91%
1989 4,750,766 51.65 2.84%
1988 4,619,510 51.26 2.85%
1987 4,491,672 50.86 2.85%
1986 4,367,162 50.44 2.81%
1985 4,247,710 50.03 2.69%
1984 4,136,486 49.64 2.52%
1983 4,034,873 49.27 2.55%
1982 3,934,723 48.89 2.89%
1981 3,824,062 48.37 2.89%
1980 3,716,665 47.88 2.96%
1979 3,609,991 47.41 3.07%
1978 3,502,314 46.90 3.18%
1977 3,394,434 46.35 3.25%
1976 3,287,459 45.79 3.28%
1975 3,183,002 45.19 3.16%
1974 3,085,464 44.59 3.08%
1973 2,993,344 44.02 2.85%
1972 2,910,288 43.58 3.06%
1971 2,823,862 43.06 3.00%
1970 2,741,668 42.54 2.80%
1969 2,666,957 42.06 2.75%
1968 2,595,615 41.56 2.71%
1967 2,527,083 41.07 2.69%
1966 2,461,001 40.60 2.92%
1965 2,391,159 40.10 3.11%
1964 2,319,114 39.59 3.22%
1963 2,246,709 39.08 3.23%
1962 2,176,493 38.59 3.22%
1961 2,108,562 38.11 2.86%
1960 2,049,993 37.65 %