Skip to main content
MacroVedia
Series/a279399a1f17b0d2

Urban population

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.URB.TOTL•Unit•1960 → 2024•217 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
China
CHN
928.4398M Unit
2024
India
IND
513.3251M Unit
2024
United States
USA
272.5132M Unit
2024
Brazil
BRA
186.338M Unit
2024
Indonesia
IDN
166.5519M Unit
2024
Nigeria
NGA
146.5312M Unit
2024
Urban population infographic

Urban population by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Unit
≤ 73.02K
73.02K – 837.84K
837.84K – 2.94M
2.94M – 5.53M
5.53M – 10.37M
10.37M – 30.01M
> 30.01M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Urban population
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Urban population
Countries
50
 
Median
40M
 
Mean
81.4M
 
25th pctl
24.8M
 
75th pctl
68.5M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Urban population
ChinaIndiaUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
ChinaCHN928.44M Unit2024
IndiaIND513.33M Unit2024
United StatesUSA272.51M Unit2024
BrazilBRA186.34M Unit2024
IndonesiaIDN166.55M Unit2024
NigeriaNGA146.53M Unit2024
JapanJPN114.29M Unit2024
Russian FederationRUS107.81M Unit2024
MexicoMEX104.37M Unit2024
PakistanPAK98.43M Unit2024
TurkiyeTUR76.41M Unit2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN70.53M Unit2024
GermanyDEU68.5M Unit2024
PhilippinesPHL64.24M Unit2024
United KingdomGBR57.63M Unit2024
BangladeshBGD56.72M Unit2024
FranceFRA54.02M Unit2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY49.88M Unit2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD48.9M Unit2024
ThailandTHA44.34M Unit2024
ArgentinaARG42.17M Unit2024
Korea, Rep.KOR42.01M Unit2024
ColombiaCOL41.53M Unit2024
ItalyITA41.03M Unit2024
South AfricaZAF40.77M Unit2024
SpainESP39.23M Unit2024
Viet NamVNM38.87M Unit2024
AlgeriaDZA35.24M Unit2024
CanadaCAN34.15M Unit2024
IraqIRQ32.18M Unit2024
EthiopiaETH31.2M Unit2024
Saudi ArabiaSAU29.81M Unit2024
PeruPER29.15M Unit2024
MalaysiaMYS27.35M Unit2024
AngolaAGO26.77M Unit2024
UkraineUKR26.32M Unit2024
Venezuela, RBVEN25.36M Unit2024
TanzaniaTZA24.8M Unit2024
MoroccoMAR23.91M Unit2024
AustraliaAUS23.82M Unit2024
PolandPOL21.92M Unit2024
GhanaGHA20.09M Unit2024
NepalNPL19.8M Unit2024
UzbekistanUZB18.54M Unit2024
KenyaKEN18M Unit2024
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR17.78M Unit2024
SudanSDN17.59M Unit2024
ChileCHL17.59M Unit2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV17.24M Unit2024
NetherlandsNLD17.21M Unit2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)