High income vs United Kingdom: Urban population
Urban population over time
- High income
- United Kingdom
How they compare
High income currently reports 1.14 billion against 57.90 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.08 billion.
That makes High income's figure about 19.7 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 49 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 614.47 million | 42.02 million | 572.45 million | High income |
| 1970s | 731.24 million | 43.51 million | 687.73 million | High income |
| 1980s | 826.42 million | 44.36 million | 782.06 million | High income |
| 1990s | 912.27 million | 45.60 million | 866.67 million | High income |
| 2000s | 997.60 million | 48.52 million | 949.07 million | High income |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion | 53.00 million | 1.03 billion | High income |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion | 56.61 million | 1.07 billion | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, High income or United Kingdom?
- High income, at 1.14 billion against 57.90 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between High income and United Kingdom?
- 1.08 billion, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population?
- High income ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 49 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.