IBRD only vs United States: Urban population

IBRD only
2.94 billion
in 2025
United States
274.08 million
in 2025
IBRD only rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

Urban population over time

  • IBRD only
  • United States
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How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 2.94 billion against 274.08 million in United States, a difference of 2.66 billion.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 10.7 times United States's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 49 groups.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.