Middle income vs United States: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Middle income
- United States
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 3.34 billion against 274.08 million in United States, a difference of 3.06 billion.
That makes Middle income's figure about 12.2 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 523.33 million | 138.53 million | 384.81 million | Middle income |
| 1970s | 747.64 million | 158.28 million | 589.36 million | Middle income |
| 1980s | 1.10 billion | 176.08 million | 926.04 million | Middle income |
| 1990s | 1.53 billion | 203.80 million | 1.33 billion | Middle income |
| 2000s | 2.09 billion | 235.56 million | 1.86 billion | Middle income |
| 2010s | 2.74 billion | 257.91 million | 2.49 billion | Middle income |
| 2020s | 3.22 billion | 269.07 million | 2.95 billion | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Middle income or United States?
- Middle income, at 3.34 billion against 274.08 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Middle income and United States?
- 3.06 billion, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and United States rank globally for urban population?
- Middle income ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 46 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.