Post-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom: Urban population

Post-demographic dividend
920.19 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
57.90 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
16th

Urban population over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 920.19 million against 57.90 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 862.29 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 15.9 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 49 groups.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 522.40 million 42.02 million 480.38 million Post-demographic dividend
1970s 614.21 million 43.51 million 570.70 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 681.25 million 44.36 million 636.88 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 748.79 million 45.60 million 703.20 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 819.29 million 48.52 million 770.77 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 880.03 million 53.00 million 827.03 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 908.90 million 56.61 million 852.29 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Post-demographic dividend or United Kingdom?
Post-demographic dividend, at 920.19 million against 57.90 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
862.29 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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

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.