United States vs World: Urban population
United States
274.08 million
in 2025
World
4.75 billion
in 2025
United States rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Urban population over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 4.75 billion against 274.08 million in United States, a difference of 4.48 billion.
That makes World's figure about 17.3 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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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.