Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 31.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend is 31.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 31.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1960.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.4% | — |
| 1961 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Late-demographic dividend
- Urban population 1.58 billion (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.0666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6766 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 67.7% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 2.33 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Late-demographic dividend was 31.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.