Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 22.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 22.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low & middle income peaked at 22.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
Low & middle income ranks 14th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More climate change data for Low & middle income
- Urban population 3.61 billion (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5312 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 53.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 6.79 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low & middle income?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low & middle income was 22.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.