Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low income
Low income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 12.2% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low income peaked at 12.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.
That places Low income 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.4% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More climate change data for Low income
- Urban population 269.86 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3516 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 35.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Population, total 767.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low income?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Low income was 12.2% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
- How does Low income rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.