Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 18.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income peaked at 18.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 24th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.1% | — |
| 1961 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4201 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 42.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 2.95 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Lower middle income was 18.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.