Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in United States of America
United States of America: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 47.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 47.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in United States of America peaked at 47.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1960.
United States of America ranks 15th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.7% | — |
| 1961 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 39.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 47.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.8% | 38.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 41.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 41.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.4% | 47.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More climate change data for United States of America
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.5238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6086 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8019 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in United States of America?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in United States of America was 47.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.