Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 30.0% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Upper middle income peaked at 30.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 8th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.7% | 30.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More climate change data for Upper middle income
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 3.08 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 2.10 billion (2025)
- Urban population 68.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,646 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 8.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.2% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Upper middle income?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Upper middle income was 30.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.