Urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.5485 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members is 0.5485 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at 2.27 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3265 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places OECD members 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9479 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7514 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9242 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8396 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6795 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7081 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7242 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4872 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3265 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6131 % change on previous year | +87.8% |
| 2023 | 0.802 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8107 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5485 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +87.8% | 0.3265 % change on previous year | 0.6131 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +30.8% | 0.6131 % change on previous year | 0.802 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8738 % change on previous year | 0.6795 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.598 % change on previous year | 0.3265 % change on previous year | 0.8107 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 39 Sierra Leone 3.33 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Senegal 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.27 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Liberia 3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Comoros 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Cameroon 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Ukraine 3.05 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD members
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8132 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 81.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Population, total 1.40 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in OECD members was 0.5485 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3265 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does OECD members rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.