Urban population growth (annual %) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Urban population growth (annual %) was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Post-demographic dividend, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.5% for urban population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 2.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Post-demographic dividend 43rd 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 growth (annual %) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -75.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +274.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +129.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +47.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -33.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) in Post-demographic dividend 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 | +274.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | +129.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2021 | -75.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | +47.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Post-demographic dividend
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4933 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8124 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 920.19 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3829 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 35.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 29.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Post-demographic dividend?
- Urban population growth in Post-demographic dividend was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for urban population growth?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.