Urban population (% of total population) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Urban population (% of total population) was 53.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 53.7% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 53.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1962.
That places IDA & IBRD total 25th out of 47 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.
Urban population (% of total population) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.7% | — |
| 1961 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 31.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.6% | 27.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 31.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.0% | 53.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9881 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 3.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5368 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 71.36 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 37.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3,021 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in IDA & IBRD total?
- Urban population in IDA & IBRD total was 53.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1962.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for urban population?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.