Urban population (% of total population) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Urban population (% of total population) was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Lower middle income stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Lower middle income peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.3% | — |
| 1961 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 19.1% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 20.6% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 29.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.0% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 36.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4201 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 151.99 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 62.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 18.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,139 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Lower middle income?
- Urban population in Lower middle income was 42.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for urban population?
- Lower middle income ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.