Urban population in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Urban population was 1.58 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 1.58 billion for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.58 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 305.48 million, in 1962.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 49 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336.44 million | 305.48 million | 379.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 442.72 million | 389.52 million | 506.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 610.10 million | 521.37 million | 697.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 796.95 million | 708.58 million | 907.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 billion | 938.62 million | 1.18 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion | 1.20 billion | 1.49 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 billion | 1.51 billion | 1.58 billion | 6 |
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More climate change data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.33 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 67.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 31.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,046 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 5.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 21.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 28.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Late-demographic dividend?
- Urban population in Late-demographic dividend was 1.58 billion in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 305.48 million in 1962.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for urban population?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.