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Urban population in United States

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 16 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 80.2% +0.1 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 16 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −0.4 pp
vs World +22.4 pp World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · United States · World
−0.4 pp since 2015
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Urban population · percent
United States
80.2%
World
57.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 80.2% · 2025
First value 70.0% · 1960
Highest 80.7% · 2010
Lowest 70.0% · 1960
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearUnited StatesChange World
2025 80.2% +0.1 pp 57.8%
2024 80.1% +0.1 pp 57.6%
2023 80.1% +0.0 pp 57.3%
2022 80.0% +0.0 pp 57.1%
2021 80.0% +0.0 pp 56.8%
2020 80.0% −0.1 pp 56.4%
2019 80.1% −0.1 pp 56.1%
2018 80.3% −0.1 pp 55.8%
2017 80.4% −0.1 pp 55.3%
2016 80.5% −0.1 pp 54.9%
2015 80.6% −0.1 pp 54.4%
2014 80.6% −0.0 pp 53.9%
2013 80.7% −0.0 pp 53.4%
2012 80.7% −0.0 pp 52.9%
2011 80.7% −0.0 pp 52.5%
2010 80.7% +0.0 pp 51.8%
2009 80.7% +0.1 pp 51.4%
2008 80.6% +0.1 pp 50.9%
2007 80.5% +0.1 pp 50.4%
2006 80.4% +0.2 pp 49.9%
2005 80.2% +0.2 pp 49.4%
2004 80.0% +0.2 pp 48.9%
2003 79.8% +0.2 pp 48.4%
2002 79.5% +0.2 pp 47.8%
2001 79.3% +0.2 pp 47.3%
2000 79.1% +0.3 pp 46.8%
1999 78.8% +0.3 pp 46.3%
1998 78.5% +0.4 pp 45.8%
1997 78.1% +0.4 pp 45.3%
1996 77.7% +0.5 pp 44.8%
1995 77.2% +0.5 pp 44.3%
1994 76.7% +0.4 pp 44.0%
1993 76.3% +0.4 pp 43.7%
1992 75.9% +0.4 pp 43.4%
1991 75.5% +0.3 pp 43.2%
1990 75.3% +0.2 pp 42.8%
1989 75.1% +0.2 pp 42.7%
1988 74.8% +0.2 pp 42.4%
1987 74.7% +0.2 pp 42.1%
1986 74.5% +0.2 pp 41.8%
1985 74.3% +0.2 pp 41.4%
1984 74.2% +0.1 pp 41.1%
1983 74.0% +0.1 pp 40.6%
1982 73.9% +0.1 pp 40.2%
1981 73.8% +0.1 pp 39.9%
1980 73.8% +0.0 pp 39.5%
1979 73.7% +0.0 pp 39.1%
1978 73.7% +0.0 pp 38.6%
1977 73.7% +0.0 pp 38.3%
1976 73.6% +0.0 pp 38.0%
1975 73.6% +0.0 pp 37.7%
1974 73.6% +0.0 pp 37.4%
1973 73.6% +0.0 pp 37.2%
1972 73.6% +0.0 pp 36.9%
1971 73.5% +0.0 pp 36.7%
1970 73.5% +0.1 pp 36.4%
1969 73.4% +0.2 pp 36.3%
1968 73.2% +0.3 pp 36.0%
1967 73.0% +0.3 pp 35.8%
1966 72.7% +0.4 pp 35.6%
1965 72.3% +0.4 pp 35.4%
1964 71.9% +0.5 pp 35.1%
1963 71.4% +0.5 pp 34.6%
1962 70.9% +0.5 pp 34.4%
1961 70.4% +0.5 pp 34.5%
1960 70.0% 34.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUrban population
25 Algeria 70.1%
2 Argentina 91.5%
42 Bangladesh 29.5%
8 Brazil 85.7%
22 Bulgaria 73.1%
12 Canada 81.2%
6 Chile 87.5%
31 China 57.3%
20 Colombia 77.2%
28 Congo - Brazzaville 63.1%
38 Congo - Kinshasa 41.3%
23 Czechia 73.0%
29 Ecuador 63.0%
37 Egypt 42.6%
24 Finland 71.3%
17 France 77.8%
5 Gabon 88.1%
14 Germany 80.7%
18 Greece 77.5%
32 Honduras 54.4%
1 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
40 India 32.5%
34 Indonesia 53.2%
26 Italy 69.6%
4 Lebanon 88.6%
36 Liberia 50.7%
27 Lithuania 67.2%
19 Mexico 77.2%
3 Netherlands 90.3%
13 Norway 81.2%
35 Philippines 51.2%
30 Poland 60.3%
33 Romania 53.7%
21 Russia 74.3%
9 Saudi Arabia 83.0%
39 Sierra Leone 40.8%
11 South Korea 81.6%
16 Spain 79.2%
7 Türkiye 87.2%
10 United Kingdom 81.8%
15 United States 80.6%
41 Yemen 32.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.

How it is calculated

Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.