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Urban population in United States
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
16 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
18 figures
Housing
6 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
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
| Year | United States | Change | 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
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 95.9% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 92.4% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 92.1% | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 91.0% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 89.5% | |
| 7 | Chile | 89.2% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 88.2% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 84.6% | |
| 10 | Norway | 83.6% | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 83.3% | |
| 12 | Canada | 82.9% | |
| 13 | Germany | 82.1% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 81.2% | |
| 15 | Spain | 80.5% | |
| 16 | United States | 80.2% | |
| 17 | Mexico | 80.0% | |
| 18 | Greece | 79.2% | |
| 19 | France | 78.8% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 78.8% | |
| 21 | Algeria | 75.8% | |
| 22 | Russia | 75.3% | |
| 23 | Finland | 74.5% | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 74.2% | |
| 25 | Czechia | 72.9% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.7% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 69.1% | |
| 28 | China | 66.3% | |
| 29 | Congo - Brazzaville | 64.1% | |
| 30 | Ecuador | 63.4% | |
| 31 | Poland | 60.1% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 59.4% | |
| 33 | Honduras | 59.3% | |
| 34 | Liberia | 56.1% | |
| 35 | Philippines | 55.8% | |
| 36 | Romania | 52.2% | |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 45.9% | |
| 38 | Congo - Kinshasa | 45.1% | |
| 39 | Egypt | 42.9% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 37.0% | |
| 41 | India | 35.7% | |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 33.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025
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.
People
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 15
17.6%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
17.2%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Birth rate
10.6
2024
Infant mortality
5.5
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023