Share of the population living in urban areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Urban Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.4% |
| 2024 | 52.5% |
| 2023 | 51.7% |
| 2022 | 51% |
| 2021 | 50.2% |
| 2020 | 49.4% |
| 2019 | 48.7% |
| 2018 | 48% |
| 2017 | 47.3% |
| 2016 | 46.6% |
| 2015 | 45.9% |
| 2014 | 45.3% |
54 countries carry a recent share of the population living in urban areas figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
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