Urban population rose 1.61% to 4,454 mil in the World in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in the World reached an all time high of 4,454 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1,018 mil in 1960. When compared to World's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 64.5 mil in Germany, 115 mil in Japan and 275 mil in USA in 2021.
World has been ranked th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | mil | 5.15 | 5.20 | 5.24 | 5.28 | 5.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 30.2 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 54.0 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 55.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 64.1 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.5 | 65.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 99.9 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 42.0 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 42.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | mil | 4,240 | 4,318 | 4,395 | 4,464 | 4,539 |
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