Urban population in High income
High income: Urban population was 1.14 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in High income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in High income is 1.14 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in High income peaked at 1.14 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 557.56 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 614.47 million | 557.56 million | 669.81 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 731.24 million | 681.19 million | 776.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 826.42 million | 786.61 million | 866.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 912.27 million | 874.50 million | 948.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 997.60 million | 955.89 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion | 1.05 billion | 1.11 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion | 1.11 billion | 1.14 billion | 6 |
More climate change data for High income
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 950.91 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.8% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in High income?
- Urban population in High income was 1.14 billion in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 557.56 million in 1960.
- Is urban population rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.