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Urban population in United States
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
section.rank · Countries
section.updated Oct 21, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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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
section.change_since
Countries · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−0.4 pp
vs section.levels.world
+22.4 pp
section.levels.world: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · United States · section.levels.world
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section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
section.compare Urban population · percent
United States
80.2%
section.levels.world
57.8%
section.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
section.all_years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | United States | Change | section.levels.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% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 95.3% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 92.2% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 91.6% | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 90.5% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 89.0% | |
| 7 | Chile | 88.8% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 87.6% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 84.3% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 83.2% | |
| 11 | Norway | 83.1% | |
| 12 | Canada | 82.5% | |
| 13 | Germany | 81.9% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 81.2% | |
| 15 | Spain | 80.1% | |
| 16 | United States | 80.1% | |
| 17 | Mexico | 79.5% | |
| 18 | France | 78.8% | |
| 19 | Greece | 78.8% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 78.3% | |
| 21 | Russia | 75.0% | |
| 22 | Algeria | 74.7% | |
| 23 | Finland | 74.0% | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 73.7% | |
| 25 | Czechia | 72.7% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 68.6% | |
| 28 | China | 65.5% | |
| 29 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.7% | |
| 30 | Ecuador | 63.1% | |
| 31 | Poland | 59.9% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 58.3% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 58.1% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 55.1% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 55.0% | |
| 36 | Romania | 52.2% | |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 44.8% | |
| 38 | Congo - Kinshasa | 44.4% | |
| 39 | Egypt | 42.7% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 36.6% | |
| 41 | India | 35.1% | |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 32.2% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023
section.what
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
section.how
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