OECD members - Population in largest city

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in OECD members was 18.03 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 18.80 in 1990, while its lowest value was 17.87 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.87
1961 17.92
1962 17.96
1963 18.01
1964 18.06
1965 18.13
1966 18.19
1967 18.26
1968 18.35
1969 18.46
1970 18.57
1971 18.57
1972 18.56
1973 18.58
1974 18.59
1975 18.62
1976 18.63
1977 18.64
1978 18.66
1979 18.68
1980 18.70
1981 18.68
1982 18.66
1983 18.65
1984 18.66
1985 18.67
1986 18.70
1987 18.74
1988 18.76
1989 18.79
1990 18.80
1991 18.75
1992 18.69
1993 18.64
1994 18.61
1995 18.58
1996 18.55
1997 18.52
1998 18.48
1999 18.45
2000 18.41
2001 18.34
2002 18.28
2003 18.23
2004 18.18
2005 18.13
2006 18.10
2007 18.07
2008 18.05
2009 18.05
2010 18.06
2011 18.10
2012 18.11
2013 18.12
2014 18.12
2015 18.12
2016 18.10
2017 18.09
2018 18.09
2019 18.06
2020 18.03
2021 18.03

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization