IBRD only - Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) in IBRD only was 24.34 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 24.34 in 2021, while its lowest value was 10.59 in 1960.

Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 10.59
1961 10.86
1962 11.04
1963 11.15
1964 11.28
1965 11.42
1966 11.53
1967 11.63
1968 11.73
1969 11.83
1970 11.93
1971 12.03
1972 12.15
1973 12.28
1974 12.41
1975 12.57
1976 12.72
1977 12.90
1978 13.08
1979 13.26
1980 13.44
1981 13.58
1982 13.70
1983 13.83
1984 13.98
1985 14.13
1986 14.29
1987 14.45
1988 14.62
1989 14.79
1990 14.99
1991 15.22
1992 15.46
1993 15.71
1994 15.99
1995 16.29
1996 16.61
1997 16.95
1998 17.32
1999 17.73
2000 18.17
2001 18.49
2002 18.74
2003 18.99
2004 19.26
2005 19.53
2006 19.81
2007 20.11
2008 20.43
2009 20.76
2010 21.10
2011 21.39
2012 21.65
2013 21.92
2014 22.20
2015 22.48
2016 22.78
2017 23.07
2018 23.39
2019 23.70
2020 24.02
2021 24.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization