IDA total - Population in largest city

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in IDA total was 26.97 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 31.03 in 1974, while its lowest value was 26.57 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 26.57
1961 26.82
1962 27.12
1963 27.41
1964 27.66
1965 27.90
1966 28.16
1967 28.49
1968 28.84
1969 29.22
1970 29.60
1971 29.92
1972 30.31
1973 30.69
1974 31.03
1975 29.97
1976 29.99
1977 29.98
1978 29.95
1979 29.89
1980 29.86
1981 29.84
1982 29.84
1983 29.88
1984 29.93
1985 29.95
1986 29.98
1987 30.03
1988 30.08
1989 30.13
1990 30.18
1991 30.26
1992 30.08
1993 29.89
1994 29.74
1995 29.62
1996 29.69
1997 29.62
1998 29.55
1999 29.46
2000 29.41
2001 29.30
2002 29.19
2003 29.08
2004 28.97
2005 28.79
2006 28.60
2007 28.34
2008 28.17
2009 28.03
2010 27.76
2011 27.48
2012 27.41
2013 27.35
2014 27.31
2015 27.28
2016 27.25
2017 27.22
2018 27.18
2019 27.10
2020 27.03
2021 26.97

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization