IDA total - 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 IDA total was 15.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 15.20 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.50 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 5.50
1961 5.66
1962 5.83
1963 6.01
1964 6.18
1965 6.35
1966 6.53
1967 6.73
1968 6.94
1969 7.17
1970 7.41
1971 7.65
1972 7.91
1973 8.17
1974 8.44
1975 8.32
1976 8.53
1977 8.74
1978 8.95
1979 9.14
1980 9.36
1981 9.57
1982 9.74
1983 9.92
1984 10.09
1985 10.26
1986 10.44
1987 10.62
1988 10.80
1989 10.98
1990 11.16
1991 11.34
1992 11.43
1993 11.52
1994 11.62
1995 11.72
1996 11.88
1997 12.00
1998 12.12
1999 12.24
2000 12.37
2001 12.49
2002 12.62
2003 12.76
2004 12.90
2005 13.01
2006 13.14
2007 13.22
2008 13.35
2009 13.50
2010 13.60
2011 13.65
2012 13.74
2013 13.86
2014 13.98
2015 14.17
2016 14.38
2017 14.56
2018 14.73
2019 14.88
2020 15.03
2021 15.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization