North America - Population in largest city

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in North America was 8.15 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 11.67 in 1960, while its lowest value was 8.15 in 2021.

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.

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Year Value
1960 11.67
1961 11.60
1962 11.53
1963 11.48
1964 11.43
1965 11.40
1966 11.37
1967 11.35
1968 11.35
1969 11.35
1970 11.30
1971 11.13
1972 10.98
1973 10.84
1974 10.71
1975 10.57
1976 10.45
1977 10.33
1978 10.21
1979 10.10
1980 10.00
1981 9.93
1982 9.88
1983 9.83
1984 9.78
1985 9.74
1986 9.69
1987 9.65
1988 9.61
1989 9.56
1990 9.51
1991 9.46
1992 9.40
1993 9.34
1994 9.30
1995 9.25
1996 9.21
1997 9.17
1998 9.13
1999 9.10
2000 9.06
2001 9.00
2002 8.96
2003 8.91
2004 8.87
2005 8.82
2006 8.78
2007 8.73
2008 8.68
2009 8.64
2010 8.60
2011 8.57
2012 8.54
2013 8.50
2014 8.46
2015 8.43
2016 8.39
2017 8.35
2018 8.33
2019 8.28
2020 8.20
2021 8.15

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization