North America - Urban population
Urban population
The value for Urban population in North America was 305,119,900 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 305,119,900 in 2020 and a minimum value of 138,875,000 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 138,875,000 |
| 1961 | 142,050,800 |
| 1962 | 145,157,000 |
| 1963 | 148,185,800 |
| 1964 | 151,199,600 |
| 1965 | 154,056,800 |
| 1966 | 156,823,500 |
| 1967 | 159,477,300 |
| 1968 | 162,004,100 |
| 1969 | 164,488,000 |
| 1970 | 167,109,800 |
| 1971 | 169,631,000 |
| 1972 | 171,465,500 |
| 1973 | 173,149,000 |
| 1974 | 174,814,600 |
| 1975 | 176,622,500 |
| 1976 | 178,369,600 |
| 1977 | 180,233,300 |
| 1978 | 182,170,800 |
| 1979 | 184,203,300 |
| 1980 | 186,155,100 |
| 1981 | 188,399,100 |
| 1982 | 190,641,300 |
| 1983 | 192,802,900 |
| 1984 | 194,889,500 |
| 1985 | 197,027,500 |
| 1986 | 199,269,500 |
| 1987 | 201,510,500 |
| 1988 | 203,797,700 |
| 1989 | 206,276,400 |
| 1990 | 209,231,900 |
| 1991 | 213,050,400 |
| 1992 | 217,071,900 |
| 1993 | 220,996,600 |
| 1994 | 224,788,000 |
| 1995 | 228,538,700 |
| 1996 | 232,288,300 |
| 1997 | 236,183,100 |
| 1998 | 240,006,400 |
| 1999 | 243,831,300 |
| 2000 | 247,519,400 |
| 2001 | 250,612,600 |
| 2002 | 253,516,100 |
| 2003 | 256,244,700 |
| 2004 | 259,163,400 |
| 2005 | 262,099,000 |
| 2006 | 265,190,200 |
| 2007 | 268,301,600 |
| 2008 | 271,462,200 |
| 2009 | 274,499,900 |
| 2010 | 277,437,400 |
| 2011 | 280,120,500 |
| 2012 | 282,845,300 |
| 2013 | 285,498,200 |
| 2014 | 288,277,400 |
| 2015 | 291,027,800 |
| 2016 | 293,894,600 |
| 2017 | 296,582,100 |
| 2018 | 299,083,000 |
| 2019 | 301,439,700 |
| 2020 | 305,119,900 |
Urban population (% of total population)
Urban population (% of total population) in North America was 82.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 69.92 in 1960.
Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.92 |
| 1961 | 70.32 |
| 1962 | 70.74 |
| 1963 | 71.16 |
| 1964 | 71.57 |
| 1965 | 71.98 |
| 1966 | 72.38 |
| 1967 | 72.76 |
| 1968 | 73.14 |
| 1969 | 73.51 |
| 1970 | 73.80 |
| 1971 | 73.86 |
| 1972 | 73.85 |
| 1973 | 73.85 |
| 1974 | 73.85 |
| 1975 | 73.85 |
| 1976 | 73.85 |
| 1977 | 73.86 |
| 1978 | 73.87 |
| 1979 | 73.89 |
| 1980 | 73.93 |
| 1981 | 74.07 |
| 1982 | 74.23 |
| 1983 | 74.38 |
| 1984 | 74.53 |
| 1985 | 74.68 |
| 1986 | 74.83 |
| 1987 | 74.97 |
| 1988 | 75.11 |
| 1989 | 75.24 |
| 1990 | 75.43 |
| 1991 | 75.80 |
| 1992 | 76.18 |
| 1993 | 76.56 |
| 1994 | 76.93 |
| 1995 | 77.30 |
| 1996 | 77.67 |
| 1997 | 78.05 |
| 1998 | 78.42 |
| 1999 | 78.78 |
| 2000 | 79.10 |
| 2001 | 79.29 |
| 2002 | 79.46 |
| 2003 | 79.62 |
| 2004 | 79.79 |
| 2005 | 79.95 |
| 2006 | 80.11 |
| 2007 | 80.29 |
| 2008 | 80.46 |
| 2009 | 80.62 |
| 2010 | 80.79 |
| 2011 | 80.96 |
| 2012 | 81.12 |
| 2013 | 81.29 |
| 2014 | 81.46 |
| 2015 | 81.63 |
| 2016 | 81.81 |
| 2017 | 81.99 |
| 2018 | 82.17 |
| 2019 | 82.36 |
| 2020 | 82.55 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
