United States - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in United States was 18,822,570 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,822,570 in 2021 and a minimum value of 14,163,520 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 14,163,520
1961 14,360,390
1962 14,560,270
1963 14,762,930
1964 14,968,700
1965 15,176,760
1966 15,388,000
1967 15,602,190
1968 15,819,650
1969 16,039,540
1970 16,191,180
1971 16,128,520
1972 16,066,010
1973 16,003,910
1974 15,941,970
1975 15,880,270
1976 15,818,730
1977 15,757,590
1978 15,696,600
1979 15,635,850
1980 15,601,400
1981 15,646,170
1982 15,691,130
1983 15,736,220
1984 15,781,500
1985 15,826,790
1986 15,872,270
1987 15,917,880
1988 15,963,680
1989 16,009,490
1990 16,085,600
1991 16,253,490
1992 16,423,370
1993 16,594,550
1994 16,767,760
1995 16,942,770
1996 17,119,850
1997 17,298,300
1998 17,478,840
1999 17,661,280
2000 17,813,370
2001 17,867,740
2002 17,922,350
2003 17,977,120
2004 18,032,140
2005 18,087,170
2006 18,142,450
2007 18,197,900
2008 18,253,590
2009 18,309,300
2010 18,365,260
2011 18,421,390
2012 18,477,770
2013 18,534,160
2014 18,590,810
2015 18,647,630
2016 18,704,700
2017 18,761,940
2018 18,819,360
2019 18,804,720
2020 18,803,550
2021 18,822,570

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in United States was 6.81 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 11.20 in 1960, while its lowest value was 6.81 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 11.20
1961 11.11
1962 11.03
1963 10.97
1964 10.91
1965 10.87
1966 10.84
1967 10.81
1968 10.80
1969 10.79
1970 10.73
1971 10.55
1972 10.40
1973 10.26
1974 10.12
1975 9.98
1976 9.85
1977 9.71
1978 9.57
1979 9.43
1980 9.31
1981 9.23
1982 9.15
1983 9.07
1984 9.00
1985 8.93
1986 8.86
1987 8.78
1988 8.71
1989 8.64
1990 8.56
1991 8.49
1992 8.41
1993 8.35
1994 8.29
1995 8.24
1996 8.19
1997 8.13
1998 8.08
1999 8.04
2000 7.99
2001 7.91
2002 7.85
2003 7.79
2004 7.72
2005 7.66
2006 7.59
2007 7.53
2008 7.46
2009 7.40
2010 7.35
2011 7.30
2012 7.26
2013 7.21
2014 7.17
2015 7.12
2016 7.07
2017 7.03
2018 7.00
2019 6.95
2020 6.86
2021 6.81

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization