United States - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in United States was 274,032,100 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 274,032,100 in 2020 and a minimum value of 126,462,500 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.

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Year Value
1960 126,462,500
1961 129,276,200
1962 131,988,700
1963 134,615,400
1964 137,216,000
1965 139,663,100
1966 142,008,700
1967 144,288,800
1968 146,463,200
1969 148,629,100
1970 150,922,400
1971 152,865,500
1972 154,531,700
1973 156,035,000
1974 157,488,500
1975 159,070,600
1976 160,611,100
1977 162,256,700
1978 164,005,100
1979 165,847,500
1980 167,551,200
1981 169,552,400
1982 171,528,700
1983 173,459,600
1984 175,321,700
1985 177,239,100
1986 179,244,900
1987 181,215,200
1988 183,232,400
1989 185,333,900
1990 187,966,100
1991 191,509,200
1992 195,199,500
1993 198,806,800
1994 202,278,100
1995 205,718,400
1996 209,146,700
1997 212,694,300
1998 216,206,100
1999 219,721,700
2000 223,069,100
2001 225,792,300
2002 228,400,300
2003 230,876,600
2004 233,532,700
2005 236,200,500
2006 238,999,300
2007 241,795,300
2008 244,607,100
2009 247,276,300
2010 249,849,700
2011 252,208,100
2012 254,614,400
2013 256,953,600
2014 259,430,700
2015 261,950,800
2016 264,473,000
2017 266,788,700
2018 268,844,000
2019 270,737,600
2020 274,032,100

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in United States was 82.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.00 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 70.00
1961 70.38
1962 70.76
1963 71.13
1964 71.51
1965 71.88
1966 72.25
1967 72.61
1968 72.97
1969 73.33
1970 73.60
1971 73.61
1972 73.62
1973 73.63
1974 73.64
1975 73.65
1976 73.66
1977 73.67
1978 73.68
1979 73.69
1980 73.74
1981 73.89
1982 74.04
1983 74.19
1984 74.34
1985 74.49
1986 74.64
1987 74.79
1988 74.94
1989 75.09
1990 75.30
1991 75.70
1992 76.10
1993 76.49
1994 76.88
1995 77.26
1996 77.64
1997 78.01
1998 78.38
1999 78.74
2000 79.06
2001 79.23
2002 79.41
2003 79.58
2004 79.76
2005 79.93
2006 80.10
2007 80.27
2008 80.44
2009 80.61
2010 80.77
2011 80.94
2012 81.12
2013 81.30
2014 81.48
2015 81.67
2016 81.86
2017 82.06
2018 82.26
2019 82.46
2020 82.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization