World - 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 World was 24.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 24.62 in 2021, while its lowest value was 14.13 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 14.13
1961 14.40
1962 14.59
1963 14.73
1964 14.88
1965 15.05
1966 15.18
1967 15.31
1968 15.44
1969 15.58
1970 15.71
1971 15.80
1972 15.89
1973 16.00
1974 16.12
1975 16.20
1976 16.32
1977 16.45
1978 16.58
1979 16.72
1980 16.86
1981 16.97
1982 17.05
1983 17.15
1984 17.27
1985 17.39
1986 17.52
1987 17.66
1988 17.80
1989 17.95
1990 18.11
1991 18.28
1992 18.42
1993 18.59
1994 18.78
1995 19.00
1996 19.22
1997 19.45
1998 19.70
1999 19.98
2000 20.28
2001 20.49
2002 20.66
2003 20.84
2004 21.03
2005 21.22
2006 21.42
2007 21.62
2008 21.84
2009 22.07
2010 22.30
2011 22.50
2012 22.68
2013 22.87
2014 23.07
2015 23.28
2016 23.51
2017 23.73
2018 23.98
2019 24.18
2020 24.40
2021 24.62

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization