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Urban population in India
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
41 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
35.7%
+0.3 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
41 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.1 pp
vs World
−22.1 pp
World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · India · World
+3.1 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
India
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Urban population · percent
India
35.7%
World
57.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
35.7% · 2025
First value
17.9% · 1960
Highest
35.7% · 2025
Lowest
17.9% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7% | +0.3 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +0.3 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +0.3 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.3 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +0.3 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +0.3 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +0.3 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +0.3 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +0.3 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +0.3 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.3 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.3 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +0.3 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +0.3 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +0.4 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +0.4 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.4 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +0.4 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +0.4 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +0.3 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +0.3 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +0.3 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +0.3 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +0.3 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +0.3 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +0.2 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +0.2 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +0.2 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +0.2 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +0.2 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +0.2 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +0.2 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +0.2 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +0.2 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 25.8% | +0.2 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +0.2 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +0.2 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | +0.2 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +0.2 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +0.2 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | +0.2 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +0.2 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 24.3% | +0.2 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +0.2 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 23.8% | +0.3 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | +0.3 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 23.2% | +0.4 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | +0.4 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 22.4% | +0.4 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | +0.4 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | +0.4 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +0.4 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | +0.4 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | +0.3 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | +0.3 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 19.7% | +0.2 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 19.5% | +0.2 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 19.2% | +0.2 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 19.0% | +0.2 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | +0.2 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 18.6% | +0.2 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 18.4% | +0.2 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 18.3% | +0.1 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 18.1% | +0.1 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 18.0% | +0.1 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 17.9% | 34.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Algeria | 72.5% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 91.9% | |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 30.8% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 86.7% | |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 73.7% | |
| 12 | Canada | 81.7% | |
| 7 | Chile | 88.1% | |
| 30 | China | 62.7% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 77.5% | |
| 28 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.5% | |
| 37 | Congo - Kinshasa | 42.9% | |
| 23 | Czechia | 72.8% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 63.1% | |
| 39 | Egypt | 42.5% | |
| 24 | Finland | 72.7% | |
| 17 | France | 78.7% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 89.9% | |
| 13 | Germany | 81.3% | |
| 19 | Greece | 78.2% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 56.4% | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 41 | India | 33.8% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 55.7% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 89.5% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 52.9% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.2% | |
| 18 | Mexico | 78.4% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 93.9% | |
| 11 | Norway | 82.5% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 53.7% | |
| 31 | Poland | 60.0% | |
| 35 | Romania | 52.9% | |
| 21 | Russia | 74.6% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 83.6% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 42.7% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 81.3% | |
| 16 | Spain | 79.6% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 88.7% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.7% | |
| 15 | United States | 80.1% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 34.9% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019
What it means
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
How it is calculated
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.
People
India in numbers
Population
135Cr
2022
Population growth
0.89%
2025
Population density
427
2022
Median age
28.1
2023
Children under 15
24.2%
2025
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2
2024
Births per woman
1.96
2024
Birth rate
16.0
2024
Infant mortality
23.3
2024
Net migration
-0.7
2023
Born abroad
0.3%
2024