Urban population, aged 25-64 in India

India: Urban population, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
87th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, aged 25-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.244 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.234 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.258 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.27 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.274 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.259 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.283 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.291 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.307 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.312 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.321 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.324 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

India recorded 0.3% for urban population, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 25-64 in India peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1987.

India ranks 87th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Urban population, aged 25-64 in India, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% -4.1%
1993 0.3% +10.1%
1999 0.3% +4.6%
2004 0.3% +1.6%
2005 0.3% -5.3%
2007 0.3% +9.0%
2009 0.3% +2.9%
2011 0.3% +5.3%
2017 0.3% +1.8%
2018 0.3% +2.9%
2019 0.3% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
  2. 85 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  3. 86 Nepal 0.3% compare
  4. 88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  5. 89 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 90 Uganda 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 25-64 in India?
Urban population, aged 25-64 in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does India rank for urban population, aged 25-64?
India ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, aged 25-64 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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