Urban population, total in India

India: Urban population, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
86th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, total in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.237 % of total population1987: 0.226 % of total population1993: 0.248 % of total population1999: 0.254 % of total population2004: 0.255 % of total population2005: 0.242 % of total population2007: 0.263 % of total population2009: 0.273 % of total population2011: 0.288 % of total population2017: 0.293 % of total population2018: 0.304 % of total population2019: 0.304 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

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

That places India 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in India?
Urban population, total in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does India rank for urban population, total?
India ranks 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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