Urban population, total in India
India: Urban population, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Urban population, total in India, 1983–2019
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 89th out of 103 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.
Urban population, total in India, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2% | — |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
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 89th out of 103 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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