Urban population, total in United States
United States: Urban population, total was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2018
Urban population, total in United States, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.8% for urban population, total in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in United States peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1970.
United States ranks 14th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Urban population, total in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in United States?
- Urban population, total in United States was 0.8% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1970.
- How does United States rank for urban population, total?
- United States ranks 14th out of 102 countries with data for 2018.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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