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United States — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for United States, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
80.19%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +14.6% since 1960
Urban population for United States was 80.19% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 80.70% in 2010. The lowest was 69.98% in 1960 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.21% per year.
United States ranks 57 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 26%. The median for North America is 82.88%, so United States sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
80.19%
First (1960)
69.98%
Change
+14.6%
Highest
80.70%
in 2010
Lowest
69.98%
in 1960
Average
76.58%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.21%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.19% |
| 2024 | 80.12% |
| 2023 | 80.07% |
| 2022 | 80.03% |
| 2021 | 80.01% |
| 2020 | 80% |
| 2019 | 80.13% |
| 2018 | 80.28% |
| 2017 | 80.4% |
| 2016 | 80.5% |
| 2015 | 80.57% |
| 2014 | 80.62% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.