World - Population in largest city
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in World was 16.09 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 18.20 in 1974, while its lowest value was 16.09 in 2020.
Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.61 |
| 1961 | 17.64 |
| 1962 | 17.64 |
| 1963 | 17.60 |
| 1964 | 17.57 |
| 1965 | 17.64 |
| 1966 | 17.70 |
| 1967 | 17.77 |
| 1968 | 17.86 |
| 1969 | 17.96 |
| 1970 | 18.05 |
| 1971 | 18.09 |
| 1972 | 18.13 |
| 1973 | 18.17 |
| 1974 | 18.20 |
| 1975 | 18.14 |
| 1976 | 18.15 |
| 1977 | 18.16 |
| 1978 | 18.14 |
| 1979 | 18.09 |
| 1980 | 18.04 |
| 1981 | 17.95 |
| 1982 | 17.84 |
| 1983 | 17.75 |
| 1984 | 17.68 |
| 1985 | 17.61 |
| 1986 | 17.55 |
| 1987 | 17.50 |
| 1988 | 17.46 |
| 1989 | 17.42 |
| 1990 | 17.39 |
| 1991 | 17.32 |
| 1992 | 17.19 |
| 1993 | 17.10 |
| 1994 | 17.03 |
| 1995 | 17.00 |
| 1996 | 16.95 |
| 1997 | 16.89 |
| 1998 | 16.83 |
| 1999 | 16.78 |
| 2000 | 16.74 |
| 2001 | 16.67 |
| 2002 | 16.60 |
| 2003 | 16.53 |
| 2004 | 16.46 |
| 2005 | 16.39 |
| 2006 | 16.33 |
| 2007 | 16.27 |
| 2008 | 16.24 |
| 2009 | 16.21 |
| 2010 | 16.18 |
| 2011 | 16.14 |
| 2012 | 16.12 |
| 2013 | 16.10 |
| 2014 | 16.09 |
| 2015 | 16.09 |
| 2016 | 16.09 |
| 2017 | 16.09 |
| 2018 | 16.10 |
| 2019 | 16.09 |
| 2020 | 16.09 |
| 2021 | 16.09 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
