Annual growth rate of urban population share in India
India: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.868 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.868
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
54th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.05
in 1975
All-time low
0.2844
in 1956
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in India, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of urban population share in India is 0.868, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in India peaked at 2.05 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2844, in 1956.
That places India 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.08 | — |
| 1951 | 0.642 | -40.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4969 | -22.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4048 | -18.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3379 | -16.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2977 | -11.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2844 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2977 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3373 | +13.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4035 | +19.6% |
| 1960 | 0.492 | +21.9% |
| 1961 | 0.611 | +24.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7133 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8209 | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9114 | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9929 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.18 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.22 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.25 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.4 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 1.64 | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 1.87 | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 2 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 2.05 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.02 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.94 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.79 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.58 | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 1.32 | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9695 | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8838 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8174 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7683 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7363 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7211 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.722 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7391 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7719 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7833 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7639 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7438 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7371 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.74 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7526 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7744 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8053 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8453 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8916 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9498 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9982 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9775 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9658 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9544 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9431 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9319 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9209 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9101 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8994 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8888 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8783 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.868 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4578 | 0.2844 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9134 | 0.492 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1.25 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8755 | 0.7211 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7718 | 0.7371 | 0.8453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.8916 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9319 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8942 | 0.868 | 0.9209 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in India?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in India was 0.868 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2844 in 1956.
- How does India rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- India ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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