Urban population share 2050 in (UN M49)
(UN M49): Urban population share 2050 was 69.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.26
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
69.26
in 2025
All-time low
24.34
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population share 2050 in (UN M49), 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in (UN M49) stood at 69.26. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in (UN M49) peaked at 69.26 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.34, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in (UN M49), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.34 | — |
| 1951 | 25.15 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 26.47 | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 28.82 | +8.9% |
| 1954 | 31.33 | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 31.77 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 31.61 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 31.15 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 31.14 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 40.39 | +29.7% |
| 1960 | 47.2 | +16.9% |
| 1961 | 48.31 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 49.45 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 50.51 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 51.48 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 52.34 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 53.17 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 53.9 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.41 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 54.79 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 55.19 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 55.81 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 56.41 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.78 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.1 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 57.54 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.02 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 58.47 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 58.78 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 58.9 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.01 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.29 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 59.66 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 60.07 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.5 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 60.93 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.33 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 61.68 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.02 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.33 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.55 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.69 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.78 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.85 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.95 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.11 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.41 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.86 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.38 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 64.9 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.26 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.36 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.44 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.54 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.64 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.7 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.78 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.98 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.28 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.59 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.94 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.06 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.2 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.41 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.68 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.1 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.37 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.59 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.81 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.03 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 69.26 | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in (UN M49) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +29.7% | 31.14 | 40.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.22 | 24.34 | 40.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.56 | 47.2 | 54.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.3 | 55.19 | 58.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.68 | 59.01 | 62.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.35 | 62.55 | 64.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.76 | 65.26 | 66.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.09 | 66.8 | 67.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.69 | 68.1 | 69.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near (UN M49)
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Macao 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Nauru 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100 compare
- 1 Vatican 100 compare
More population data for (UN M49)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2050)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050 148,464 (2050)
- Share of population urban 69.26 (2025)
- Urban and rural population 366,165 (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp 69.26 (2025)
- Annual growth rate of urban population share 0.3391 (2025)
- Share urban and rural population 69.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in (UN M49)?
- Urban population share 2050 in (UN M49) was 69.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in (UN M49)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.26 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in (UN M49)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.34 in 1950.
- How does (UN M49) rank for urban population share 2050?
- (UN M49) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in (UN M49)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (UN M49) data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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