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Urban population in United Kingdom

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 11 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 83.3% +0.1 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 11 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.5 pp
vs World +25.5 pp World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · United Kingdom · World
+1.5 pp since 2015
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Urban population · percent
United Kingdom
83.3%
World
57.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 83.3% · 2025
First value 78.6% · 1960
Highest 83.3% · 2025
Lowest 76.9% · 1971
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2025 83.3% +0.1 pp 57.8%
2024 83.2% +0.1 pp 57.6%
2023 83.2% +0.1 pp 57.3%
2022 83.1% +0.1 pp 57.1%
2021 83.0% +0.1 pp 56.8%
2020 82.9% +0.2 pp 56.4%
2019 82.7% +0.2 pp 56.1%
2018 82.4% +0.2 pp 55.8%
2017 82.2% +0.2 pp 55.3%
2016 82.0% +0.2 pp 54.9%
2015 81.8% +0.2 pp 54.4%
2014 81.6% +0.2 pp 53.9%
2013 81.5% +0.2 pp 53.4%
2012 81.3% +0.2 pp 52.9%
2011 81.1% +0.1 pp 52.5%
2010 81.0% +0.1 pp 51.8%
2009 80.9% +0.1 pp 51.4%
2008 80.8% +0.1 pp 50.9%
2007 80.6% +0.1 pp 50.4%
2006 80.5% +0.1 pp 49.9%
2005 80.4% +0.1 pp 49.4%
2004 80.3% +0.1 pp 48.9%
2003 80.2% +0.1 pp 48.4%
2002 80.1% +0.1 pp 47.8%
2001 80.0% +0.2 pp 47.3%
2000 79.8% +0.2 pp 46.8%
1999 79.6% +0.2 pp 46.3%
1998 79.4% +0.2 pp 45.8%
1997 79.1% +0.2 pp 45.3%
1996 78.9% +0.2 pp 44.8%
1995 78.7% +0.2 pp 44.3%
1994 78.4% +0.2 pp 44.0%
1993 78.3% +0.1 pp 43.7%
1992 78.2% +0.1 pp 43.4%
1991 78.1% −0.0 pp 43.2%
1990 78.1% −0.0 pp 42.8%
1989 78.1% −0.1 pp 42.7%
1988 78.2% −0.1 pp 42.4%
1987 78.3% −0.1 pp 42.1%
1986 78.3% −0.1 pp 41.8%
1985 78.4% −0.1 pp 41.4%
1984 78.5% −0.1 pp 41.1%
1983 78.5% −0.0 pp 40.6%
1982 78.6% −0.0 pp 40.2%
1981 78.6% +0.0 pp 39.9%
1980 78.6% +0.1 pp 39.5%
1979 78.5% +0.2 pp 39.1%
1978 78.3% +0.2 pp 38.6%
1977 78.1% +0.3 pp 38.3%
1976 77.8% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1975 77.5% +0.2 pp 37.7%
1974 77.3% +0.2 pp 37.4%
1973 77.1% +0.1 pp 37.2%
1972 77.0% +0.1 pp 36.9%
1971 76.9% −0.0 pp 36.7%
1970 76.9% −0.1 pp 36.4%
1969 77.0% −0.1 pp 36.3%
1968 77.1% −0.1 pp 36.0%
1967 77.2% −0.2 pp 35.8%
1966 77.4% −0.2 pp 35.6%
1965 77.6% −0.2 pp 35.4%
1964 77.8% −0.2 pp 35.1%
1963 78.0% −0.2 pp 34.6%
1962 78.2% −0.2 pp 34.4%
1961 78.4% −0.2 pp 34.5%
1960 78.6% 34.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUrban population
1 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
2 Argentina 91.5%
3 Netherlands 90.3%
4 Lebanon 88.6%
5 Gabon 88.1%
6 Chile 87.5%
7 Türkiye 87.2%
8 Brazil 85.7%
9 Saudi Arabia 83.0%
10 United Kingdom 81.8%
11 South Korea 81.6%
12 Canada 81.2%
13 Norway 81.2%
14 Germany 80.7%
15 United States 80.6%
16 Spain 79.2%
17 France 77.8%
18 Greece 77.5%
19 Mexico 77.2%
20 Colombia 77.2%
21 Russia 74.3%
22 Bulgaria 73.1%
23 Czechia 73.0%
24 Finland 71.3%
25 Algeria 70.1%
26 Italy 69.6%
27 Lithuania 67.2%
28 Congo - Brazzaville 63.1%
29 Ecuador 63.0%
30 Poland 60.3%
31 China 57.3%
32 Honduras 54.4%
33 Romania 53.7%
34 Indonesia 53.2%
35 Philippines 51.2%
36 Liberia 50.7%
37 Egypt 42.6%
38 Congo - Kinshasa 41.3%
39 Sierra Leone 40.8%
40 India 32.5%
41 Yemen 32.4%
42 Bangladesh 29.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.

How it is calculated

Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.