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Urban population growth (annual %)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of United States. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

Categories, topics:

Climate Change, Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
1.347
Minimum:
0.927
jan 1, 1975
Maximum:
2.449
jan 1, 1961
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
2.449
+2.449
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
2.201
-0.249
-10.15%
jan 1, 1963
2.076
-0.124
-5.64%
jan 1, 1964
1.971
-0.106
-5.1%
jan 1, 1965
1.913
-0.057
-2.9%
jan 1, 1966
1.768
-0.146
-7.62%
jan 1, 1967
1.666
-0.102
-5.78%
jan 1, 1968
1.593
-0.073
-4.37%
jan 1, 1969
1.496
-0.097
-6.09%
jan 1, 1970
1.468
-0.028
-1.86%
jan 1, 1971
1.531
+0.063
4.3%
jan 1, 1972
1.279
-0.252
-16.45%
jan 1, 1973
1.084
-0.195
-15.26%
jan 1, 1974
0.968
-0.116
-10.7%
jan 1, 1975
0.927
-0.041
-4.22%
jan 1, 1976
1.0
+0.072
7.8%
jan 1, 1977
0.964
-0.036
-3.58%
jan 1, 1978
1.019
+0.056
5.76%
jan 1, 1979
1.072
+0.052
5.14%
jan 1, 1980
1.117
+0.045
4.23%
jan 1, 1981
1.022
-0.095
-8.52%
jan 1, 1982
1.187
+0.165
16.18%
jan 1, 1983
1.159
-0.029
-2.4%
jan 1, 1984
1.119
-0.039
-3.4%
jan 1, 1985
1.068
-0.052
-4.62%
jan 1, 1986
1.088
+0.02
1.86%
jan 1, 1987
1.125
+0.038
3.46%
jan 1, 1988
1.093
-0.032
-2.85%
jan 1, 1989
1.107
+0.014
1.26%
jan 1, 1990
1.14
+0.033
3.01%
jan 1, 1991
1.41
+0.27
23.67%
jan 1, 1992
1.867
+0.457
32.41%
jan 1, 1993
1.909
+0.041
2.21%
jan 1, 1994
1.831
-0.077
-4.06%
jan 1, 1995
1.731
-0.1
-5.47%
jan 1, 1996
1.686
-0.045
-2.57%
jan 1, 1997
1.653
-0.034
-2.0%
jan 1, 1998
1.682
+0.029
1.77%
jan 1, 1999
1.638
-0.044
-2.64%
jan 1, 2000
1.613
-0.025
-1.51%
jan 1, 2001
1.512
-0.101
-6.26%
jan 1, 2002
1.213
-0.299
-19.75%
jan 1, 2003
1.148
-0.065
-5.35%
jan 1, 2004
1.078
-0.07
-6.1%
jan 1, 2005
1.144
+0.066
6.08%
jan 1, 2006
1.136
-0.008
-0.7%
jan 1, 2007
1.178
+0.042
3.7%
jan 1, 2008
1.163
-0.015
-1.26%
jan 1, 2009
1.156
-0.007
-0.59%
jan 1, 2010
1.085
-0.071
-6.13%
jan 1, 2011
1.042
-0.044
-4.01%
jan 1, 2012
0.972
-0.07
-6.73%
jan 1, 2013
0.969
-0.002
-0.25%
jan 1, 2014
0.946
-0.024
-2.44%
jan 1, 2015
0.99
+0.044
4.66%
jan 1, 2016
0.993
+0.003
0.33%

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