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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
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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChannel IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)Slovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)South SudanSpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)West Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of World. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

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:
2.499
Minimum:
2.054
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
3.221
jan 1, 1964
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
2.901
+2.901
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
3.04
+0.139
4.8%
jan 1, 1964
3.221
+0.181
5.96%
jan 1, 1965
3.198
-0.023
-0.71%
jan 1, 1966
2.688
-0.511
-15.97%
jan 1, 1967
2.666
-0.022
-0.8%
jan 1, 1968
2.64
-0.026
-0.99%
jan 1, 1969
2.587
-0.053
-2.01%
jan 1, 1970
2.682
+0.096
3.7%
jan 1, 1971
2.61
-0.072
-2.69%
jan 1, 1972
2.612
+0.002
0.06%
jan 1, 1973
2.62
+0.008
0.3%
jan 1, 1974
2.609
-0.011
-0.42%
jan 1, 1975
2.701
+0.092
3.52%
jan 1, 1976
2.494
-0.207
-7.65%
jan 1, 1977
2.45
-0.044
-1.75%
jan 1, 1978
2.429
-0.021
-0.86%
jan 1, 1979
2.631
+0.202
8.31%
jan 1, 1980
2.811
+0.18
6.85%
jan 1, 1981
2.8
-0.012
-0.41%
jan 1, 1982
2.841
+0.041
1.46%
jan 1, 1983
2.762
-0.078
-2.76%
jan 1, 1984
2.65
-0.113
-4.07%
jan 1, 1985
2.631
-0.019
-0.71%
jan 1, 1986
2.637
+0.006
0.24%
jan 1, 1987
2.668
+0.031
1.17%
jan 1, 1988
2.652
-0.017
-0.62%
jan 1, 1989
2.676
+0.024
0.9%
jan 1, 1990
2.59
-0.086
-3.2%
jan 1, 1991
2.594
+0.004
0.16%
jan 1, 1992
2.497
-0.098
-3.76%
jan 1, 1993
2.352
-0.144
-5.78%
jan 1, 1994
2.38
+0.028
1.18%
jan 1, 1995
2.323
-0.057
-2.4%
jan 1, 1996
2.353
+0.03
1.28%
jan 1, 1997
2.257
-0.096
-4.06%
jan 1, 1998
2.244
-0.013
-0.59%
jan 1, 1999
2.218
-0.026
-1.15%
jan 1, 2000
2.194
-0.024
-1.09%
jan 1, 2001
2.176
-0.018
-0.8%
jan 1, 2002
2.284
+0.108
4.94%
jan 1, 2003
2.347
+0.063
2.77%
jan 1, 2004
2.329
-0.018
-0.75%
jan 1, 2005
2.323
-0.006
-0.27%
jan 1, 2006
2.31
-0.014
-0.58%
jan 1, 2007
2.277
-0.032
-1.39%
jan 1, 2008
2.253
-0.025
-1.08%
jan 1, 2009
2.261
+0.008
0.37%
jan 1, 2010
2.227
-0.034
-1.52%
jan 1, 2011
2.195
-0.032
-1.42%
jan 1, 2012
2.17
-0.025
-1.13%
jan 1, 2013
2.114
-0.056
-2.59%
jan 1, 2014
2.151
+0.037
1.75%
jan 1, 2015
2.07
-0.081
-3.77%
jan 1, 2016
2.054
-0.016
-0.76%

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