Urban population growth in India
The urban population of India changed by 1.76% in 2025.
India, 2025
1.76%
Change from 2024
−0.01percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
0.59%
Position in 2025
81st of 217
Urban population growth in India over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.76% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.77% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.78% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.69% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.74% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.90% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.98% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.05% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.12% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.16% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.18% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.26% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.34% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.38% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.61% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.71% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.68% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.65% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.69% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.71% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.74% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.77% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.76% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.78% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.79% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.01 percentage points from 1.77% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.18%, the figure has changed by −0.42 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, India has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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